Age Group:
Adult- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
Description
Join us for a screening of the documentary Cooked: Survival by Zip Code, followed by a facilitated discussion.
About the Film
Filmmaker Judith Helfand investigates a tragic 1995 heat wave in which 739 citizens died, most of them poor, elderly, and African American. Behind the shocking headlines she finds a “slow-motion disaster” fueled by poverty, economics, social isolation, and racism. Not rated.
Hosted in partnership with the Town of West Hartford's Office of Employee Development & Community Engagement.
Registration required. Registration opens one month before the program at 7:00pm.
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