The Springfield ACLU chapter hosts an evening focused on immigration policy and civil rights with a free Liberty Brew & View screening of Two Americans followed by guest speaker Jeff Biggers.
The film is Two Americans.
Enter the heart of an American family living in the shadows of a state that has criminalized their existence. Walk the beat of the nation’s most recognized lawman as he stares down charges of his own.Followed by guest speaker Jeff Biggers, author of State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream. Biggers previously authored Reckoning at Eagle Creek and frequently writes about environmental issues.
The parents of 9-year-old Katherine Figueroa are arrested when America’s Toughest Sheriff raids a Phoenix carwash suspected of hiring illegal workers. As young Kathy fights to save her parents from deportation, a community group succeeds in pressuring the County Board to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s spending priorities. When the sheriff retaliates against his political foes, his actions spark outrage, and a federal investigation.
It's Tuesday, November 19, 7:00pm in the theater room at Capital City Bar & Grill in Springfield.