Live from Main Street Sat July 12

From Brave New Films:

Dear Jennifer,

Our friends at the Media Consortium are taping Live From Main Street, a televised town hall event in Miami this coming Saturday, and you are invited!

The town hall will be a unique discussion exploring how Miami communities and grassroots groups are facing the economic crunch and working to build a stronger sustainable city for generations to come.

If you arrive early, you can score a free DVD with all five episodes of our documentary series This Brave Nation, along with Laura Flanders' new book Blue Grit.

Here are the details:

WHAT: "Magic City, Hard Times: How is Miami Facing the Economic Crisis and Working Toward a Sustainable Future?"

Hosted by GRITtv's Laura Flanders and Miami's own WEDR/ 99 JAMZ's Cheryl Mizell, with:

Gihan Perera, Co-founder and Executive Director of the Miami Workers Center.
Max Rameau, Founder/Author Take Back The Land
Barbara Jordan, Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Carolina Delgado, Jobs with Justice Campaign Membership Director
Sonia Succar, Chairperson of Emerging Green Builders of South Florida
And more!

With performances by spoken word artists Rebecca "Butterfly" Vaughns and Poetic Vibez

http://livefrommainstreet.org/

WHEN: Saturday July 12 at 3pm (doors open at 2pm)

WHERE: The Lyric Theater
819 NW 2nd Ave (in Overtown)
Miami, FL 33136

COST: FREE, but seating is limited, so please arrive early.

You can RSVP for preferred seating, but there will be general admission seating available the day of the event, you just have to get there early. RSVP: http://livefrommainstreet.com/content/RSVP

If I lived anywhere near Miami, I would totally be there.

All the best,
Jim Gilliam
Brave New Films

P.S. Here's a trailer for the event you can pass around to get your friends excited:

http://bravenewfilms.org/watch/21339503/44911

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