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Use this film to introduce
Diversity Education in Schools
WSN Network
Seattle: We all
have faced the issues of Sikh students being harassed on account of
being misunderstood. Often times, our children are not able to
handle the situation despite constantly educating their peers, as
the school system is unable to do its part.
If you are
student or a parent concerned with lack of diversity education in
our school system and want to take an impactful step, you must not
miss the screening of Roots and Wings. Roots and Wings is a
documentary dedicated to bringing ‘Diversity Education’ in schools.
You will also get to meet the 15-year-old award-winning director of
this thought-provoking honest film.
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Educators
Screening
Date & Time:
Saturday April 25th, 2009
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12:30 PM
Venue: Learning Lab at EMP|SFM 325 5th Ave N, Seattle WA 98109
Tickets:
http://nffty.bside.com/2009/films/rootsandwings_nffty2009
Gurdwara
Screening
Date & Time:
Saturday April 25th, 2009
at
8:30 PM
Venue: Gurdwara Singh Sabha of Washington, 5200 Talbot Road
South, Renton WA
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A high school
teacher in Atlanta, GA built a 3-hour curriculum around the
documentary. Spread over 3 days, she achieved tremendous success in
engaging her students in a constructive dialogue around “What does
being an American mean in today’s multicultural society?”
Roots and Wings
is an award winning short documentary film on the struggles and
spirit of Young Sikhs in America. The film questions the notion of
forced assimilation into the American “melting pot,” and explores
the idea of whether one has to cut off one’s roots in order to soar
high on one’s wings.
There is also a
free screening at the Gurdwara. The Director will be available for
Q&A at both of the screenings.
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April 2009
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