RI Humanities

  • ABOUT
    • HISTORY & MISSION
    • STAFF & BOARD
  • GRANTS
    • GRANTMAKING
    • RI CHARG (with RISCA)
    • FEATURED GRANTS
    • RECENT GRANTS
  • INITIATIVES
    • RI CIVIC HEALTH INDEX
    • CULTURE IS KEY
      • Culture is Key: Advisory Committee
      • Culture is Key: Pilot Projects
    • RHODE TOUR
    • EXPANSION ARTS
    • INITIATIVE ARCHIVE
      • CATALYZING NEWPORT
      • PELL HUMANITIES INITIATIVE
      • (PRESS)ED Podcast Series
      • PULITZER SERIES
      • RI Arts and Culture Research Fellowship
      • XIX: Shall Not Be Denied
  • GET INVOLVED
    • DONATE
    • PARTICIPATE
    • CELEBRATE
      • 2022 Celebration Honoree & Speaker Information
    • ADVOCATE
  • CALENDAR
  • NEWS
    • Humanities In Context
Rhode Island is bursting with opportunities for cultural and historic engagement. Bookmark this page to stay up to date on exciting events near you hosted by the Humanities Council, our grantees, and community organizations.

WANT TO SHARE AN EVENT ?

Use our online submissions form to add your Humanities event to our calendar.
Submissions must be made one week in advance of event, and will be posted on approval by Council staff.
SUBMIT YOUR EVENT
Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Bending The Arc – newportFILM Outdoors

August 10, 2017 @ 8:05 pm - 9:45 pm

| $05

Event Navigation

Join us for a newportFILM Outdoors screening of BENDING THE ARC with Dr. Jim Yong Kim, current president of the World Bank!

BENDING THE ARC
newportFILM Outdoors presented by Lila Delman Real Estate International

Thursday, August 10
Ochre Court Lawn, Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Court Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island

6:05PM – Venue & food vendors open
6:50PM – Live music by the Newport String Project​
8:05PM – Film followed by discussion with Dr. Jim Yong Kim (President of the World Bank Group) & producer Cori Shepherd Stern, moderated by Kim Ghattas, BBC Journalist

SUGGESTED DONATION: $5
RSVP: bit.ly/ArcDoc

EVENT DETAILS:
– Free popcorn courtesy of St. Michael’s Country Day School
– On-site food vendors: Boru Noodle Bar, A Fork In The Road, Tricycle Ice Cream
– BYO picnic, blankets & chairs
– Bike racks on-site provided by Bike Newport
– Rain Venue: Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody Street, Newport

ABOUT THE FILM:
“Stirring.” – Variety

Thirty years ago, a group of improbable heroes came together on a mission that was both medical and moral, and, by everyone’s estimation other than their own, highly unlikely to succeed. Their goal was simple but daring: to make high quality healthcare available to everyone, even in the world’s poorest countries. Fighting entrenched diseases, political and bureaucratic machinery, and the charity-industrial complex itself, these crusaders forced the international community to embrace the idea that health care must be a basic human right in every society, and went ahead to provide it. In doing so, they have changed the lives of millions of people across the globe. Told through interviews, rare archival material and on-the-ground contemporary footage featuring Dr. Paul Farmer (legendary founder of Partners In Health), Dr. Jim Yong Kim (maverick President of the World Bank Group), and Dr. Agnes Binagwaho (controversial Health Minister of Rwanda), the film is an emotionally charged, dramatic and inspiring journey with these brilliant and headstrong heroes.

Details

Date:
August 10, 2017
Time:
8:05 pm - 9:45 pm
Cost:
$05
Event Category:
Community Events
Website:
bit.ly/ArcDoc

Venue

Ochre Court Lawn, Salve Regina Univeristy
100 Ochre Court Avenue
Newport, RI 02840 United States

Organizer

newportFILM
Phone:
4016492784
Email:
info@newportfilm.com
Website:
https://bit.ly/BeingAPDoc
+ Google Calendar+ iCal Export

Event Navigation

  • « May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers – newportFILM Outdoors
  • A Culture of Corruption: The Apothecary’s Tale »

QUICK LINKS

Board of Directors Login
Grant Archive Digital Library
Donate to the Council
Credits

MAILING LIST

Want to be the first to hear about all the humanities related news and updates? Get on the list!
JOIN

CONNECT

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

CONTACT

  401-273-2250

  401-454-4872
  131 Washington St., Suite 210
      Providence, RI 02903

Copyright © 2023 Rhode Island Council for the Humanities · Website design & development by //DESIGN AGENCY//