Alpha Gamma Xi

Black History Month Film: Brother Outsider

Date: Feb 26, 2018 at 7:00pm to 9:30pm
During his 60-year career as an activist, organizer and "troublemaker," Bayard Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the American civil rights movement. In 1963, Rustin brought his unique skills to the crowning glory of his civil rights career: his work organizing the March on Washington, the biggest protest America had ever seen. But his open homosexuality forced him to remain in the background, marking him again and again as a "brother outsider." Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin combines rare archival footage — some of it never before broadcast in the U.S. — with provocative interviews to illuminate the life and work of a forgotten prophet of social change. There will be a discussion following the film viewing. P.S. Advisor Laura Gentner will be leading this discussion in her role as Coordinator of LGBTQ+ Support Services.