"Cracking the Codes" event at DePaul

Cracking the Codes:
The System of Racial Inequity

 

Thursday, September 27, 2012
6:00-9:00PM (6:00-6:30 reception; 6:30-9:00 program)
DePaul University Student Center, Room 120
2250 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60614
Parking: 2331 N. Sheffield, Chicago, IL 60614

Please RSVP: http://www.tinyurl.com/crackingthecodes

 

DePaul University is proud to host the world premiere of the community film/dialogue project Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity. This new film by Shakti Butler asks America to talk about the causes and consequences of systemic inequity. In this community building event, film segments are braided with facilitated dialogue prompted by the stories in the film. Shakti Butler’s expert and compassionate facilitation makes this event ideal for anyone yearning for change yet wary of authentic conversation about race. ”One goal is for people to generate new questions,” says Shakti Butler, “Film lends support by allowing folks to see the multiple ways we walk through the world. Dialogue rekindles our connection to one another and enables us to hold paradox: Your experience is different than mine. The world is not only the way I see it. To heal the wounds of racism and dismantle systemic inequity, we must be able to hold that paradox. And we can, for in our heart of hearts we all want to create a world that works for everyone.”

Designed to shift and deepen the conversation about race, Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity features moving personal accounts that illuminate the system that perpetuates structural inequity. The film features leaders in the equity movement including: Amer Ahmed, Joy DeGruy, Ise Lyfe, Peggy McIntosh, Hugh Vasquez and Tim Wise. Cracking the Codes is directed by Shakti Butler, Founder and Creative Director of World Trust Educational Services in Oakland, Ca. Her previous World Trust documentary films include The Way Home: Women Talk About Race in America and Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible.