The Fire Next Time

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Event Date: Wednesday April 20, 2005
Time: 6:45 P.M.
Location: Langdell North, Harvard Law School

Film and Discussion with:
Lawrence Susskind, MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program
Patrice O’Neill
Pam Calvert, The Working Group

THE FIRE NEXT TIME chronicles two years in the life of a dangerously divided town in Northwest Montana where hate and intolerance manifest themselves in a community polarized by rapid change, economic displacement and environmental issues.

Following the film, MIT and HLS Visiting Professor Lawrence Susskind will moderate a discussion with Executive Producer Patrice O’Neill and Co-Producer Pam Calvert on issues raised in the documentary.

Free admission, pizza, and drinks.

Running time: 82 min.

PON will host an an in-depth conversation about issues raised in The Fire Next Time, with producers O’Neill and Calvert leading a brainstorming session on possible ways to use the July national PBS broadcast of the film as a tool for public engagement on these issues, on April 21 — click here for more information.

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