The University is hosting a special, free showing of the documentary “A Place at the Table: One Nation. Underfed.” at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1, at the Sewanee Union Theater. The movie is rated PG and has a runtime of 84 minutes.
“A Place at the Table” tells the powerful stories of three families who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. The film shows how food insecurity could be solved forever, once the American public decides—as they have in the past—that ending hunger is in the best interest of us all.
Through a partnership between the University’s Community Engaged Learning and Bonner Leaders Programs and Otey Memorial Parish, the Community Action Committee will be accepting donations of canned goods, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, etc.), and other household necessities such as diapers and toothpaste. Donations will be distributed to needy families in the local area.
The Community Action Committee , an outreach program of Otey Memorial Parish with a community board of directors, provides assistance to families in need. Community Engaged Learning is the University of the South’s academic community engagement program, and its Bonner Leaders program is one of its service internship programs.
A discussion of the documentary will be at 10 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, at Brooks Hall, Otey Memorial Parish.
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