From Ava DuVernay Director of Selma, Documentary Screening: 13TH

125 Arrowhead Trail,Christiansburg VA 24073

18 August, 2022

Description

A free documentary screening at the Research Action Center hosted by Christiansburg Institute, Inc. and followed by a facilitated conversation about race and racism in the United States. 13th is a 2016 American documentary film by director Ava DuVernay. The film explores the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States;"[3] it is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude except as a punishment for conviction of a crime. Collaborative Learning | Affirmations & Accountability: Our Approach to Education (Learning, Knowing, and Doing) is intentionally collaborative, participatory, and honest. We affirm that knowledge and wisdom is experienced universally; across many races, cultures, and civilizations. We affirm and celebrate that collaborative, community-based participatory learning is an educational model, disrupter of institutional power, and community organizing strategy. We affirm that accountability in practice requires truth-telling and our collaborations are more powerful when anchored in accountability. We affirm the truth that the honest telling and education of African American history, culture, and experiences in the United States is a paramount objective for all. We affirm that all knowledge and study must address social inequities, community needs, and facilitate meaningful action that leads to social transformation.