Controversial Documentary About Civil Rights Violations Commented by Southeastern Politicians Announces Showing at the Oriental Theater in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE – (Feb. 28,
2014) – Jim
Spodick, producers of the much-talked about documentary, Pattern or Practice,
has announced a second showing will take place on March 10, 2014 at 7 PM at Milwaukee’s
Oriental
Theater. Pattern or Practice
shows the life-changing side of racism and how denial and disbelief smooth one's conscience, but does nothing to
prevent the damages brought by bigotry and prejudice.
Pattern or Practice features restaurant bar
owners who had their licenses and businesses taken by city of Racine, Wis., elected
officials. The footage includes interviews with business owners who, with their
own words and emotions, outline the abuse and harassment they experienced at the
hands of the city of Racine.. The film uses documentation from actual committee
meetings, network news casts and articles that ran in the local newspaper.
“As
a property owner in Racine, I have been seeing firsthand the abuse and
mishandling of power that our elected officials have been implementing on our
city and citizens,” said Spodick. “I’d say things really starting escalating
over the past ten years. I was hearing and seeing stories of the travesties
that were taking place to business owners and knew I had to get involved to bring
awareness to what these politicians were and continue to do to our city.”
The
title, Pattern or Practice, comes
from the Justice Department term meaning: pattern of discrimination that has
been conducted against a group of persons or an issue of general public
importance. The film focuses on the practice of selective legal enforcement
that is enabled by a passive public perception of "I'm glad it's not
me". Racine County Supervisor and owner of the local black newspaper, Ken
Lumpkin, states "I was raised in Montgomery Alabama during the marches for
freedom with Dr. King and thought this type of activity was dead.”
“You
can’t turn on the news at night without hearing about political corruption in
one form or another and it’s not party-specific,” said Spodick. I want the
viewers of Pattern or Practice to see
the faces of these victims, listen to their stories and get angry….very angry.
I’m hoping this film will be a platform for citizens throughout the country to send
a message to their elected officials: “No more. Not on our watch and certainly
not with our vote!”
For
more information on the Pattern or
Practice, contact Jim Spodick at (262) 930-5467, patternorpractice@gmail.com
or visit patternorpractice.com.
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