A Reckoning in Boston

Join us for a special screening and conversation with the filmmakers.
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Everyday Democracy invites you to a special screening of "A Reckoning in Boston" sponsored by CT Humanities followed by a live Q&A with the filmmaker James Rutenbeck and subjects/producers Kafi Dixon and Carl Chandler.

When you register, you will receive an email with access to stream the film on June 16 at 6:00pm EDT and join a live Q&A at 7:30pm EDT. To learn more, visit A Reckoning in Boston.

In commemoration of Juneteenth 2021, this film screening is also part of our kick-off to updating our Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation guide. 

Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation is one of our most important tools for helping communities talk about race and understand how structural racism affects families and has shaped their communities. The guide supports pathways to action that contribute to a more just community.

Over the past 25 years, we have created six versions of our guide on race. Each version includes information, discussion prompts, and a progression of sessions. 

Every version of our guide on racism has reflected the era in which it was created. The version we are creating over the next few months will reflect the potential transformation of this moment in our country.  

Moderator: Gwen Whiting 

Gwendolyn Poindexter Whiting, Everyday Democracy’s Director of Training and Leadership Development holds a Master of Public Administration and is a doctoral candidate in the Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. She has decades’ worth of facilitation experience, helping communities across America navigate difficult conversations around race. 

Synopsis: 

Kafi Dixon dreams of starting a land cooperative for women of color who have experienced trauma and disenfranchisement in the city of Boston. By day she drives a city bus; at night she studies the humanities in a tuition-free course. Her classmate Carl Chandler, a community elder, is the class’s intellectual leader.  White suburban filmmaker James Rutenbeck documents the students’ engagement with the humanities. He looks for transformations but is awakened to the violence, racism and gentrification that threaten Kafi and Carl's very place in the city.  Troubled by his failure to bring the film together, he enlists the pair as collaborators with a share in the film revenues. Five years on, despite many obstacles, Kafi and Carl arrive at surprising new places in their lives—and James does too.   

Take Action 

See the future of our Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation guide. By joining our select community of dialogue guide testers, you’ll get a first look at the new Facing Racism in a Diverse Nation guide—before it’s released to the general public. You’ll be able to test new features, tell us what you love, and where we can improve. Learn more about how you can be a part of future dialogues by visiting our Facing Racism Page.

Support from CT Humanities allows us to present this event at no charge. If you’d like to make a voluntary contribution in support of Everyday Democracy, our Facing Racism discussion guide, and our work to create equitable change, click here.

If you need help, contact: areckoninginbostonfilm@gmail.com