RTC to present Higher Ground premiere
The Research and Training Center on Community Living at the Institute on Community Integration
is pleased to announce the premiere of Higher Ground, from award-winning film producer Jerry Smith.
Thursday, November 15
Mary McEvoy Room
(325 Education Sciences Building)
2:30 to 4:00 p.m.
When Hurricane Katrina struck the city of New Orleans on August 29, 2005, hundreds of people with developmental disabilities were displaced. Roads were severely crowded or impassable. Cell phones didn't work. Many didn't know where their family members were. And yet direct support professionals stayed with those they supported and made sure everyone evacuated to higher ground. For months, these dedicated women and men, working long hours for low pay, put others before themselves, providing care and support with improvised resources.
For more information about Jerry Smith and RTCMedia, visit rtcmedia.umn.edu.