Documentary Screening & Discussion with Producer: RFK In The Land of Apartheid

The Weston Public Library is pleased to host a screening of the
documentary featured on PBS, “RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope”
on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 3PM in the Community Room.

This
documentary  film tells the unknown story
of Robert Kennedy’s 1966 visit to South Africa during the worst years of
Apartheid. The film evokes the connections between the American Civil Rights
Movement and the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa. The filmmakers find
witnesses to this remarkable moment in time - through the sights and sounds of
present day South Africa. RFK  IN THE
LAND OF APARTHEID follows Robert Kennedy to the site of his famous “Ripple of
Hope” speech at the University of Cape Town; his meeting with Albert Luthuli,
the banned leader of the ANC, and his visit to Soweto.

There will be a Q & A after the screening with the filmmaker.

Larry Shore is a professor and filmmaker at Hunter College in New
York. He grew up in Johannesburg where he was a junior high school
student at the time of Robert Kennedy’s visit. He moved to the
United States in the 70's where he obtained an MA in International
Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in
Communications from Stanford University. He was active in the
Anti-Apartheid Movement in the US in the 1980's and was the first
president of  SAAO- the South African-American Organization. The film has
been widely screened in the US and South Africa. Larry has been a Weston
resident since 1995. The film’s website is: rfksafilm.org

For
more information on this event and additional programs and services, visit www.westonpubliclibrary.org or call 203-222-2665.