Santa Monica College Presents Free Screening of Documentary “We Were All Here” Sept. 20

Santa Monica College Presents Free Screening of Documentary “We Were All Here” Sept. 20

Latinx/e Heritage Month Event Includes Audience Q&A with Directors Dan Kwong and Paulina Sahagun

SANTA MONICA, CA — As one of its many events and activities honoring Latinx/e Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Santa Monica College (SMC) will present a free screening and discussion of “We Were All Here,” a documentary that takes a look at the history of Santa Monica's Pico Neighborhood, the longtime home of the area’s Latinx, Black, and Asian families. A discussion and audience Q&A with the collaborative video project’s directors — artists Dan Kwong and Paulina Sahagun — will follow the screening.

The screening will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 3:30 p.m. in the Student Services Center (SSC) Orientation Hall on the main SMC Campus, located at 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Seating is strictly on a first-arrival basis.

Sponsors who contributed and supported Latinx/e Heritage Month at SMC include the SMC Associates (smc.edu/associates); SMC Adelante Program; Associated Students of SMC; SMC Community and Academic Relations; SMC Counseling; SMC Division of Equity, Pathways, & Inclusion (EPI); SMC Latino Center; SMC Latinx Collective; and SMC Student Equity Center (SEC).

Additional Latinx/e Heritage Month activities and events can be found posted at smc.edu/lhm and available by calling 310-434-4408.

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