INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The community-wide, nondenominational Social Justice Film Series continues its ninth year on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., with the documentary “Columbus Day Legacy.”
The film is a 2011 award-winning documentary of two strong and proud ethnic communities, both fighting to preserve the memory of their prejudiced experiences.
The series is free and open to the public at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach; no reservations or tickets are required but donations to cover costs are gratefully accepted.
The move for a national holiday honoring Christopher Columbus began in Colorado’s large Italian immigrant community in 1907, and the day was made a federal holiday in 1934. “Columbus Day Legacy” examines issues of free speech and ethnic pride through the cultural tensions that arise between Denver’s Native and Italian-American communities during the city’s annual Columbus Day parade.
Navajo filmmaker Bennie Klain takes viewers into this very personal, yet public, conflict on the streets of Colorado’s capitol, asking tough questions about identity and history in America.
Discussion following the film will be facilitated by Rev. Crystal Bujol. The Fair Trade Corner will be open one-half hour prior to the 90-minute film. The public is invited to this free screening; friends and neighbors are welcome.
The UU Fellowship, offering a liberal religion on the Treasure Coast, has easy parking and is handicap accessible. It is located at 1590 27th Avenue on the southeast corner of 27th Avenue and 16th Street. For more information, call (772)-778-5880.
