"This is [Not] Who We Are" Free Film Screening - RSVP Required

RSVP directly here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/this-is-not-who-we-are-tickets-590744220867

https://www.thisisnotwhowearefilm.com/

Join  Being Better Neighbors, the Town of Erie, and the High Plains Library  District on an afternoon playing a local film. The event will be limited  to 200 people on a first come, first serve basis.

Excerpt from the film:

Boulder,  Colorado, prides itself on being beautiful, welcoming, and inclusive.  However, in 2019, racially-charged and dangerous policing involving a  Black university student made national news. The documentary film, This  Is [Not] Who We Are, explores the gap between Boulder’s self-image and  the more complex lived experiences—both historical and contemporary—of  its Black citizens.

Black people have lived in Boulder  continuously for nearly 150 years, but their history is not well known.  Black families faced discrimination in housing, employment, education,  health care, criminal justice, and social activities. By the 1920’s,  Boulder had become a rallying point for the Ku Klux Klan. In the 1970s  employment and housing opened up, but many problems remain. Although the  particulars of Boulder’s history are unique, its social trajectory into  the 21st century is nevertheless emblematic of many cities across the  country that struggle to reconcile their liberal politics with the  reality of their communities.

This is [Not] Who We Are braids the  lived experiences of Black characters ranging in age from 12 to 78. Some  stories are searing, while others are hopeful. The film seeks to open a  space for dialogue among Boulderites and about cities like Boulder,  overwhelmingly white, wealthy, and conflicted about issues of diversity,  inclusion, and equity. Is a more economically and racially diverse  future possible, both in Boulder and in cities like it across America?