The community is invited to attend another program in the "Coming Together Racine" series of movie screenings and discussions about racism and race relations at the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. (NOTE: new time, due to change in library's hours).
Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor) were activists who broke from the mainstream women's-rights movement and created a more radical segment, daring to push the boundaries of political protest to secure women's voting rights in 1920.
Although the women had widely different personalities and backgrounds, they were united in their fierce devotion to women's suffrage. In a country dominated by chauvinism, the women battled public opinion in a tumultuous time of war and faced some of the most powerful men in the country, including President Woodrow Wilson (Bob Gunton). The women and their volunteers also came up against opposition from older more conservative activists such as Carrie Chapman Catt (Angelica Huston).
Thrown in jail for their efforts, the women make headline news with an ensuing hunger strike. Their resistance to being force-fed earns them the nickname "The Iron Jawed Angels." However, it is their iron wills and their indomitable courage that inspired a nation and changed it forever. A member of Coming Together Racine will facilitate a discussion of the movie after the screening. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag supper. The series is cosponsored by Coming Together Racine and the Racine Public Library and is funded by the library's Alma Boernke Endowment Fund. Coming Together Racine is a 501(c)3 organization developed in response to community needs identified at a Town Hall Meeting on February 25, 2005. At the event it was determined that a greater effort is needed in the Racine community to eliminate the barriers preventing equal voice and access to community resources. In response to the results from the Town Hall Meeting a community-wide committee, The Committee to Eliminate Racism, was formed. In September 2005, after assessing the Racine community's needs, the Committee to Eliminate Racism submitted an application to become an affiliate of the Coming Together Project, and in February 2006 was approved as Coming Together Racine.
Coming Together Racine will work to:
To achieve these goals the Committee will provide opportunities for members of the Racine community to dialogue, explore, learn, and strategize around racism. This movie is one of a series of events designed to engage Racine in discussion.
Alice Paul (Hilary Swank) and Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor) were activists who broke from the mainstream women's-rights movement and created a more radical segment, daring to push the boundaries of political protest to secure women's voting rights in 1920.
Although the women had widely different personalities and backgrounds, they were united in their fierce devotion to women's suffrage. In a country dominated by chauvinism, the women battled public opinion in a tumultuous time of war and faced some of the most powerful men in the country, including President Woodrow Wilson (Bob Gunton). The women and their volunteers also came up against opposition from older more conservative activists such as Carrie Chapman Catt (Angelica Huston).
Thrown in jail for their efforts, the women make headline news with an ensuing hunger strike. Their resistance to being force-fed earns them the nickname "The Iron Jawed Angels." However, it is their iron wills and their indomitable courage that inspired a nation and changed it forever. A member of Coming Together Racine will facilitate a discussion of the movie after the screening. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag supper. The series is cosponsored by Coming Together Racine and the Racine Public Library and is funded by the library's Alma Boernke Endowment Fund. Coming Together Racine is a 501(c)3 organization developed in response to community needs identified at a Town Hall Meeting on February 25, 2005. At the event it was determined that a greater effort is needed in the Racine community to eliminate the barriers preventing equal voice and access to community resources. In response to the results from the Town Hall Meeting a community-wide committee, The Committee to Eliminate Racism, was formed. In September 2005, after assessing the Racine community's needs, the Committee to Eliminate Racism submitted an application to become an affiliate of the Coming Together Project, and in February 2006 was approved as Coming Together Racine.
Coming Together Racine will work to:
- Promote racial harmony in the community;
- Educate community members on racism and its effects on people and the community; and
- Bring people together to foster awareness and appreciation of people of all cultures.
To achieve these goals the Committee will provide opportunities for members of the Racine community to dialogue, explore, learn, and strategize around racism. This movie is one of a series of events designed to engage Racine in discussion.
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