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Synopsis

Equality U is an intimate and compelling journey across America, and back, with 33 young activists on the Soulforce Equality Ride. The Equality Riders set out in March 2006 on a two-month bus tour to conservative Christian and military colleges where it is against school policy to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgendered. At these schools, LGBT students are frequently expelled for coming out.

Along the way, we get to know the Riders as they attempt to exercise relentless non-violent resistance at each stop and face arrest for trespassing on campuses that don't want them. They eventually must confront the controversial question: "Do schools ultimately have the right to decide who does and doesn't belong?" The Riders also struggle with internal conflict, as they attempt to build a movement in seven weeks from within a traveling coach bus.

Can this small group of activists change a nation as their bus rolls down the highway? How will the road change them?

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Region Code: 1
UPC: 812142010317
ISBN: B003F32YGC
Catalog #: DV3060222

Studio : Cinevolve

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

Customer Reviews

A Documentary

Amos Lassen wrote on 04/10/2010:

"EQUALITY U"
A Documentary
Amos Lassen
Dave O'Brien gives us his film about gay college activists. He followed a group of them as they want on tour to a number of schools who were known to be anti-gay and he gives us a straightforward look at what happened.
Thirty-three young activists took part in the Soulforce Equality Ride that lasted two months and went cross country with the purpose of confronting discrimination practices at nineteen religious, conservative and military colleges. These young activists were being themselves as they stood up to a great deal of prejudice. The film focuses on seven of the members of the group and two other students that were met along the way. Haven Herrin (23) and Josh Reitan (23) were the group leaders and we watch as they take on the job of activists. They are forced to deal with conflict within the group itself as well as what came from outside. The group is non violent and they face being arrested for trespassing and they are forced to deal with the questions as to whether schools have the right to decide who learns there and who doesn't. They did find some straight students who were interested in opening a dialog with them and we wonder if this group of activists will be able to change the way things are. Our group claims to be queer and Christian but what will happen to their faith when they have so much opposition? Then there are the students that they helped come to terms with their sexuality and we wonder what happens to them--are they just left behind?
This is a highly personal movie that is enlightening. We see the story through the eyes of the participants and we see them fight and make mistakes but above all we see the future of the GLBT community and we are very lucky to have their record.