Sunday, September 21st
3 – 5pm
Montclair Public Library Auditorium

JOIN A FREE FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION ABOUT A NEW APPROACH TO URBAN VIOLENCE
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Featuring:
Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael,
Unitarian Universalist
Congregation at Montclair

Rey Chavis,
Newark Community Street Team

Join us to view The Body Politic (2023), an award-winning documentary film highlighting a novel approach to urban violence that appeared on PBS’s POV. Afterwards we’ll talk about the issues it raises with Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, who grew up in Baltimore, and Rey Chavis, executive director of Newark Community Street Team, a city-wide violence reduction force established by Mayor Ras Baraka. Donna Ward, who chairs the board of the League of Women Voters of Montclair, will do the introductions.

The Body Politic is a harbinger of hope in a country plagued by gun violence. In Baltimore, Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence, is elected mayor. Throughout his first year in office, we follow him as he fights powerful political forces to save lives in his city and reveal a pathway toward healing for the nation.

The Body Politic is a co-production with ITVS and a co-presentation with BPM (Black Public Media).

Co-presented by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair, NCJW of Essex, The League of Women Voters of the Montclair Area, the League of Women Voters of Livingston, The League of Women Voters of Teaneck, the Montclair NAACP, Dumpling Diplomacy, and Moms Demand Action.