Tuesday, October 16
Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom, King Hall
5:30 PM
UC Davis School of Law, in partnership with the Immigration Law Clinic and California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation (CRLAF), is proud to present a special screening of "Shenandoah," an epic documentary about a coal mining town whose vibrant immigrant heritage was changed forever when four white, star football players were charged in the beating death of an undocumented Mexican immigrant.
This screening will be the film's first showing on the West Coast.
The film will be shown in King Hall's Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers and civil rights experts:
David Turnley , Director and Pulitzer Prize winner
Billy Peterson, Executive Producer
Gladys Limon, Staff Attorney at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
Kevin R. Johnson, Dean at UC Davis School of Law
Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served beginning at 5:30 P.M. Film screening begins at 6:30 P.M.
Visit the film's official website at http://www.shenandoah-film.com/. See the New York Times' coverage of the film here.
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For more information, please contact Gia Hellwig at gkhellwig@ucdavis.edu