INC NEWS - Regarding the cross burnings last week

[Regina deLacy]

A Community Response to the Recent Cross Burnings in Durham, NC

WHAT: Showing of the award winning documentary film, "An Unlikley 
Friendship," a panel discussion with local community and civil rights 
leaders, and community sharing

WHEN: Thursday, June 2, from 7 p.m. ? 9 p.m.

WHERE: B.N. Duke Auditorium at NC Central University

ORGANIZING PARTNERS: Character Development Group, The City of Durham, NC 
Central University, and Duke University

DONATION: $1.00 to help offset security costs for the event

CONTACT: Stacy Shelp-Peck, Character Development Group, at (919) 
967-2110 or sshelp at charactereducation.com

Security Note: All attendees will have to go through a metal detector 
prior to entry into the building.

About "An Unlikley Friendship"
"Their story is one of redemption. It?s one of the most important 
documentaries I?ve seen and may be the most hopeful film in years." 
?Studs Terkel

In the early 1970s, when Durham, N.C., was experiencing acrimonious 
racial tensions, Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, 
the Exalted Grand Cyclops of the Durham Ku Klux Klan, were appointed to 
co-chair a community committee to resolve problems arising from a 
court-ordered desegregation of the schools. Through working together and 
getting to know each other as humans, they formed a deep and loving 
friendship that continues to this day. "An Unlikely Friendship" has been 
screened at film festivals across the country and is the winner of 
several "best documentary short" awards.

"An Unlikely Friendship" is an inspiring film about the remarkable 
relationship between an outspoken African-American activist and an 
embittered Ku Klux Klansman. The story of the unexpected alliance and 
lifelong friendship that grows between them is both moving and 
empowering. Told in their own words, this rich and compelling story of 
the common-sense search for common ground and overcoming hatred is as 
down-to-earth as the protagonists themselves.

PANEL MEMBERS and SPECIAL GUESTS:
   Mayor William Bell, Durham (Invited)
   Dr. James Ammons, chancellor of NC Central University (Confirmed)
   Dr. Richard Brodhead, president of Duke University (Invited)
   Diane Bloom, director and filmmaker of "An Unlikley Friendship" 
(Confirmed)
   Ben Reese, vice president in charge of Institutional Equity, Duke 
University (Confirmed)
   Ann Atwater, civil rights activist and one of the stars of "An 
Unlikley Friendship" (Invited)
   Rev. Gene Hatley, pastor of Barbee?s Missionary Baptist Church, 
president of the Chapel Hill/Carboro Ministerial Alliance, and winner of 
the 2005 NAACP Community Service Award, Chapel Hill (Confirmed)
   Rev. James Pike, pastor of Olin T. Binkley Memorial Baptist Church 
(Confirmed)
   Mary Ann Black, associate vice president of Community Affairs for 
Duke University Health System and former  Durham County Commissioner 
(Confirmed)
   Larry Holtz, chair of the Durham Human Relations Commission (Invited)