<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span>Dear Section Members:</span></font></span></p>
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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span>Questions about poverty, income inequality,
and social justice intersect with our work as health educators and promoters. The film <i>American Winter</i> provides an immediate,
local learning opportunity. </span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span>The documentary follows eight
Portland-area families living through the “Great Recession” during the winter
of 2012. </span>The work of Emmy-winning filmmakers Joe<span> </span>and Harry
Gantz (HBO’s “Taxicab Confessions,” “The Defenders”), <i>American Winter</i> has aired on HBO and toured the festival circuit.<span>           </span></font></span></p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Check out the trailer: <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://youtu.be/wJJR3lG72AA" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/wJJR3lG72AA</a></span></u><span></span></font></span></p>

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Thanks to the generous support of Portland Community College, the film is coming to the Rock Creek campus. It will
be shown at <span><span>4pm on Thursday, May 1st</span></span>. </font></span></p><div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><img src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif"></font></span></div>


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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>Please come. It's a serious film, followed by a panel discussion,
including speakers from the Portland State University Poverty
Institute, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon, the Oregon Child Development
Coalition, Oregon Women, Infants and Children Program, and Worksystems, Inc.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">

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</font></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>I’m attaching a flyer, please share widely. The event is free of charge and open to the public.<br></font></span></p><br><p class="MsoNormal">
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me: </p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Alissa
Leavitt <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">

</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:971-722-7767" value="+19717227767" target="_blank">971-722-7767</a></p>

<a href="mailto:alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu" target="_blank">alissa.leavitt@pcc.edu</a> <br><br></div>Thank you,<br><br>Alissa<br clear="all"><div><br>-- <br>Alissa Gabrielle Leavitt, MPH, CHES<br><a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com" target="_blank">green.alissa@gmail.com</a><br>
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