The purpose of our Movie Night is to bring together students, faculty, staff, and the broader community on and off campus to view and discuss a film that examines some aspect of race and racism. Movie night is co-hosted annually, usually in the spring semester, by the Community Climate and Care Committee and Nurses for Racial Justice (a student organization). Popcorn and other snacks are provided, as well as a discussion guide to help facilitate small-group reflection and large group discussion about broader societal implications as well as implications related to health and health care, specifically.
Viewings include:
- Spring 2020: Black Bodies, a documentary by Charlotte Moore, award winning writer, journalist and blogger from right here in Austin. This film is a part of her larger Black Bodies Project, with a vision to eradicate racism through creativity, connection and collective understanding. For more details and to RSVP to attend, see the Movie Night page.
- Spring 2019: White Like Me: Race, racism and white privilege (a documentary based on the book of the same title that “explores race and racism in the United States through the lens of whiteness and white privilege”) by Tim Wise. Viewing/Discussion Guide (PDF)
- Spring 2018: 13th (a documentary about mass incarceration in the United States, and its disproportionate impact on black and brown communities) by Ava DuVernay. Viewing/Discussion Guide (PDF)