Peralta documentary on Black Panthers to be screened at UN headquarters http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11949723
Bay City News Service Posted: 03/19/2009 A locally produced documentary about the Black Panther Party has been selected as one of three keynote films to be presented at the United Nations headquarters in New York in observation of the UN's "International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade" weeklong series of events beginning March 22. The documentary will be screened at an event titled "The Legacy of the Slave Trade on Modern Society" which will also feature a discussion panel that includes director and executive producer Jeffrey Heyman. "It should be very interesting," Heyman said in a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon. "For our work to be showcased on a global stage is very much an honor." Peralta TV at the Peralta Community College District in Oakland produced "Merritt College: Home of the Black Panthers," which outlines the formation of the Black Panther Party at Merritt College in Oakland. The documentary, narrated by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, features interviews with original party members and original artwork from Black Panther publications as well as rarely seen photos and archival footage. "It is quite an honor for our TV station to have its work featured at such an important international event," Peralta College chancellor Elihu Harris said in a prepared statement. The weeklong series of events in New York will include panel discussions, art exhibits and a cultural concert in addition to the screenings. A complete schedule of events is available online at www.un.org/en/slavery/hg_events.shtml. . --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sixties-L" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sixties-l?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
