30 libraries joining together to share the film! 📚
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We’re humbled to share that 30 Illinois libraries are joining together to host an online streaming event and Q&A with Director Frances Causey from February 10th - February 26th!
Each library is inviting all of its members to stream the film online and join a live conversation with Frances. This gathering will quite likely be our biggest online event yet!
Our goal for these online screenings and conversations is to spread awareness and answer the tough questions about anti-black racism and white supremacy. Events like this one are the perfect example of how a grassroots documentary like ours can reach the audiences that matter most.Â
How does an event like this happen?Â
We often get questions about how to host an event, or how we connect with different partners. As you can imagine there’s no one way, but most often our partners come from folks who have watched the film on PBS or by word of mouth from others who have joined previous events.Â
To connect with this group of libraries, we first spoke to our dear friends at the Together is Better Alliance (TiBA), who mentioned they had a friend in touch with a local library about a potential collaboration with their group, Racial Awareness on the North Side (RAIN).Â
Dedicated RAIN leader Bruce Bondy connected us with Tracy Gossage at the Northbrook Public Library (thank you Bruce!) - and Tracy amazingly found 29 other libraries to join the event (thank YOU, Tracy!).Â
Thanks for this shoutout, Flossmoor Public Library!
A huge thanks to the programmers at each of these libraries participating in the event.Â
Algonquin Area Public Library District
Arlington Heights Memorial LibraryÂ
Aurora Public Library
Chillicothe Public Library DistrictÂ
Deerfield Public Library
DeKalb Public Library
Des Plaines Public LibraryÂ
Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library DistrictÂ
Flossmoor Public Library
Glencoe Public Library
Glenview Public Library
Harvey Public Library District
Highland Park Public LibraryÂ
Indian Prairie Public LibraryÂ
Lake Forest LibraryÂ
Lake Villa District Library
Lincolnwood Public LibraryÂ
Morton Grove Public Library
Mount Prospect Public LibraryÂ
Northbrook Public LibraryÂ
Prospect Heights Public Library DistrictÂ
Schaumburg Township District Library
Skokie Public LibraryÂ
Three Rivers Public Library District
Vernon Area Public Library District
Warren-Newport Public LibraryÂ
Wauconda Area LibraryÂ
Wheaton Public LibraryÂ
Wilmette Public LibraryÂ
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
As with most of our partner-based online streaming events, this is a private event, so we aren’t able to share the link to join publicly. However, if you’d like to learn more about sharing the film within your community, visit our website.Â
Better together,Â
The Long Shadow Team
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