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Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness
This program is free and open to the public. Donations accepted at the door.
Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness is the third film in the Not In Our Town series, a project from The Working Group, whose mission is to highlight stories of communities taking positive action to fight intolerance. It will be followed by a roundtable community discussion in response to the film.
The film:
Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness
Not In Our Town: Light in The Darkness documents the story of a town coming together to take action after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, NY culminate with the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years.
Over a two-year period, the film follows Mayor Paul Pontieri, the victim's brother, Joselo Lucero, and Patchogue residents as they openly address the underlying causes of the violence, work to heal divisions, and begin taking steps to ensure everyone in their village will be safe and respected.
The discussion:
Light in Eugene?
A lively roundtable responding to the film and considering how well Eugene/Springfield are welcoming newcomers.
Moderator Dan Tichenor is the Philip H. Knight Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon and a Senior Fellow at the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics. He has published numerous works on immigration policy, history and politics in the United States.
Rhian Miller is Senior Producer and Co-Founder of The Working Group. With Patrice O'Neill, she is co-producer of the Not In Our Town programs and has helped lead various Not In Our Town outreach campaigns, which have accompanied the PBS broadcasts of each program and continue today.
City of Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy, has served two terms as Eugene's chief political officer and was recognized by The Nation Magazine in 2011 as The Most Valuable Local Elected Official in the United States. She serves on numerous policy committees, commissions and boards and is a member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Oregon Mayors Association and the Mayors Innovation Project.
Ranfis Villatoro is currently an organizer with CAUSA, Oregon's Immigration Rights Coalition. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon, where he received his BA in Political Science. He currently resides in Eugene, Oregon.
Juan Carlos Valle is the Board President at Centro LatinoAmericano. A native of Mexico, Juan Carlos completed Advanced Studies in Public Administration at the UO. He worked for the City of Eugene and is currently employed by the U.S. Social Security Administration. He is Vice-Chair of the Eugene Police Commission, and active member of the United Coalition of Color (UCC).
Please join us after the program for an informal reception in the Jacobs Gallery and the Plaza/Studiocade
The Centerpiece is co-presented with The Migration Project, Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, University of Oregon
Saturday October 8 3:00 pm Hult Center Studio
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LocationHult Center for the Performing Arts - Studio (View)
One Eugene Center
Eugene, OR 97401
United States
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