March 30, 2023
2023-03-30T18:00:00
The Powerhouse, Amherst College
10 East Drive
This event is free and all are welcome!
Amherst Reparations Town Hall: Building and Sustaining a Local Reparations Movement
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Join the African Heritage Reparation Assembly for a screening of the Big Payback followed by a discussion with former Evanston Alderwoman Robin Rue Simmons who led the country's first-ever tax-funded municipal bill for Black Americans. Joining the discussion will be Mike Jirik, the Racial History of Amherst College Research Fellow.
For more information about the film click here.
Admission is in order of arrival, no registration is necessary. Doors open at 5:45 pm.
Partners and Sponsors:
Association of Amherst Students, Lewis-Sebring Foundation, First Repair, and the Amherst Heritage Reparation Assembly.
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