November 11, 2015
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VETERAN’S DAY
Special Edition
Vancouver
East County
Beaverton
Sparking
a
Dialogue
on
Race
In partnership with the Urban League of
Portland, the YWCA of Greater Portland
is hosting a free film screening of “Black
Girl in Suburbia” followed by a communi-
ty discussion with the Portland filmmaker
Melissa Lowery.
Lowery created “Black Girl in Suburbia”
as a way to spark an open dialogue about
race, identity, and perspective among all
people.
The YWCA
and other com-
munity
part-
ners are proud
to share this
thought-pro -
voking film as
it speaks direct-
ly to the mis-
sion of elimi-
nating racism
and
empow-
ering women.
Melissa Lowery
The hope is that
these discussions will allow us to look at
perceptions of ourselves, others and the
community we live in as a whole.
The community is invited to see the doc-
umentary on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m.
on the Cascade Campus of Portland Com-
munity College at 705 N. Killingsworth St.
“Black Girl in Suburbia,”
a documentary by
Portland filmmaker
Melissa Lowery, tackles
issues of race and
identity.