Event Details
Date(s) & Time(s)::
October 25, 2012
Location: Burchfield Penney Art Center Auditorium
Phone: (716) 878-6011
Link: http://www.burchfieldpenny.org
Event Description
This feature-length documentary film follows the public outcry in 2011 against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s controversial budget-repair bill, focusing on the story behind a remarkably popular uprising. At a time when mass demonstrations have become increasingly rare in America, the film explores what it takes to spark a social movement. Director Amie Williams, who has won numerous awards for her films, is the co-founder of Global Girl Media, a non-profit that trains underserved teenage girls in new media journalism. We are Wisconsin is part of Consider the Alternatives film series. This event is free and open to the public.
7pm
