A Community Concern:
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A film giving visibility to the power of organizing as a way to improve urban public schools
“Your work is possibly the most important part of the current debate because it drives home the issue of systemic failure from local and community standpoint, but also opens the door to hope for change.” – Steve Ausburg, Director, Brooklyn College Community Partnership Across the United States, graduation rates in most urban districts still remain between 50 and 60 percent. A Community Concern is a documentary about people who refuse to accept the system’s failures, and are working for change. Their spirit, passion and commitment shows that when organizers, parents, youth and educators work together, they are successful. It brings together stories of people facing different challenges, but share similar goals. A Community Concern can be screened in organizations, workshops, classrooms, forums, conferences, community gatherings or in your own home A Community Concern (DVD) is sectioned into chapters, so that the film can be viewed: as a whole (75 mins) as individual stories: Oakland, The Bronx and Boston as a thematically grouped set of clips – see suggestions in the Viewer Guide A Community Concern Viewer Guide (full color, 40 pages) includes: • How to Host a Screening • Discussion and Activity Sections for Parents and Guardians, Students, Educators and Community Organizers • Reflection essays from an Oakland community organizer, Bronx youth organizer and Boston parent leader • Evaluation / Feedback forms to use in your screenings and in the classroom Visit our website at www.acommunityconcern.org for more information. From the filmmaker: Official website | Trailer | Buy the DVD | Hosting materials Tags: documentary, education, parents, students, Reform, community, public, school, organizing, teachers, educators, teaching, resource No screenings of A Community Concern are currently scheduled. Host one yourself!
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