ERIE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE

First Fridays Film Series at Erie Neighborhood House:

Please join Voices of a People's History at Erie Neighborhood House for a free screening of the award-winning documentary feature film The People Speak, as part of Voices' new Chicago pilot project, bringing history to life in Chicago's classrooms and communities.

This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, December 2, 2011
6:00 - 8:00p.m.

Erie Neighborhood House
1347 W Erie Street
Chicago IL

The screening of The People Speak film (110 min) will be followed by a discussion with Mariah Neuroth, Chicago Director of Voices of a People's History, a non-profit cultural organization bringing the film and related materials into Chicago area classrooms and communities through a new pilot project.

After the screening, Chicago area public school teachers and community educators can pick up the free Chicago Voices Educators Toolkit, which includes a DVD of the film The People Speak, a preloaded 2GB carabiner USB flash drive with lesson plans, books, teaching guides, articles, and other multimedia materials for the classroom.

To learn more about what's in the Chicago Voices Educators Toolkit, who's eligible for a toolkit and how to get yours, please click HERE.

To sign up in advance for the Chicago Voices Educators Toolkit, please click HERE. Only one toolkit per educator and we'll ask you for identification when you pick it up on December 2 after the screening. You can also pick up a toolkit at other Chicago Voices events throughout the year.

ABOUT THE PEOPLE SPEAK
The People Speak is inspired by Howard Zinn's books A People’s History of the United States — first published in 1980 and one of the bestselling history books in the United States — and the companion primary source anthology, Voices of a People's History of the United States, edited with Anthony Arnove.

This beautiful and moving film features the actual words (in letters, songs, poems, speeches, and manifestoes) of rebels, dissenters and visionaries from our past — and present. These dramatic moments in U.S. history are brought to life by a group of remarkable musicians and actors, including Matt Damon, Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Josh Brolin, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Legend, Lupe Fiasco, Kerry Washington, David Strathairn, and many more.

The film had its broadcast premiere on The History Channel in December 2009, to critical acclaim:
"Striking, exhilarating…the performances are thrilling." Los Angeles Times
"Works beautifully…Each passionate reading flows out of the previous one." Boston Globe
"A terrifically educational and entertaining film for all ages." Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

QUESTIONS?
Questions about this event or Chicago Voices? Contact voices@peopleshistory.us

ABOUT THE CHICAGO VOICES PILOT PROJECT
During the 2011–2012 school year, the Chicago Voices pilot project will bring free educational resources; public performing arts programming; free documentary film screenings; and, professional development workshops to educators and students in Chicago area public schools and in community and education organizations across the city.

The Chicago Voices project is sponsored by Lannan Foundation, a family foundation established in Chicago in 1960 and now based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.