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“The Right to Read” film screening
Feb. 26, Monday @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Join us at the library on Monday, February 26 at 5 p.m. for a free screening of the new documentary, “The Right to Read,” which shares the stories of an activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read.
When a child can’t read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. That’s why Oakland-based NAACP activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction. “What good is winning the right to vote if we can’t even read the ballot?” Fed up with the bleak reading scores in his own community, Kareem files a petition with the Oakland Unified School District demanding change.
This event is co-sponsored by WI Reads, the Children’s Dyslexia Center, and the Friends of the Library. Refreshments will be served. A brief discussion will follow the film.