Latest Past Events

2-Cent Retrospective Media Screening & Talk

5 to 7 pm – Enjoy a look back at the video shorts and media created by 2-Cent Entertainment —the youth education social enterprise co-founded by Bmike Odums that produced mixed-media content and events in the overlap between pop culture and social awareness. Celebrate the creativity and energy of this hip-hop-oriented, socially-minded, grassroots, entertainment company […]

Free Film Screening: Green

Join us for a screening in Freeman Auditorium of Laura Dunn's 2000 documentary Green which presents a sobering look at environmental concerns along the Mississippi Petrochemical Corridor from Baton Rouge to New Orleans. This event is produced in partnership with Howard-Tilton Memorial Library.

Free Film Screening: Women of Cancer Alley

Join director Anne Rolfes in Freeman Auditorium for a screening of her new documentary Women of Cancer Alley, followed by a conversation on citizen activism and environmental equality with Sharon Lavigne, founder of RISE ST. JAMES, who also appears in the film. This event is produced in partnership with The New Orleans Center for the […]