Watch "Divided We Fall" for free from Valarie Kaur via Groundswell at The Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, New York, United States for Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Watch "Divided We Fall" for free from Valarie Kaur via Groundswell at The Auburn Theological Seminary in New York, New York, United States for Wednesday, 31 August 2016
We're releasing the award-winning film DIVIDED WE FALL for free for the first time.
Watch DIVIDED WE FALL for free and hear the untold stories of Sikh and Muslim Americans in the aftermath of 9/11.
Ready to share the film with your classroom or community? Our goal is 100 screenings between now and Election Day. We have free dialogue guides, lesson plans, and a team of volunteers ready to support you every step of the way. Sign up here!

Dear Friend,
The way that America commemorates the 15 year anniversary of 9/11 will shape our nation's future. Will we honor the dead by recommitting our nation to love? Or will we allow 9/11 to be used to incite hate and violence this election season?
As a Sikh mother, the question is a matter of life or death.
Because on every 9/11 anniversary, we see an astounding rise in hate against Muslim and Sikh Americans - profiling, bullying, beatings, and killings.
That's why, for the first time ever, we are releasing our award-winning film DIVIDED WE FALL for free. And we invite you to bring the film to your campus or community this fall.
Watch the film for free and sign up to share the film with your community - anytime between now and Election Day!DIVIDED WE FALL tells the heart-wrenching story of Balbir Singh Sodhi. He was the first person killed in a hate crime after 9/11, shot for wearing a turban as part of his Sikh faith. I knew him as an uncle - his murder turned me into an activist.
At 20 years old, I set out across the country in the aftermath of 9/11 to chronicle stories of hate crimes against Sikh and Muslim Americans that were not making the evening news. From the still-shocked streets of New York City to the desert plains of the American midwest, I finally found the heart of America halfway around the world, in the words of a widow who returns us to love.
For years, this film has inspired brave new dialogue in classrooms and communities on racism, hate, and healing. Our nation needs this dialogue now more than ever.
That's why the Revolutionary Love Project and our long-time partner The Sikh Coalition have joined forces to put the film and dialogue tools in your hands for free.
Let's start this conversation. Let's combat hate with love. Sign up to host a screening this fall.Our goal is to hold 100 screenings between now and Election Day. You can host a screening and conversation in your classroom, house of worship, local public library, or community center - or even your living room.
We will provide you with a dialogue guide to help your congregation, classroom, family and friends engage in a national conversation on revolutionary love. We also have lesson plans designed for teachers and professors. You can show the film anytime between now and the election to be part of the campaign.
Plus, if you sign up, you have the option of joining a special Q&A with the Sodhi family and the filmmakers.
So how do you get started? It's simple!
You can watch the film and SIGN UP here and we will send you everything you need.If you can't host a dialogue, you can still make a difference! Forward this email to the educators in your life - your old high school teachers, college professors, colleagues, and faith leaders.
Watch your social media feeds for pictures and updates on events across the country with the hashtag #revolutionarylove.
If you are able to travel to Mesa, AZ (near Phoenix) on Sept. 15, please join us with the Sodhi family to commemorate the life of Balbir Singh Sodhi and all who have been killed in hate crimes since 9/11. Reply to this email and we will send details.
Together, we can shape how America remembers 9/11 - and win the fight for the soul of our nation.
Yours in #revolutionarylove,
Valarie and Team
About DIVIDED WE FALL
"A film that is bringing vicious intolerance aimed at innocent people out in the open."
- CNN
"A starting point for the new dialogue on race and religion that is essential for America's future."
- Diana L. Eck, Professor, Harvard University
"An illuminating meditation on what it has meant to be 'one of us' in the days since September 11."
- Harold Koh, Former Dean, Yale Law School
"Inspires us to become who we believe we are."
- Lawrence Lessig, Professor, Harvard Law School
"Stunning. Could not have arrived at a more significant time in our nation's history."
- Philip Zimbardo, Author, The Lucifer Effect
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