RE: Contacts in Philly

[PLGTF]

Cindy and Linda: My response follows yours and I am sending this to various
Philadelphia folks for their own direct response to you.  Rita Addessa

-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Greenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sara
Marcus (E-mail); [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Contacts in Philly


Philadelphia Friends:

My friend Linda Bryant is in the final stage of production on her amazing
first feature documentary film "Flag Wars", which chronicles the
gentrification of a working class African American neighborhood in Columbus,
Ohio by middle-class white LGBT folks. The film will premier on PBS during
Gay Pride month this June. I had the priviledge of attending an early
screening here in NYC; the film is astounding.

In an effort to help use the film as a tool to promote activism on economic
justice and housing-related issues (particularly among those in the LGBT and
African American communities) and provide filmgoers with connections to
local community organizations in their communities, Linda is working with
PBS and a group called Active Voice to pull together focus groups in a
number of cities across the country where the film will also be making a
theatrical release. Such a focus group will be taking place in Philly on
March 5.

If any of you have contacts in the LGBT or African American community in
Philly who you think would be interested in seeing this incredibly powerful,
well-made film and helping to brainstorm about local connections (LGBT,
African American, housing, economic justice/econ development related, etc),
Linda would be most appreciative.

You can send such suggestions directly to her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to me at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you prefer.

Thanks for any help you can give.
Cindy


__________Cindy and Linda

                One works with what one has but I trust that you know and that Linda 
knows
                that PBS has been bought and sold by corporate amerika - Wouldn't
                it be nice if they were willing to examine WASP / CAPITALISM's affect
                on African American and/or gay neighborhoods  too!

                In the meantime, I'd be happy to help your friend. The clear 
connections
and
                intersections between and among oppressed communities as well as
                explorations of class and race privilege and power within subject 
groups
should be very
                interesting.

                Before you walk into the lion's den here, you might want to look at
                a narrow analysis of WHYY in 1999 on our web site in part - no
attachments.
                Our coalition EEO litigation against them in the early 90's which 
failed
of course
                is available. N.B. the causes of such litigation have NOT changed. WHYY
has only gotten worse over time.

                Lots of groups meet at the William Way Center - Call cochair Viriginia
there -
                she is emailed above. Good luck.        Rita Addessa, plgtf. 215 
772-2001


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