"A Harlem Mother" & Beyond Bullets Videos Screen in Harlem |

In honor of all our friends and colleagues in the Harlem community, American Friends Service Committee, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, DCTV & award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ivana Todorovic, would like to invite you to an evening of anti–gun violence short films and community discussion in Harlem.

Tuesday, July 27th at 7:00PM, we will be screening Ivana’s short film, “A Harlem Mother”, and a series of 2-minute videos from DCTV’s anti-gun violence campaign, Beyond Bullets. Ronald Merritt, 23-year-old anti-gun violence activist from Jamaica, Queens, will host the event and lead the audience in a discussion about the issue of gun violence in the Harlem community.

Event Details:

AFSC, DCTV, NYAGV & Ivana Todorovic present:
“A Harlem Mother” & “Beyond Bullets”
Tuesday, July 27th 2010
7:00PM
Samuel's Temple Church
75 East 125th Street
New York, NY 10035

This event is FREE and all are welcome. Light food and drink will be served.

About “A Harlem Mother”
In 1998, 18-year-old LaTraun Parker made a documentary about the difficulties of growing up in Harlem. Eight years later he was shot dead on the street. Today his mother Jean Corbett-Parker fights youth gun violence and helps other parents survive the pain through her organization, Harlem Mothers SAVE. Weaving footage from LaTraun’s own film with scenes from Jean’s new life today, “A Harlem Mother” is a short documentary that tells this tragic and inspirational story from the dual perspectives of mother and son. For more info and to watch the trailer, visit www.aharlemmother.com

About Beyond Bullets
Beyond Bullets is DCTV's media campaign to increase awareness about our nation's gun violence epidemic and how it impacts communities, and to draw attention to the people who are working to prevent violence across the country against great odds. For more information or to get involved with this campaign, visit www.beyondbullets.org

About American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Our work is based on the principles of the Religious Society of Friends, the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. For more information or to get involved with AFSC, visit www.afsc.org