February 17, 2021
HEINZ HISTORY CENTER – Virtual screening & discussion with Derrick Evans
A free, public screening of Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek will be followed by a conversation with protagonist Derrick Evans, Camila Rivera-Tinsley, director of the Frick Environmental Center and director of education for the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, and Samuel Black, Director of African American Programs at the Senator John Heinz History Center, and filmmaker Leah Mahan. This event is part of the From Slavery to Freedom Film Series hosted by the Heinz History Center in partnership with the Frick Environmental Center. Visit heinzhistorycenter.org/events to register for this virtual program.
February 24, 2021
TAKING NATURE BLACK – Virtual screening & discussion with Derrick Evans
Hosted by The Audubon Naturalist Society. This year’s TAKING NATURE BLACK conference theme is Call and Response: Elevating our Stories, Naturally!, and features more than 40 speakers on topics from climate change to environmental justice and environmental joy. A screening of Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek will be followed by a conversation with protagonist Derrick Evans and journalist Brentin Mock, staffwriter at CityLab and contributor to #400Souls. Visit anshome.org/taking-nature-black/ to register for the conference.
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