THIS EVENT WAS POSTPONED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CHARLOTTESVILLE SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ON AUG 19. PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP USING THIS FORM. INSTEAD, PLEASE SIGN UP TO HOST A SCREENING ON NOVEMBER 11 HERE: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/join-surj-in-hosting-a-screening-of-13th

On August 19th, one week before the beginning of the Fraternal Order of Police's national convention, SURJ is hosting a national broadcast screening of Ava Duvernay's masterful film on mass incarceration, "13th." From IndieWire:

Ava DuVernay's documentary “13TH” has the precision of a foolproof argument underscored by decades of frustration. The movie tracks the criminalization of African Americans from the end of the Civil War to the present day, assailing a broken prison system and other examples of institutionalized racial bias with a measured gaze. It combines the rage of Black Lives Matter and the cool intelligence of a focused dissertation.

We're inviting SURJ chapters and other interested groups across the country to host a screening and a follow-up panel discussion, live, on August 19th. The panel discussion will include:

Malkia Cyril, Executive Director of the Center for Media Justice

Grace Bauer, Executive Director of Justice for Families

Matt McGorry, star of "Orange Is The New Black" and "How To Get Away With Murder"

If you're interested in hosting, here's what we need you to do:

• Identify a space that can hold your projected number of attendees on August 19th from approximately 12:30pm ET-4:30pm ET (this will allow time for set-up, introductions, film screening, panel discussion, local follow-up conversation, and clean-up) and that is accessible to as many people as possible (i.e. ADA-accessible, LGBTQ-friendly, welcoming to parents, etc.)
• Fill out this form to let us know that you're interested in hosting -- we will follow up with you to get more information about your event in order to post it publicly for others to find, and will supply you with outreach materials/strategies and a discussion guide

We're hoping that broadcasting this film will help to generate conversations in more communities across the country about both the issue of mass incarceration and how it plays out specifically in your community. We'll be joined by folks for a panel following the film who are organizing locally and nationally to end mass incarceration, including Malkia Cyril (who is featured in the film), and hope that you will also host a discussion with attendees at your event about how to end mass incarceration in your community.