Black Documentary Collective

Support the Movement! Friday, November 27, 2015 3 Cities: New York, Los Angeles, and Oakland The Black Panthers:  Vanguard of the Revolution by Stanley Nelson  and Laurens Grant BaddDDD  Sonia Sanchez by Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater and Sabrina Schmidt Gordon For the second year in a row, Blackout For Human Rights is launching a call to action  to encourage all American citizens to boycott shopping  on Black Friday, November 27. Instead of shopping, Blackout For Human Rights is offering  a handful of different events in cities across the country.  Support the movement by attending the events below! New York: BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez 5:00 PM, FREE Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023 (65th St  bet. Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues) Followed by Panel with poet/activist Sonia Sanchez, director/prod and editor Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, poet/activist Euware Osayande, activist Rahiel Tesfamarism. Moderated by filmmaker Michele Stephenson AND Concert and Spoken Word Performance with Samora Pinderhughes, Chris Turner, Bilal Salaam, producer PUDGE  and Urban Word NYC poets Los Angeles The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2:30 PM, FREE The Downtown Independent Theater 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 A double feature with Imperial Dreams, followed by  spoken word performances, panel discussions and a toiletry and supplies giveaway on Skid Row. Oakland* The Black Panthers and BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez  Double Feature! 2:30 PM New Parkway Theater 474 24th Street Oakland, CA 94612 $10 A double feature and a free short film program *The Oakland feature film screening will have an admission of $10, while all other events at every location will be free admission to the public.

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