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From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet?

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Weekly Program

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Ken Nash and Mimi Rosenberg Contact Contributor

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July 2, 2016, 9:39 a.m.

Summary: From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet?
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Gil Caldwell " Methodist Minister, activist and a self-described foot soldier in the civil rights movement. He marched on Washington; called for voting rights in the heat of the Mississippi summer; & walked from Selma to Montgomery. He later broadened his demand for equality, advocating for gay rights. In 2000, he was arrested twice for protesting the United Methodist Churchs policy that the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching. Co-Executive Producer From Selma to Stonewall.
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Marilyn Bennett - a lesbian author and activist, developed the Truth in Progress, a multi-media project focused on race, sexual orientation, and religion. The project pays homage to historic events and people of the civil rights and gay rights movements. Director & Co-Executive Producer From Selma to Stonewall.

Discussion by the filmmakers of their powerful new documentary that begins by looking at the Civil Rights Movement in Selma and the LGBTQ Rights Movement that was galvanized at the Stonewall rebellion. The film delves into some of todays most explosive and discussed subjects: racial injustice, police brutality, transgender discrimination, LGBTQ homelessness, and where those issues intersect. The film takes on heightened importance in this month of gay pride recognition and celebration and most particularly after the horror of the massacre of gay, primarily Latinos In Orlando.

Credits: produced by Mimi Rosenberg and Ken Nash

Notes: please notify us if you plan to broadcast this program - knash@igc.org

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