SPECIAL UPDATE A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

We are thrilled to announce our fantastic guest speakers:

Dr. Pierre Morton - Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Community Engagement, and Chief Equity Officer, Pacific University

Nickeia Hunter - Racial Justice Leader, Labor Advocate, and Civil Rights Organizer

Jasmine Tolbert - Chief of People and Culture Officer, Educational Opportunities for Children and Families (EOCF)

Celebrate Juneteenth with an evening of film, conversation, and community.

About the film: Follow Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.

“I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera.”

Trailer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14495394/

Join us after the film for an open discussion with guest speakers.

Event is free. Donations are greatly appreciated.

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