The Unitarian Universalist Church, in con-
junction with VegSarasota, will hold a public
screening of the 2013 documentary A Place at
the Table on Saturday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at
the Unitarian Universalist Church of Sarasota,
located at 3975 Fruitville Road in Sarasota.
Admission will be free, but food and cash
donations will be accepted at the door, a news
release says.
"The film examines the extent and causes
of hunger in America," the release says.
Following the showing, a panel-audience dis-
cussion will be held, focusing on the film and
local hunger issues, initiatives and needs.
Panel members will be Jennifer Hayes, man-
ager of the BackPack Kids Program at All
Faiths Food Bank; Michelle Anderson, stu-
dent activities coordinator and head of the
Law Academy at Booker High School; and
Susan Chapman, Sarasota city commissioner.
The panel moderator will be Don Hall, direc-
tor of Transition Sarasota.
Regarding the film, the release points out,
"Fifty million people in the U.S., including
one in four children, do not know where their
next meal is coming from. Directors Kristi
Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine the
issue of hunger in America through the lens of
three people struggling with food insecurity:
Barbie, a single Philadelphia mother who grew
up in poverty and is trying to provide a better
life for her two kids; Rosie, a Colorado fifth-
grader who often has to depend on friends
and neighbors to feed her and has trouble
concentrating in school; and Tremonica, a
Mississippi second-grader whose asthma and
health issues are exacerbated by the largely
empty calories her hardworking mother can
afford."
The release adds, "Ultimately, A Place at the
Table shows us how hunger poses serious
economic, social and cultural implications for
our nation, and that it could be solved once
and for all, if the American public decides …
that making healthy food available and afford-
able is in the best interest of us all."
For more information, email justice@uusara-
sota.org or call 371-5944.
PROGRAM TO FOCUS ON THE ISSUE OF HUNGER IN SARASOTA
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