Thursday, May 29—10:00 a.m.–noon
Have You Heard From Johannesburg?:
Apartheid and the Club of the West
Twenty years ago advocates for justice world wide held their collective breath waiting to see if South Africa would explode or implode. The South African government imposed a State of Emergency and organizations and activities that were subjectively deemed “anti-apartheid” were officially banned. Determined not to let Black South Africans stand alone, African American elected officials and grass-roots organizers filled the void and built a movement that historically and heroically changed American foreign policy. For more information about this film, please visit California Newsreel: www.newsreel.org

Thursday, May 29—10:00 a.m.–noon
Living on the Fault Line: Where Race and Family Meet
This film explores the intersection where family love meets racial injustice in the experience of transracial families created through adoption.  An honest open-hearted look at race in America, it is an intimate portrait that reveals the challenges transracial families face as children of color grow up in communities where racial discrimination, stereotyping and white privilege are often unspoken and undeniable realities.  It tells the untold story of transracial adoption, while revealing the complex and emotional story of institutional inequities and racial stereotyping intruding into the haven of family.  Shot in a naturalistic style, the voices in Living on the Fault Line are intimate and numerous.  The film profiles nine transracial families.  The circumstances of these families vary - from traditional family, to single parent, to alternative lifestyle - with the children ranging in age from toddlers to young adults.  Within the film the voices include parents, whose loving impulse to adopt place them in the position of unexpectedly having to face the institutional and unconscious racism of society; children of color who, although loved by their parents, are often misunderstood and out of place in their families and communities; and those professionals who understand the damaging effects of racism and white privilege and are trying to unmask its debilitating and often tragic consequences. 

Jeff Farber, Producer, Director, Cinematographer

Thursday, May 29—1:15–2:30 p.m.
Hate.com: Extremists on the Internet
This chilling program, narrated by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Morris Dees, addresses the use of the Internet to spread messages of hate and violence. Don Black, founder of Stormfront; Matt Hale, founder of the World Church of the Creator; Richard Butler, founder of Aryan Nations and Christian Identity; and Dr. William Pierce, founder of the National Alliance and author of The Turner Diaries, expound their doctrines, tactics, and goals. Profiles of “lone wolves”—individuals incited to commit violence and bias crimes—include Timothy McVeigh, Benjamin Smith, the lynchers of James Byrd, and others. Contains inflammatory language and imagery. An HBO Production.  Films for the Humanities & Sciences:   http://ffh.films.com

Thursday, May 29—1:15–2:45 p.m.
Revolution '67
Revolution ‘67 focuses on the explosive urban rebellion in Newark, New Jersey, in July 1967, to reveal the long-standing racial, economic, and political forces which generated inner city poverty and perpetuate it today. Newark residents, police, officials, and urban commentators, including writer/activist Amiri Baraka, journalist Bob Herbert, prominent historians, and ‘60s activist Tom Hayden, recount the vivid, day-to-day details of the uprising.  For more information about this film, please visit California Newsreel: www.newsreel.org

Thursday, May 29—2:45–4:15 p.m
Beyond Black and White: Affirmative Action in America
All sides of the affirmative action issue have targeted the same goal: ending racism of all types. But do opportunities for some have to come at the expense of others? In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School’s Charles Ogletree, a what-if scenario revolves around a university’s efforts to enroll a diverse student body of qualified candidates. Panelists include Ward Connerly, proponent of California’s Proposition 209; Christopher Edley, Jr., author of Not All Black & White: Affirmative Action, Race, and American Values; Julius Becton, Jr., former head of Washington, D.C.’s public schools; Ruth Simmons, president of Smith College; and policy activists from the African-American, Asian, Native American, and Latino communities. A Discussion Guide and other resources are located online at www.fredfriendlyseminars.org/bbw  Films for the Humanities & Sciences   http://www.ffh.films.com

Thursday, May 29—3:00–4:15 p.m.
Made in LA
This film traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change who decide they must resist. Through a groundbreaking law suit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent holding an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured.  For more information about this film, please visit California Newsreel: www.newsreel.org

Friday, May 30—10:00 a.m.–noon
Banished
From 1860 to 1920 hundreds of U.S. counties expelled all of their African American inhabitants. Banished visits three of these still all white towns today. Meanwhile the descendants of those displaced and disinherited seek redress.  For more information about this film, please visit www.newsreel.org

Friday, May 30—10:15 a.m.–noon
Ties That Bind: Immigration Stories
This program looks at the human drama behind the current debate over U.S. immigration policy. It roams both sides of the Texas-Mexico border, exploring the root causes of why Mexicans immigrate. The role played by transnational corporations and their social and economic impact on both Mexicans and other North Americans is considered. A second segment explores the determination of immigrants and questions why current immigration policies are the most restrictive in years. A third part discusses the strong family values immigrants bring with them as having a positive impact on U.S. culture. Immigrant organizations are examined within the context of the American citizen action tradition.  Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://www.ffh.films.com

Friday, May 30–10:15 a.m.–noon
Buffalo Soldier Mutiny—Houston 1917
For a half century, most records remained sealed on an event that shook the U.S. Army to its core and influenced the way it would treat black soldiers for the next 30 years.

The event was the Houston Mutiny & Courts Martial of 1917-1918, and it erupted in part because a company of recently transferred Buffalo Soldiers refused to submit to the racist Jim Crow laws being enforced by the city’s political leadership and police force.

