THUR | JAN 8 | 7pm | DISCUSSION FOLLOWS

TULIA TEXAS A film by Cassandra Herrman and Kelly Whalen
A lone undercover cop moves into a small farming town. By the end of the blazing summer of 1999, 46 people are arrested for selling cocaine—nearly all of them African American. It was heralded as one of the biggest drug busts in Texas history, until a team of lawyers set out to uncover the truth.

Featuring Special Guest Speaker: Jeff Wagner, Host of The Jeff Wagner Show on AM 620 WTMJ radio.

FREE and open to the public

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Tags: films, mptv

December 10 | 7pm Innovation Theater | Discussion Follows

Healthcare: The Wisconsin Prescription

The stories of real people facing serious healthcare challenges are presented, including a mother with brain cancer, a man with multiple sclerosis, and a young cancer survivor who cannot get health insurance for herself or her employees. Karen Timberlake, Secretary of Health Services for Wisconsin, and State Senators Karen Vinehout and Glenn Grothman–who represent differing viewpoints on the Healthcare debate in the Wisconsin legislature are also interviewed.

Following the film screening, the audience will have an opportunity to participate in open discussion with individuals featured in the film.

The screening is free and open to the public.

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Tags: films, healthcare, mptv

THUR | OCT 16 | 7pm Innovation Theater | Discussion Follows

Remember Chicago, 1968? Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters stormed the Democratic convention, setting off a chain of explosive and violent confrontations with the police. Well, now history has a new look.

Join us for this bold and original animation that recreates the wild antics of the infamous Chicago Conspiracy Trial and features archival footage and a powerful soundtrack will take you back to the streets of Chicago during that unforgettable summer.

The screening of Chicago 10 is followed by an open discussion led by Kristen Foster, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of History with specialties in early American history and American cultural/intellectual history. She also taught a senior seminar on the Revolution(s) of the Sixties in the United States, focusing a good deal of time on the 1968 convention in Chicago.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Contains some adult language and adult situations and may not be suitable for all audiences.

An ITVS Production.

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Tags: Animation, Cinema, mptv