ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)Wednesday, February 1 through Wednesday, April 25, 9:30-11:30 am
Twice-weekly classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages begin Monday, January 30 and continue on Mondays and Wednesdays until April 25th at the Wilton Library given by Westport Continuing Education. Testing and registration required (Placement testing at Wilton Library, Wednesday, January 18, from 9:30-11:30 am).
Reel Mondays: MISS REPRESENTATIONMonday March 12, 7-9 pm
MISS REPRESENTATION is the third offering in a new series of quarterly, thought-provoking documentaries brought to you on Monday evenings by the League of Women Voters and Wilton Library. When MISS REPRESENTATION premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, audiences were riveted, and Oprah Winfrey acquired its broadcast rights. Writer/Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom interwove stories from teenage girls with provocative interviews from the likes of Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Lisa Ling, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Rosario Dawson, Dr. Jackson Katz, Dr. Jean Kilbourne, and Gloria Steinem to give us an inside look at the media and its message. As the most persuasive and pervasive force of communication in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that a woman’s primary value lay in her youth, beauty and sexuality—and not in her capacity as a leader, making it difficult for women to obtain leadership positions and for girls to reach their full potential. The film accumulates startling facts and statistics that leave audiences shaken, armed with a new perspective, and asking the question, “What can we do?” Jennifer Siebel Newsom graduated with honors from both Stanford University and Stanford Business School. She worked overseas with Conservation International, a global environmental organization, where her primary focus was providing micro-enterprise opportunities to women. Jennifer founded Girls Club Entertainment to develop and produce independent films that empower women. Discussion following the film led by Kathleen Reeves, a graduate of Wilton High School and Yale University, who recently completed a Master’s degree in Humanities and Social Thought at NYU. Kathleen writes about women’s issues for the website RH Reality Check and about books for the web magazine Bookslut. She lives in Brooklyn. Refreshments served. Co-sponsored by the Wilton League of Women Voters and Wilton Library. Registration recommended.
Click here to view the trailer.
And don’t forget to mark your calendars for the remaining film in the series:
