Freedom Forward Film series starts this November

Flyer for the “Freedom Forward” film series listing three November 2022 screenings and featured filmmakers.

Date and Time

Monday, October 23, 2023
6:30 pm

Location

Cost

About this event

Featuring films which highlight different themes and issues across the social justice landscape, Freedom Forward offers a space for reflection on histories of collective struggle, the hope that drives them, and freedom on the horizon. The series is intended to serve as a political education space which nourishes and inspires future action, solidarity, and creativity as we build a more just and equitable world. All film screenings are free and open to the public. The series is sponsored by The Action Lab, The Initiative for Community Power at the NYU School of Law, and Make the Road NY.

Each screening will start promptly at 6.30pm and include a filmmaker talk with invited guests, designed to explore the central themes of the film.

TO REGISTER:

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-action-lab-55006719443

THE FIRST THREE FILMS IN THE SERIES ARE:

Sing your Song 

1 NOV 2022, TUE 6:30 – 9pm

With Filmmaker Suzanne Rostock and special guest Philip** Agnew, **Co-Founder Dream Defenders

The War Against Our Schools 

15 NOV 2022, TUE 6:30 – 9pm

With Filmmakers Mikey Cordero and Frances Media, and special guests from La Federación de Maestros

**Primera **

29 NOV 2022, TUE 6:30 – 9pm

With Filmmaker Vee Bravo and special guest human rights lawyer Male Santana

TO REGISTER:

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/the-action-lab-55006719443

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