SELMA Screening at Washington University March 29th – Hosted by THE ETHICS PROJECT and PROJECT RAISE THE ROOF

“It is unacceptable that they use their power to keep us voiceless.”

SELMA (2014) starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, and Tim Roth screens Wednesday March 29 at The Washington University School of Law Anheuser-Busch Hall (1 Brookings Dr. St. Louis, Missouri 63130) at 6:30pm. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion with historian and law professor, David Konig, psychologist, Dr. Marva Robinson, Ferguson Commissioner and Activist, Rasheen Aldridge, Social Justice Activist, Megan Betts and Dr. Christi Griffin. This is a FREE event. More information can be found HERE

SELMA, the unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

THE ETHICS PROJECT and PROJECT RAISE THE ROOF host the screening.

Please bring a new or gently used book of any genre written by an African American author. All books will be presented to the Rev.Dr. C.T. Vivian who was a primary catalyst in securing voting rights in Selma. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._T._Vivian for more information on his incredible life of service and courage during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Donated books will be a part of the library he’s establishing in the name of his wife, Octavia Vivian who was a civil rights activist in her own right.

VISIT: Project Raise the Roof at http://projectraisetheroof.org/

VISIT: The Ethics Project and The National Youth Summit at http://www.theethicsproject.org/ and http://www.thenys.com/