All at Detroit Mercy are invited to screen the award-winning documentary, “Aftershock” on Tuesday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. in Life Sciences Building, Room 113.
A panel discussion featuring faculty from the College of Health Professions will immediately follow the screening.
The screening and panel discussion is presented by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.
The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022 and won the Special Jury Award: Impact for Change, follows the journey of two families whose grief leads them to become “ardent activists in the maternal health space, seeking justice through legislation, medical accountability, community, and the power of art.” Midwives, physicians, and a “growing brotherhood of Black fathers” are among those highlighted in their demands for systemic and antiracist change in the medical system.
For more information about this and other programming, contact the ODEI or Women’s and Gender Studies Program.