Myles Horton and his Highlander Folk School were key elements in organizing for Civil Rights in the South for several decades starting in the early 1930s. Rosa Parks spent a week there in the months before she helped set off the Montgomery Bus Boycott with her refusal to yield her seat to a white man. Dr. King went there a number of times to work with other leaders of the movement. And others met there for planning, organizing, and to seek safe haven.
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Pizza available before, child care available by reservation. See the attached flyer for more details.
Pizza at 6 pm
Film at 7 pm
First Unitarian Church
536 Linton St. (corner of Reading and Linton) two blocks north of W.H. Taft Rd.
Cincinnati
513-281-1564
The "Catholicism in Latin America Film Festival"
brings together students, faculty, and administrators to consider the profound
relationship between the Catholic Church and Latin American society, politics,
and culture. A part of the University's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month,
the three films in the series will raise awareness of the religious foundations
of Latin American culture and the continuing relevance of Catholicism in the
drama of Latin American history.
Dates and times:
Monday, September 16th, 12:00-3:00 PM: "The Mission." This unforgettable
1986 drama addresses the savage enslavement of the South American Guaraní
people by the Spanish and Portuguese crowns and the Guaraní's defense by Jesuit
missionaries. It won a Palm d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and an
Academy Award for best cinematography. In 2007, the Church Times elected
"The Mission" number one on its list of the top fifty religious films
of all time. The film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, and a young
Liam Neeson.
Tuesday, September 24th, 12:00-3:00 PM: "For Greater Glory: The True Story of
Cristiada." Released in 2012, this film relates one of the most significant
events of modern Mexican history: the Cristero Revolt of Catholic Christians
against the anti-religious government of Plutarco Elias Calles. Fought
between 1926-1929, the revolt characterized the religious-secular tensions of
the modern world, leaving some 90,000 dead on both sides and devastating the
institutional presence of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It stars Andy
Garcia as General Enrique Gorostieta, the leader of the Catholic militias.
Wednesday, October 9th, 12:00-3:00 PM: "Romero." This acclaimed
1989 film depicts the ministry of Archbishop Oscar Romero (d. 1980), who
devoted the resources of his church to the poor in their desperate struggle
against the repression and death squads of El Salvador's violent military
regime. Starring Raul Julia as Romero, the film drew attention to the
disastrous ten-year civil war in El Salvador and to the martyrdom of Catholic
priests and laity in defense of social justice.
All films will take place
in TUC 417. Join UC in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and enjoy three great movies!