70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green. Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Former Cabrini Green resident Mark Pratt at the Cabrini rowhouses (Photo: Cristina Rutter)
Join us for a film screening and panel discussion for . Shot over the course of 20 years, the film documents this upheaval, from the razing of the first buildings in 1995 to the clashes in the mixed income neighborhoods a decade later. The film tells the volatile story of this contested patch of land while looking unflinchingly at race, class, and who has the right to live in the city.
A conversation with Director Ronit Bezalel will follow.
The event is free and open to the public.
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016:
Time: 6:30pm to 9:00pm; Registration and Light Refreshments Begin at 5:45pm
Presenters: Ronit Bezalel and Panelists
Location: 黑料门University Lakeshore Campus: Damen Student Center Cinema
2.5 CEUs/CPDUs
Co-sponsored by the Center for Urban Research and Learning
and Carolyn Farrell, BVM, Professor of Women and Leadership, Gannon Center