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SUMMARY:Storming Caesars Palace Screening and Community Conversation
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Screening in partnership with the National Women's History Mus
 eum.\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/10366492
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 : auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p>Attend a special screening and d
 iscussion on the film&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.stormingcaesarspalace.com
 /"><em>Storming Caesars Palace</em></a>. During this free event\, watch th
 e award-winning film\, hear from filmmaker Hazel Gurland-Pooler\, Ruby Dun
 can&rsquo\;s daughter Sondra Phillips-Gilbert\, and more\, and connect wit
 h community members continuing Ruby Duncan&rsquo\;s legacy here in DC. Bef
 ore and after the event\, participants will have the opportunity to explor
 e the collections of&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/plan-visit/m
 artin-luther-king-jr-memorial-library/peoples-archive">The People&rsquo\;s
  Archive</a>&nbsp\;on the 4th floor\, as well as the exhibitions&nbsp\;<a 
 href="https://www.dclibrary.org/people"><em>Up from the People</em></a>&nb
 sp\;(4th floor) and&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.dclibrary.org/we-who-believ
 e-freedom-black-feminist-dc"><em>We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist
  DC</em></a>&nbsp\;(1st floor).</p>\n<p>When Ruby Duncan faces a fraud-obs
 essed welfare department\, she ignites &ldquo\;Mother Power\,&rdquo\; &nda
 sh\; a fiery combination of Feminism and Civil Rights activism &ndash\; mo
 bilizing her community to fight for dignity and an adequate income in 1970
 s Las Vegas. Ruby and a coalition of welfare mothers\, celebrities and act
 ivists take on racist politicians and the Vegas mob to organize a massive 
 protest that shut down Caesars Palace and drew national attention.&nbsp\;<
 /p>\n<p>Defying notions of the &lsquo\;welfare queen&rsquo\;\,&nbsp\;Storm
 ing Caesars Palace&nbsp\;reminds us that it is the disenfranchised who sta
 nd up for America&rsquo\;s principle of justice for all.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Fu
 rther details about special guests and speakers forthcoming. Register at t
 he&nbsp\;NWHM website&nbsp\;to sign-up for updates.</p>\n<p>This event is 
 free and open to the public. ASL interpretation will be provided.</p>\nhtt
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