“There should be some celebration. And not just for promoting it to other people, but promoting Birmingham to Birminghamians.' That's the simple idea behind this weekend's free 205 Day, a pep rally celebrating Birmingham’s history, culture and future. 🎉
a documentary about the effects a federally-backed urban renewal program had on Vinegar Hill, an African American neighborhood in the heart of Charlottesville, Va.
Mays said the film sets the stage for conversations about similar programs in Birmingham, particularly the civil rights distinct. She said people often wonder why the area has so many churches, but so few houses.there. They just didn’t spring up churches absent a population to attend them.”for a podcast-style conversation about the films and the future of urbanism in Birmingham and the region.during the World Urban Forum in Poland.
Mays hopes to make the festival an annual event. She wants to expand the festival to different locations around the city, as well as showcase local filmmakers and host workshops. “So it’s not just movies, but also scholarly presentations, workshops, and activations that permeate out into the city,” said Mays.
Overall, the theme of 205 Day will focus on four questions: What do we want the city to be? What is the city right now? Who gets to decide what it is and how are we experiencing it?“It’s really about the upbeatness. The pride of being from the 205 and the joy that you experience here,” said Mays. “It’s not only the burden of trauma and high murder rates and all these legacy issues. Not to demean those issues, but [I want to] bring joy up to the same level in context.
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