Medgar Evers Film Screening

'Bastards of the Party' was named Best Documentary at the American Black Film Festival.The film will be followed by a community/panel discussion,'Building A Powerful Future', featuring:Dalani Aamon, Harambee Radio FounderSadiki 'Shep' Ojore Olugbala, Original NY Black PantherSol McCants III, Master Photographer/BNYEE ActivistEmpress Modupe Olufunmi, Artist/Educator, Secondary School For JournalismDr. Luticia Santipriya, AuthorApril Silver, Entrepreneur, Activist, Writer Founder Akilaworksongs &Cle 'BONE' Sloan, Director/ActorThursday, February 16, 2006Doors open at 6:15PMSeating is on a first come basisOPEN MIC HOSTED BY 'Mo Parle' Revolutionary MC'BEGINS AT 6:30 P.M.Film & Culture series program beginsat 7:00pm sharp!Preceding The Film Will Be A Live Performance By : RL Tha Gifted 1And a special screening of:'The Freedom Messengers : Music As Liberation Theology'A Work In ProgressBy Philip ThorneMedgar Evers CollegeFounders Auditorium1650 Bedford AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11225ADMISSION IS FREE!Take the #2, 3, 4 or 5 train to the Franklin Ave. stop.The auditorium is between Crown & Montgomery Sts.Seating is first come first serve to guaranteeseating RSVP by email miles@mec.cuny.eduwith your name and number of guests or call 718-270-6096Please Bring A Picture ID*****************************************'The Sankofa Project'Spring 2006 Schedule"Telling Our Stories : Eyewitnesses to History"*****************************************Live performances open each programand dynamic discussions with community leaders,industry professionals and scholars follow each screening.************************************Thursday, February 23, 2006Film Screening: 'Favela Rising'The dilemma of those who live in Rio's slums and struggle to overcomeunbelievable poverty and gang violence seems even more painful sincetheir favelas overlook one of the world's most beautiful beaches.Live Performance Featuring : Capoeira Action To AfroReggae BeatsPanel Discussion : 'Brooklyn To Brazil - Creating Unity For Strentgh'Featuring Omali Yeshitela of the African People's Socialist Party,and Author Sekou Nkrumah************************************Tuesday, March 7, 2006Film Screening: The Classic! - 'SANKOFA'Live Performance Featuring : 'Poethica'Panel Discussion : 'What Is The Role Of The Community?Where Are We Today?'Featuring Oyafunmike Ogunlano, lead actress Shola and Monain 'Sankofa', Dr. Gail Bell-Baptiste, Principal P.S./I.S. 308,Dorthy Beatty, MEC Student Advocacy & Support ServicesTuesday, March 28, 2006'Sista's Speak & Teach'Film Screening: 'Harlem Mart 125'Tuesday, April 25, 2006TBA**********Resistence to Revolution**********************************************The Original, The Most Conscious, The BestGoing Strong Since 2001,For The People, By The People:http://www.mec.cuny.edu/filmandcultureseriesFor more information and full film synopsis********************************EDUCATING-ORGANIZING-MOBILIZING********************************For more information on the programs andperforming, vending opportunities and screeningfilms contact, Miles at 718-270-6096 ormiles@mec.cuny.edu*********************************This Series is produced in alliance with:Hollah.com - http://www.hollah.com/ads/m1.htmlImagenation - http://www.imagenation.us/Artmattan Productions/ADFF - http://www.africanfilm.com/International Black Panther Film Festival - http://www.pantherfilmfest.com/Malcolm X Musuem - http://www.themalcolmxmuseum.org/Harambee Radio - http://www.harambeeradio.com/FAM - http://www.gameforlife.com/'Mahogany Blues Magazine' - http://www.mahoganyblues.com/Hank Shocklee Experience - http://www.shocklee.com/Hard Hittin Harry Meridian Entertainment - http://www.planetmeridian.com/Harriet's Alter Ego Clothing - http://www.harrietsalterego.com/Underground Madness - http://www.undergroundmadness.org/A-Marketing/Sista Factory - http://www.sistafactory.com/The Shield - shieldnews@yahoo.com/AMAG - http://www.awarenessmagazine.net/Black Documentary Collective - http://www.BDCNY.net/The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement - http://mxgm.org/NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc - http://naacpldf.org/National Campaign For A Peace Tax Fund - http://www.peacetaxfund.org/RCP - http://rwor.org/XyayX Multimedia Productions - http://xyayx.com/Joseph Webb Experience - http://www.jwebb.info/Brecht Forum - http://www.brechtforum.org/Da Ghetto Tymz - http://www.daghettotymz.com/Hip-Hop Association - http://hiphopassociation.org/TransAfricaForum - http://www.transafricaforum.org/FreeMix Radio: Mixtape Radio - http://voxunion.com/Mr. Tyson Hall - http://www.tysonhall.com/ "Working Together Works" - Don King