Join us for a free screening of the award-winning documentary, “Left Behind,” followed by an expert Q&A panel.

Doors at 5 pm, film starts at 5:30 pm. Tickets are free, but you must register. Runtime 1 hour 14 min.

The film tells the inspiring story of a group of determined moms who band together to found the first public school for students with dyslexia in New York City—the largest school district in America.

Dyslexia impacts one in five children worldwide, yet while 20% of the population has this learning difference, a staggering 48% of incarcerated individuals are dyslexic. Families without financial means often lack access to essential testing and tailored curricula that their children desperately need. In a city like New York, where 70% of students are Black and Brown, around 200,000 children are left without the support they need to thrive. Kareem Weaver, who heads the Education Committee for the NAACP in Oakland, CA, and a key figure in our film, calls this the defining civil rights issue of our time.

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