SPECIAL EVENTS

ONEPULSE FOUNDATION “CONVERSATION STARTERS”

August 18, 2021 - Virtual
Sponsors: onePULSE Foundation and JPMorgan Chase
Panelists: Marilyn Bennett, Asa Roberts Shaw, Dr. Darnell Gooch, Jr., and Amelia León
Moderated by: Earl Mowatt

From Selma to Stonewall partnered with onePULSE Foundation for Conversation Starters, part of their educational arm, onePULSE Academy, which aims to promote acceptance and inclusion through innovative, reflective, experiential learning methods.
More on this event here.

ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL: CROSSING BOUNDARIES AND BUILDING BRIDGES

May 25, 2021 - New York, NY
Sponsors: St. Luke’s School and Live Out Loud
Panelists: Paul Bowden, Brad Braxton, and Monica Ellis, Marilyn Bennett
Moderated by: Leo Preziosi Jr., Founder of Live Out Loud
”Courageous social justice work embraces intersectionality—the complex ways that our interlocking social identities foster both domination and liberation. The 1965 Selma Marches protested racist voting laws in the US. The 1969 Stonewall Uprising (which occurred not far from St. Luke’s School) catalyzed a national movement protesting rights for LGBTQ+ communities. This film brings these two historic liberation struggles into dialogue to illustrate the need for people to cross boundaries and build bridges in the quest for social justice and peace.” —St. Luke’s School

FLATHEAD LAKE UMC CAMP

July 2020
Discussion moderated by: Cathryn English-Straub
The first screening of From Selma to Stonewall: Navigating the Way followed by an interactive workshop on anti-racist allyship with community outreach specialist Rachel Salang in attendance.

KPFA RADIO

July 24, 2019 - San Francisco Bay Area
More on this event here.

FROM SELMA TO STONEWALL TO WHERE? @ BUSBOYS & POETS ANACOSTIA

May 13, 2019 - Washington, DC
Partners: Busboys and Poets, Film Fest DC+, Building Bridges
Panelists: Sheila Alexander-Reid, Star Bennett, Bishop Gene Robinson, Ashley Smith, and Rebecca York
Moderated by: Cathy Renna
Twelve virtual watch parties were held in the following cities:
San Diego, CA; Raleigh, NC; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Houston, TX; and Helena, MT
In partnership with Busboys and Poets Focus In! Film Series, co-executive producers Marilyn Bennett and the Rev. Gil Caldwell hosted a screening of From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet? to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Following the film was an action-focused conversation between experienced leaders/activists about intersectional strategies for today. This humorous, thoughtful and inspiring time of storytelling and justice-carving affirmed the work of longtime activists and aimed to inspire new activists to get involved with the present day interweave of justice issues.
Footage of the panel discussion later became our second film resource, From Selma to Stonewall: Navigating the Way.

MONTANA HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK

January 21, 2019 - Butte, MT
Q&A with Marilyn Bennett led by the Rev. Melissa Engel
Sponsors: Montana Human Rights Network, Butte Public Library, Rainbow+ Community Center, and the Montana Interfaith Network
The Montana Human Rights Network and allied community groups hosted a free screening of From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet? at the Butte Acrhives in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

PFLAG 45TH ANNIVERSARY

2018 - Nationwide
We are honored to have been one of five films that PFLAG National highlighted for their 45th anniversary for chapters nationwide. To celebrate their important and often life-saving work, we offered From Selma to Stonewall: Are We There Yet? for $50 for PFLAG chapters through March 2018.

SELMA, AL

October 9, 2017 - Selma, AL (Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church)

Sponsors: San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Marilyn and Gil returned to Selma to be honored by the amazing San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir during their stop in Selma for their Lavender Pen Tour of Southern states. The tour first stopped at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church where they raised the roof with their powerful singing. The sanctuary vibrated with love and light. They then marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of Bloody Sunday during the first attempt at the Selma to Montgomery March and where Gil marched on the following Tuesday.

UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY - JAMES CHAPEL (COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

June 2, 2016 - New York, NY
Watch the panel discussion here.

THE MYRNA LOY

May 19, 2016 - Helena, MT
Host: The Myrna Loy
Featuring: Marilyn Bennett and Gil Caldwell