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The Fall 2011 Social Justice Film Series
"WHITE LIKE THE MOON" (23 minutes + discussion of themes)
When: Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Time: 12 PM (104 Allen House) and 7:30 PM
(216 Living/Learning Commons)
Free and open to all UVM students, faculty and staff.
Synopsis: White Like The Moon is the story of a 13-year old
Mexican-American girl's struggle for identity when her mother
forces her to bleach her skin white in order to fit into the
"Anglo" society of San Antonio, Texas, in the late 1950s.
A flyer of the upcoming film has been attached as well.
We look forward to your help in promoting our program as well as
your participation.
With deepest respect,
Dirk
About the 2011 Social Justice Film Series:
Brought to you by the Center for Cultural Pluralism, the Fall 2011
Social Justice Film Series theme is '(Un)covering Identities'
and offers participants an educational opportunity to explore
through film and subsequent discourse and engage issues of
identity in its various forms, visible and invisible. Films
selected for the Social Justice Film Series have two viewings and
are generally screened up to a half hour and followed by an
engaged discourse on the themes by the participants. To be
respectful of your time, it is our hope that this entire
educational program does not exceed an hour.
About the Center for Cultural Pluralism: Established in
1999 at the Allen House, the Center for Cultural Pluralism (CCP)
is dedicated to helping UVM achieve its core mission to provide
quality multicultural education in order to equip faculty, staff
and students with the competencies necessary to func-tion in a
diverse world. Focusing on the complex intersections of issues
of culture and social justice, the Center offers a unique
“Cultural Hub” where individuals and organizations working on
behalf of cultural diversity and social justice issues can
collaborate and coalesce.
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Dirk J. Rodricks
Program Coordinator
Center for Cultural Pluralism
461 Main Street, Allen House
University of Vermont | Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-7990 (office) | (802) 656-3348
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