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Freedom Writers Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

Presented by Chapman University at Memorial Hall, Chapman University, Orange CA

Feb 28 2019
Freedom Writers Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

Chapman University is excited to host a screening of Freedom Writers: Stories From an Undeclared War, followed by a panel discussion with Erin Gruwell, Carl Cohn, Sue Ellen Alpizar, and Daniele Struppa.

Freedom Writers: Stories From an Undeclared War tells the story of Erin Gruwell and her 150-at risk students from Long Beach, California. In a community where the students were exposed to drugs and gang violence, Gruwell inspired her students to express themselves in a new way—through writing. The documentary follows their stories from their freshman year in 1994 to the present day.

Following the screening and panel discussion will be an audience Q&A and Freedom Writers book signing. For ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

This event is free and open to the public.

INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES*

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EVENT DETAILS

6:00 pm  Screening of new PBS documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart 

7:00 pm  Panel discussion with Erin Gruwell, Carl Cohn, Sue Ellen Alpizar, and Chapman University's President Daniele Struppa

7:45 pm  Audience Q&A

8:00 pm  Freedom Writers book signing

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

LOCATION

Memorial Hall, Chapman University

321 N Glassell St, Orange, CA 92866

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