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DESCRIPTION:The Appreciating Diversity Film Series invites you to our FREE upcoming 
 showing of BRAZIL IN BLACK & WHITE, a PBS/Wide Angle production by Adam 
 Stepan.\n\nJoin us for a fascinating dialogue about racial justice and 
 affirmative action that uses Brazil as a case study for us to look at 
 educational equity in the United States.\n\n6:30 PM Reception\n7:00-9:00PM 
 Film Showing and Community Discussion\n\nEllen Driscoll Auditorium at 
 Havens School (325 Highland Ave. (near Oakland Ave.)(Piedmont, CA 94611\n 
 \nFree Admission\n\nCo-Sponsored by the Piedmont Appreciating (Diversity 
 Committee, Piedmont's League of Women Voters, and DiversityWorks\n\nAbout 
 Brazil in Black and White....\n\nAs one of the most racially diverse 
 nations in the world, Brazil has long considered itself a colorblind 
 "racial democracy." But deep disparities in income, education and 
 employment between lighter and darker-skinned Brazilians have prompted a 
 civil rights movement advocating equal treatment of Afro-Brazilians. In 
 Brazil, the last country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery, 
 blacks today make up almost half of the total population - but nearly 
 two-thirds of the nation's poor. Institutions of higher education have 
 typically been monopolized by Brazil's wealthy and light-skinned elite, and 
 illiteracy among black Brazilians is twice as high as among whites. Now, 
 affirmative action programs are changing the rules of the game, with many 
 colleges and universities reserving 20% of spots for Afro-Brazilians. 
 BRAZIL IN BLACK AND WHITE follows the lives of five young college hopefuls 
 from diverse backgrounds as they compete to win a coveted spot at the elite 
 University of Brasilia, where 20 percent of the incoming freshmen must 
 qualify as Afro-Brazilian. Outside the university, WIDE ANGLE reports on 
 the controversial racial debate roiling Brazil through profiles of civil 
 right activists, opponents of affirmative action, and one of the country's 
 few black senators.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/08/18549637.php
SUMMARY:'Brazil in Black and White' Film Showing
LOCATION:Ellen Driscoll Auditorium, Havens Elementary School\n325 Highland 
 Ave\nPiedmont, CA 94611\n\nhttp://www.piedmont.k12.ca.us/havens/index.php
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/11/08/18549637.php
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