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PTSA President Maria Rohlsson, <a href="mailto:mariarohlsson@sbcglobal.net">mariarohlsson@sbcglobal.net</a></span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Berkeley High PTSA invites you
to a <b>FREE</b></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> screening of </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif"">the 2015 Sundance award-winning
film <b><i>The Mask You Live In</i></b></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">, <span style="color:black">followed by a conversation with Ashanti Branch, founder of the Ever Forward Club, whose work is featured in the film. </span><span> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif"">The screening will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10th</span></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif"">, in the Florence Schwimley Little Theater on Allston Way. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 45pt 0.0001pt"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif"">The Mask You Live In </span></i></b></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif"">takes a deep look at the damaging effects of our culture’s narrow definition of masculinity. <span style="color:rgb(77,77,77)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">From suicide to substance abuse to violence, society's narrow definition of what it means to "be a man" is creating a host of unintended consequences, for young men as individuals and for our society as a whole.</span></span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 45pt 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Pressured by the media, their peer group, and even the adults in
their lives, the boys and men in the film confront messages encouraging them to
disconnect from their emotions, devalue authentic friendships, objectify and degrade
women, and resolve conflicts through violence. These gender stereotypes interconnect
with race, class, and circumstance, creating a maze of identity issues boys and
young men must navigate to become “real” men. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif""></span></p><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Are you ready to witness and create some positive change?</span><span style="font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> Whether you are the parent of a girl or a boy, a teacher, administrator, counselor, student, safety officer - this film is a must-see. </span></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 34pt 0.0001pt 45pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc45-ptHMxo&authuser=0" target="_blank">Preview YouTube video The Mask You Live In - Trailer</a></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif""></span></p></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(79,129,189);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">_____________________________</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif""></span></p>
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