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JOIN US for an Exciting Season of New Exhibits and Programming

Hello from the Museum!

ope you are enjoying this very busy “season” in Southwest House gave a most insightful presentation on the current state of
Florida! We have hosted a record number of school field international human rights and pro-democracy movements. He was
Htrips and private group tours, as well as many visitors well qualified to speak on the subject due to personal contacts with
from all over the country. If you would like more information people on the ground in those movements. Net funds raised benefited
about the variety of tour options we offer, please email David our education programs.
Nelson at David@hmcec.org. Museum Education Specialist David Nelson and Keith
“Movies that Matter” Stringfellow, a USHMM Teaching Fellow from Winter Haven,
Each year, the Human Rights Film Coalition of Southwest Florida, conducted a Spring Teacher Workshop at the museum.
Florida presents a series of outstanding documentaries for Participants in the all-day session represented elementary, middle and
community viewing and discussion with a panel of experts on the high schools and college from across Southwest Florida.
topic. This year, the series was re-named “Movies That Matter The Boxcar Exhibit, on loan to the museum from F.E. and Jack
SWFL - The Steve Brazina Memorial Film Series” to honor the Nortman and The Boxcar Foundation, will be at the Lehigh Acres
late Steve Brazina. Steve was instrumental in founding the series Middle School this month, and then it travels to the Punta Gorda
and arranging film selections. Library for May.
Some previous “Movies That Matter” topics included human “Two Regimes,” our temporary
trafficking, hunger and homelessness, exhibit in the Estelle and Stuart Price
and the plight of farmworkers. This Gallery is on display through April.
year’s topics have included real estate Through special arrangement, giclée
redlining and race relations. prints of some of the paintings in the
The final film discussion of this exhibit by Artist Nadia Werbitzky are
year’s series will be via Zoom on available for $35 plus tax. Please contact
Wednesday, May 3 from Museum Curator Cody Rademacher at
4:00–5:00 p.m. EST. We’ll discuss Cody@hmcec.org for more information.
the documentary “APART.” Construction continues to progress on our new North Wing. The
The film looks at the impact of interior walls are now up and lighting and new window installations
incarceration on drug-related are nearly complete. The additional space will allow for a new
charges on women and their classroom, an Auschwitz Gallery and another Gallery for Other
families. “APART” follows Tomika, Genocides and Human Rights, larger temporary exhibit space, and
Amanda, and Malika as they try to more. Upon completion, the museum will increase from 6,000 square
restore family life during and after feet to 9,600 square feet. This will allow us to serve thousands more
their prison terms. Zoom panelists will include Tammy Franklin, students and guests each year. North Wing naming opportunities are
Associate Director, Academy Programs at Prison Fellowship. available.
Prison volunteers shaped her life. Today, Tammy is bringing that Many thanks to our 2022-2023 "Movies That Matter" Series Sponsors:
same ray of hope back to incarcerated women. Also joining the Sustainer: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP, Debbie Laites and Ben
panel will be a representative from Avow's counseling program for Z. Post; Supporter: Rhonda Brazina, FineMark National Bank & Trust,
children with incarcerated parents. One week prior to the Zoom Habitat for Humanity of Collier County; Patron: Marcy Aizenshtat,
discussion, a link to watch "APART" will be sent to all RSVPs. A Monica and Allan Goodwin, Barbara Kanter, Jenny and Mel Kaplan, Ida
link to the Zoom will be sent 24 hours before the program. Please and Jeff Margolis, Marci Margolis, Alys Morande.
our website to RSVP – www.hmcec.org. For more information on making a gift to help us grow, please contact
Other Museum News … 239-263-9200 or susan@hmcec.org.
Thank you to our sponsors and all who attended our annual
Triumph event at the Arthrex Conference Center. The event was a
great success! Guest speaker Michael Abramowitz from Freedom
We look forward to seeing you at the museum soon!
We look f orward to seeing you at the museum soon!

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