Community Night: Outdoor Movie with the MIT Outing Club

292 Main Street,Cambridge MA 02142

06 April, 2022

Description

Join the MIT Outing Club for an outdoor movie. Registration is recommended! We’ll be sharing the details of the film soon. Before the main film is shown, check out a recently released documentary short from MIT Press, The Uprising. Feel free to bring a blanket or chair alongDon’t forget to bundle up and pack an extra layer in case of chilly spring weatherSleeping bags, cocoa and treats will be provided to keep us all toastyAbout the MIT Outing Club The MIT Outing Club (MITOC) is dedicated to helping the MIT and Cambridge community enjoy the great outdoors. MITOC members are students, staff, alumni, and faculty from MIT and the greater academic community who come together for year-round outdoor recreation in the company of other enthusiasts. MITOC members hike, climb, ski, bike, camp, tramp, backpack, snowshoe, and canoe to the highest, widest, most scenic vistas in New England and beyond! About The Uprising The Uprising tells the story of the unprecedented behind-the-scenes effort that amassed irrefutable evidence of differential treatment of men and women on the MIT faculty in the 1990s. Featuring biologist Nancy Hopkins, the film chronicles the experiences of marginalization and discouragement that accompanied Hopkins’ research and highlights the steps a group of sixteen women faculty members took to make science more diverse and equitable at MIT. The Uprising 2021 | 13 minutes | Documentary Short Directed by Ian Cheney and Sharon Shattuck | Produced in collaboration with the MIT Press. Keeping us safe: This event will follow all MIT policies and Covid safety guidelines. Face coverings are not required outdoors for vaccinated individuals, but you are most welcome to wear one if you wish. For unvaccinated individuals, wearing a face covering outdoors is required when unable to maintain 3 feet of physical distance. Physical distancing will be encouraged at this event. More info on MIT policies can be found at now.mit.edu/policies. With any questions, contact [email protected].