Documentaries explore hate crimes, immigration laws
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The Moab Valley Multicultural Center has announced planned showings of two documentaries, as part of the MVMC’s ongoing “Cultural Connections” program.

The MVMC will present a screening of “A Dream in Doubt,” on Tuesday, June 29. The 2007 documentary explores racism and hate crimes against people of Middle Eastern descent, following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Balbir Singh Sodhi, a 52-year-old Sikh gas-station owner from Mesa, Ariz., was one of the first victims of such violence, shot to death by a local man four days after 9/11.

On Wednesday, June 30, MVMC will present “Crossing Arizona,” a film about the effects of Arizona’s new immigration laws. The new documentary examines the border crisis through the eyes of those directly affected by it – frustrated ranchers who make daily repairs to cut fences and pick up trash that endangers their livestock and livelihoods; humanitarian groups that place water stations in the desert in an attempt to save lives; political activists who rally against anti-migrant ballot initiatives and fear mongering; and farmers who depend on the illegal work force. The film also looks at the Minutemen, an armed citizen patrol group taking border security into their own hands.

Both films will be shown at 6 p.m.at the Grand County Public Library. A discussion will follow the screenings.
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