The Activists: War, Peace, and Politics in the Streets


Mar
26
2013

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  • Host Department: Organizational Studies
  • Date: 03/26/2013
  • Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  • Location: 2435 North Quad  (Show map)

  • Description:

    This documentary film by Professor Michael Heaney examines activism in the anti-war movement in the United States after 9/11. Through the lens of several well-known activists and dynamic organizations, it investigates varieties of activism, as well as the personal experiences that bring people together to create a movement. It paints a complex and intimate portrait of the world of activism.

    The film was shot between June, 2008 and March, 2010 in New York, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Tempe, AZ, Elgin, IL, and Washington, DC. It was created by Melody Weinstein, Michael T. Heaney, and Marco Roldán.