The First Rainbow Coalition: Film Screening
@ River City Community Church
3709 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60651
Opening Saturday, March 7th, from 2PM - 5PM
The Healing Corner will be screening the PBS Independent Lens documentary “The First Rainbow Coalition” Saturday, March 7th. We will have pizza and popcorn, but you are also welcome to bring snacks or drinks. We look forward to the discussion after the film! If you have children that may be too young for the film or need a break, we will have the gym open. Please reach out if you would like to volunteer! RSVP so we can plan food accordingly.
In 1969, the Chicago Black Panther Party, notably led by the charismatic Fred Hampton, began to form alliances across lines of race and ethnicity with other community-based movements in the city, including the Latino group the Young Lords Organization and the working-class young southern whites of the Young Patriots. Finding common ground, these disparate groups banded together in one of the most segregated cities in postwar America to collectively confront issues such as police brutality and substandard housing, calling themselves the Rainbow Coalition. The First Rainbow Coalition tells the movement’s little-known story through rare archival footage and interviews with former coalition members in the present-day.
While the coalition eventually collapsed under duress from constant harassment by local and federal law enforcement, including the murder of Fred Hampton, it had a long term impact, breaking down barriers between communities, and creating a model for future activists and diverse politicians across America.
Hope to see you there & Please RSVP!
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