Brother Outsider documentary with discussion by Justice Horn

3218 Gladstone Boulevard,Kansas City MO 64123

26 June, 2022

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Sunday, June 26 Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin plus discussion with Justice Horn 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Film - 83 minutes + Discussion after JE Dunn Construction Theater- Third Floor Free. Space is limited. RSVP Recommended A master strategist and tireless activist, Bayard Rustin is best remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the largest nonviolent protests ever held in the United States. He brought Gandhi’s protest techniques to the American civil rights movement, and helped mold Martin Luther King, Jr. into an international symbol of peace and nonviolence. Despite these achievements, Rustin was silenced, threatened, arrested, beaten, imprisoned, and fired from important leadership positions, largely because he was an openly gay man in a fiercely homophobic era. Five years in the making and the winner of numerous awards, BROTHER OUTSIDER presents a feature-length documentary portrait, focusing on Rustin’s activism for peace, racial equality, economic justice, and human rights. Community leader, advocate, and social justice activist, Justice Horn, will introduce the film and lead a discussion following the film. Justice Horn is a community leader, policy advocate, and social justice activist. Horn made history as the University of Missouri - Kansas Cityʼs first Black queer student body president. Before his time at UMKC, he broke barriers as the NCAAʼs first Black openly queer college wrestler. In 2020, after the brutal slaying of George Floyd, Horn led the Black Lives Matter protests here in Kansas City. Horn has committed himself to the community as an activist with his work in climate justice, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights. Still in public service, he serves on half a dozen community, county, and national boards and commissions related to the communities he fights for. For more information, please contact Glenn North, Director of Inclusive Learning & Creative Impact at [email protected] or 816.702.7709.