NORTH CAROLINA FILM TOUR
OCTOBER 17-20, 2017
TOUR SCHEDULE
RALEIGH
October 17th
Fairmont United Methodist Church
Co-sponsors: Fairmont UMC, MFSA-NC, and Reconciling United Methodists and Friends NC
"Marilyn and Gil, drawing on their histories as veteran civil and human rights advocates, are the perfect ones to tell this story of the intersection of racism, sexism, heterosexism and religion in both movements. I’m delighted that people in North Carolina will have the chance to not only see this story unfold on screen, but to meet and engage with its creators." —Jimmy Creech, activist for LGBTQ inclusion in faith communities
“We will not become who we might be until we remember who we were.”
- The Rev. Gil Caldwell
DUKE DIVINITY SCHOOL
RECKONING WITH OUR PAST, SHAPING OUR FUTURE
October 18th
Goodson Chapel, The Divinity School at Duke University
Panelists: Bill Turner, Justin Coleman
Moderated by: Dean Heath
The Divinity School at Duke University acknowledges their history of segregation and Gil’s personal history of being denied entrance to the school.
On October 18th the Divinity School at Duke University leadership formally acknowledged the practiced segregation of the Divinity School when it would not allow black people to enroll in the school. In the 1950's, Gil was one of those individuals whose enrollment was denied because of the color of his skin. He received a letter from the Duke Trustees informing him that they had not changed their segregation policies. They wrote, "We hope you will find a Seminary to meet your needs." He went on to attend Boston University.
The chapel service at which Gil preached was a moving time of formal acknowledgement of the demeaning and repulsive practice of segregation. The service was followed by a community conversation about issues of race and diversity on today’s campus.
DURHAM
October 18th
Duke University, Smith Warehouse
Co-sponsors: Pauli Murray House, Duke Divinity School, Duke University Center for Sexual & Gender Diversity, and LGBTQ Center of Durham
"Pauli Murray believed that human rights are indivisible. From Selma to Stonewall makes such important connections between the movements for civil rights and LGBTQ rights, connections Pauli Murray would wholeheartedly support. We are excited about amplifying this important conversation in Durham and at Duke by hosting both the film and its directors." —Barbara Lau, director of the Pauli Murray Project, Duke Human Rights Center at FHI
CHARLOTTE
October 19th
Temple Beth El
Co-sponsors: Freedom Center for Social Justice, Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice, Campus Pride, Time Out Youth, North Carolina Council of Churches, and Mecklenburg Ministries
”There was never a better time to have this film shown in our city. So much of the tension and racial mistrust in Charlotte is caused by chasms built by those who would keep us apart. The filmmakers have shown a rich history that helps debunk many of the alternative truths that no longer serve us well and models a path to new possibilities.” —Bishop Tonyia Rawls, Pastor at Charlotte’s Sacred Souls Community Church, UCC
WILMINGTON
October 20th
Sponsored by: The Frank Harr Foundation with support from GROW Community Service Endowment Fund, a component fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation
Co-sponsors: A Conversation of Faith UCC, UNCW School of Social Work, UNCW Department of Sociology & Criminology, UNCW Upperman African American Cultural Center, UNCW LGBTQIA Center at UNCW, and Cape Fear Equality
Panelists from: African American Cultural Center, LGBTQIA Center