The Reckoning

The Reckoning

In honor of International Human Rights Day on December 10 and the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 63 years ago, the Cedar Valley, Iowa, chapter of the United Nations Association (UNA) will be hosting three screenings of The Reckoning at various locations throughout the Cedar Falls/Waterloo metropolitan area. Each screening will be followed by a facilitated discussion.

Iowa UNA is a state-wide organization providing grassroots support for the United Nations system and is committed to creating a globally engaged Iowa. Iowa UNA is an affiliate of the UNA-USA and has chapters across Iowa.

Co-sponsors of this exciting screening series include Waterloo NAACP, UNI-STAND, the Peace and Justice Center of the Cedar Valley, Iowa Peace Network, UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, Waterloo Commission on Human Rights, the Black Hawk-Bremer League of Women Voters, and the Cedar Falls Commission on Human Rights.

Find details on the screenings below! For additional event information, contact Jo Ann Finkenbinder at 319-266-7756.

And stay tuned for the broadcast date for the latest film from The Reckoning filmmakers, Granito: How To Nail a Dictator, which will be part of POV’s 25th anniversary season!

Waterloo, IA

The Reckoning
Monday, December 5, 2011, 7:00 PM
The first screening in the series will take place at the Jubilee UMC Resource Center in Waterloo, 1621 E. 4th St.

Cedar Falls, IA

The Reckoning
Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 7:00 PM
Swing by the Curris Business Building (Rm 229) on the University of Northern Iowa campus for the second screening of the series. To find your way around the UNI campus, take a virtual tour!

Cedar Falls, IA

The Reckoning
Monday, December 12, 2011, 6:30 PM
The third and last screening will take place at the Cedar Falls Public Library at 524 Main Street.

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Jamie Dobie
Jamie worked in the Community Engagement and Education Department at POV from 2010 to 2013. Prior to joining POV in 2010, Jamie worked at Northwestern University's satellite campus in Doha, Qatar, where she was part of the team tasked with setting up the school's film and journalism programs in the Middle East. She has worked in various capacities on many documentary film crews around the world, including productions in West Africa, and has worked closely with acclaimed filmmaker Margaret Brown. Jamie has also previously worked in the exhibition department at the Field Museum of Natural History and the education and cinema programming departments at the Block Museum of Art. She holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in Radio/TV/Film and African Studies.