A RECKONING IN BOSTON
A Reckoning in Boston
A Reckoning in Boston looks behind the curtain of Boston's glittery “reinvention” as a liberal city to see how gentrification affects its low income and suffering African American communities. Delving into the lives of members of an inner city night course, A Reckoning in Boston follows the stories of Kafi Dixon and Carl Chandler, students that sparked community organization and took their education to the next level of activism. Filmed, narrated, and viewed through the perspective of James Rutenbeck, the film asks what a city is supposed to provide to its people, and what is it taking away? .
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A Reckoning in Boston
A Reckoning in Boston: The Documentary
In a rigorous tuition-free night course, Carl Chandler and Kafi Dixon study art, literature, history and philosophy and find themselves transformed by the experience. But is their newly found sense of agency strong enough to deflect the inequities of wealth, health and race in a rapidly gentrifying city? Documentary Educational Resources
There is a showing on Monday, November 8 at 5 PM in LA 120
Followed by a Conversation with the Filmmakers at 7 PM in LA 120 .
Watch the Trailer A Reckoning in Boston
Visit the A Reckoning in Boston website https://www.areckoninginboston.com
Check out the reviews: A Reckoning In Boston' Asks Its Audience — And Filmmaker — To Examine Privilege
This documentary was featured on:
WBUR Radio Boston A Reckoning in Boston:
Official selection & Best Feature of the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival
Official selection of the Humans of Film in The Netherlands
Official selection of the inaugural FoodxFilm Festival
The showing of A Reckoning in Boston is co-sponsored by the Martin-Springer Institute, College of Arts and Letters, and the Black Student Union
The event is organized by the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies (Community Engagement Intern: Avery Elizabeth Jones)
Film Discussion
Conversation with the Filmmakers at 7:00p.m. With Kafi Dixon Executive Director, Women of Color Rural & Urban Farmer Cooperative/The Common Good Project; CEO of Seeds of Change Solidarity Network; Co-producer, A Reckoning in Boston and James Rutenbeck Founder of Lost Nation Films; Director of A Reckoning in Boston
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Inequality and Racism: Resources
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InequalityA project of the Institute for Policy Studies since 2011, our site aims to provide information and insights for readers ranging from educators and journalists to activists and policy makers.
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6 facts about economic inequality in the U.SThe Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank created in 1986 to include the needs of low- and middle-income workers in economic policy discussions. EPI believes every working person deserves a good job with fair pay, affordable health care, and retirement security.
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A quarter of the world lives in 'societal poverty' 2021From the World Economic Forum
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No Poverty (UNDP)Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity.
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Pew Research Center Polls on Income InequalityGreat Primary data!
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