January 27, 2010 7:00 p.m. Ardrey Auditorium
Why Spike Lee?
This year the Martin-Springer Institute is focusing on refugees and displaced people. Many Americans have the misconception that displaced people are only found in war-torn countries. Spike Lee, through his documentary When the Levees Broke--a Requiem in Four Acts shows how the nation’s infrastructure and social systems failed following Hurricane Katrina, creating thousands of diplaced people who were mostly poor and black.
Lee maintains that underlying this natural disaster is a social system that system-atically provides inadequate infrastrucutre and relief systems for poor people and minorities. Victims of Katrina suggest that this was a dissaster waiting to happen -- not because of the magnitude of the hurricane, but because we are failing to provide adequate safeguards for all segments of our population.
When the Levees Broke will be shown in two parts on Monday January 25 and Tuesday January 26 in the Cline Library Auditorium. See the film on Monday and Tuesday and meet the Director on Wednesday the 27th.
Tickets are free in advance to students with ID. Check back in early December for ticket information.
Spike Lee's visit is co-sponsored by the Martin-Springer Institute, Mulitcultural Student Center, and the Student Activities Council (STAC)
For additional information related to this event, click below:
Film Festival (January 22-26, 2010)
Teaching the Levees
Learn More About Hurricane Katrina
Learn More about Refugees
Learn More about Spike Lee
