Mariposa's First Wednesday Diversity Dialogue on Aug 4th at Althea Center

1400 North Williams Street,Denver CO 80218

04 August, 2021

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Mariposa’s First Wednesday will a film viewing & discussion of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin For Mariposa’s First Wednesday Diversity Dialogue on Aug.4, 6:00-8:30pm, we will be showing the 84-minute 2003 documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin in Althea's Lower Theater*. *Please note that the Lower Theater is not ADA accessible. Program Schedule: 6:00-6:30 Social 6:30-8:00 Documentary 8:00-8:30 Discussion From the DVD’s cover: “Five years in the making and the winner of more than 25 awards, Brother Outsider illuminates the public and private lives of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called 'the invisible man' of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Ghandi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the legendary 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Brother Outsider reveals the price that Rustin paid for this honesty, chronicling both the setbacks and triumphs of his remarkable 60-year career.” Since the 1963 March on Washington took place in August, that seemed like an appropriate time to share this important documentary.