This film explores a true 20th century tragedy, one in which no side is without blame, and one which ultimately cost more than 30 people their lives.  Questions and outrage in the aftermath, result in major changes in military justice policy. The program shows, in some detail, the confluence of factors, experiences, attitudes that led to this event. It's history and as such we strive to give the viewer a multi-faceted view of the times and circumstances. The project is funded by the 3 largest foundations in Texas, a circumstance unique in the history of documentary film production in Texas.© 2008 Bauhaus Media Group, Inc.  http://www.bauhausmedia.com

Friday, May 30—1:15–2:30 p.m.
Ties that Bind:
Connecting Communities Across Religious Boundaries
Fundamentalism may be on the rise, but the American interfaith movement is also alive and well. This Emmy-nominated documentary follows seven women—all leaders in Chicago’s Christian, Jewish, or Muslim communities—who have gathered to share views, express fears and concerns about the post-9/11 world, and build bridges of peace between their faiths. Participants include the Rev. Willie T. Barrow, chair emeritus of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition; Rabbi Andrea London of Beth Emet synagogue; and Karen Danielson, Public Education and Outreach Director for the Muslim American Society, Chicago chapter. Commentary is also provided by National Book Award-winning religion scholar Martin Marty and Interfaith Youth Core founder and executive director Eboo Patel. The DVD version includes a discussion guide and bonus disc featuring additional conversations and excerpts from a town hall meeting. Films for the Humanities & Sciences http://www.ffh.films.com

Friday, May 30—1:15–2:30 p.m.
Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice
Director/Producers: Rea Tajiri, Pat Saunders

For over 40 years, the work of this tireless and inspiring political activist has touched thousands of lives in diverse communities across the United States. This documentary chronicles the history of this remarkable woman’s contribution to social change through some of the most significant events of the 20th century. Yuri Kochiyama’s story begins with her internment as a young woman during World War II and her gradual political awaking. A follower and friend of Malcolm X and a supporter of Black Liberation, Kochiyama was at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem when Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965. She has been involved with worldwide nuclear disarmament, the Japanese American Redress and Reparations Movement and the International Political Prisoner Rights Movement. Through the astonishing breadth of her activities, Kochiyama has united people who otherwise might not have met. A typical yet significant example was when she initiated a meeting between Malcolm X and the Hiroshima Nagasaki Peace Study Mission from Japan. This event kindled her close friendship with Malcolm X that would endure until his death. Through interviews, writings, music and archival footage, this film captures the extraordinary vitality and compassion of Yuri Kochiyama as a Harlem-based activist, wife, mother of six children, educator and humanitarian. Her accomplishments and continuing involvement offer a unique view of past struggles in human rights and an inspiring glimpse at possibilities for the future. www.asianamericanmedia.org

Friday, May 30—2:45–4:00 p.m.
Hispanic Education at the Crossroads
Education is intrinsic to success in our society. But for members of Hispanic groups, good education may be hard to come by, because of either language barriers or under-performing schools.

This program, hosted by actor Edward James Olmos, examines how Hispanic American children are faring in the educational system, with an emphasis on bilingual education.

Two such programs in California and in New York are examined; students and teachers evaluate their effectiveness. Films for the Humanities & Sciences   http://ffh.films.com

Friday, May 30—2:45–4:00 p.m.
Racial Stereotypes in the Media
Although demeaning and offensive racial stereotypes were pervasive in popular media of every kind during the 20th century, most observers would agree that the media is much more sensitive to representations of race today. But the pernicious effects of that stereotyping live on in the new racism arising from disparities in the treatment of stories involving whites and people of color in a ratings-driven news market, media-enhanced isolationism as a result of narrowcasting, and other sources.

This program examines the relationship between mass media and social constructions of race from political and economic perspectives while looking at the effects media can have on audiences. A Films for the Humanities & Sciences Production.  Films for the Humanities & Sciences   http://ffh.films.com

Friday, May 30—2:00–4:00 p.m.
Trouble the Water
Director(s): Tia Lessin, Carl Deal

Executive Producers:
Danny Glover, Joslyn Barnes

How is it that Hurricane Katrina managed to revolutionize American attitudes about the environment, but somehow the very people most devastated by the storm have become refugees in their own country, and their experiences have been all but forgotten?

In Trouble the Water, this voiceless population becomes vibrantly human as documentarians Tia Lessin and Carl Deal engage with native New Orleans filmmaker and musician Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband, Scott, to create a powerful, partly autobiographical survival story that reflects many of the lives of the people of New Orleans. Kimberly's chilling home footage of her hometown before, during, and after the storm provides a petrifying account that essentially rewrites most of the media coverage of the disaster. Broadcast news stories of rampant looting are transformed into ingeniously heroic tales of survival, while recent stories of a thriving recovery in New Orleans are exposed as a false bill of goods sold on the backs of the disenfranchised.

Trouble the Water makes unapologetically clear that Hurricane Katrina rages on as an unnatural disaster of governmental and journalistic neglect. What is also truly amazing is that the levee protecting Kimberly's humanity against this devastating storm remains firmly grounded in her deep-rooted love for New Orleans, her family, and her art, and her enduring faith in her fellow human beings.  www.troublethewaterfilm.com  For more information contact Kaz at kaz@igc.org 

Joslyn Barnes, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Louverture Films, LLC—New York, New York

Danny Glover, Actor, Honorary Ph.D., San Francisco State University, also affiliated with numerous organizations including TransAfrica Forum (chair of the Board) and Vanguard Foundation—San Francisco, California

Saturday, May 31—1:30–3:30 p.m.
Bamako

Danny Glover Produces and Stars in New Film Putting the World Bank and IMF on Trial in Africa
Joslyn Barnes, Co-executive Producer

Actor and activist Danny Glover presents his new film "Bamako." It is a fictional film set in Mali, the plot revolves around a trial that pits the people of Bamako against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Joslyn Barnes, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Louverture Films, LLC—New York, New York

Danny Glover, Actor, Honorary Ph.D., San Francisco State University, also affiliated with numerous organizations including TransAfrica Forum (chair of the Board) and Vanguard Foundation—San Francisco, California