Free screening & discussion of “The Bad Kids” movie

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    When:
    November 16, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    2017-11-16T18:00:00-07:00
    2017-11-16T21:00:00-07:00
    Where:
    UA Modern Languages Building
    1423 E University Blvd
    Tucson, AZ 85719
    USA
    Community Events Tucson AZ
    "The Bad Kids" Dawn Penich Thacker Jacob Bricca Mojave Desert OFA - AZ Organizing for America - Arizona Save Our Schools Arizona UA Modern Language Building

    “At a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that, more than academics, it is love, empathy and life skills that give at-risk students command of their own futures. This coming-of-agestory watches education combat the crippling effects of poverty on the lives of these so-called “bad kids.””

    Immediately following the screening, one of the film’s editors, University of Arizona Professor Jacob Bricca, along with Dawn Penich Thacker, communications director for Save Our Schools Arizona, will discuss prioritizing education in Arizona.

    http://www.thebadkidsmovie.com/#the-bad-kids

    Trailer of the film:  http://www.thebadkidsmovie.com/trailer/

     

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    Carolyn Classen
    Carolyn Classen
    Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, a life long Democrat, was born & raised in the State of Hawaii, was a Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Capitol Hill, and practiced law for a while. In Tucson she worked as a tribal staff attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and later was the Interim Executive Director of the now defunct Domestic Violence Commission. In 2008 she became a “My Tucson” guest columnist for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, then continued blogging for Tucsoncitizen.com for over four and a half years. Her blogsite was entitled “Carolyn’s Community” about community events and some political news, until Gannett Publishing shut down the site on January 31, 2014. She started with Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014. Part time she has been sitting as a Hearing Officer in Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts Small Claims Division since April, 2005. She is married to University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen, a native of Germany. They have one son, who lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and daughter. She is also the Editor of the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition website, www.southernazjapan.org (since Jan. 2013).

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