About this Event
A free community screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary film CRIP CAMP will be followed by a conversation with filmmakers Nicole Newnham and Jim Lebrecht moderated by Niema Jordan of Cinemama.
CRIP CAMP: A Disability Revolution tells the story of a groundbreaking summer camp that galvanizes a group of teens with disabilities to help build a movement, forging a new path toward greater equality.
The March 14 event is the first in a series of celebrated California documentary films supported by critical — and threatened — public funding sources, such as the NEH, NEA, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB), and more. Help us launch this collaboration between libraries, documentarians and community-based organizations — and imagine other creative public programs we'll dream up together.
All library locations and restrooms are accessible. Please contact the libraries with any questions or concerns about accessibility.
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MORE INFORMATION
On March 14, 2026, The RENEGADE HUMANITIES COLLECTIVE kicks off a series of celebrated California documentary films supported by public funding. The free, public events are an opportunity for the filmmakers and guests to talk about the social good the films inspire and the role of public support and access in the life of the projects.
The organizers invite you to be part of launching this collaboration between libraries, documentarians and community-based organizations — and imagine other creative public programs we'll dream up together.
The RENEGADE HUMANITIES COLLECTIVE began organizing in early 2025 to defend and strengthen community-based humanities programming, and promote opportunities for people to engage in shared learning and dialogue.
We are independent filmmakers and filmgoers, librarians and library patrons, museum professionals and museum goers, teachers and students, and others who care deeply about the future of the humanities in California and beyond.
We share the belief that the humanities help communities navigate change and difficult experiences in times of crisis and change — by exploring our place in the world and our relationships to others through creative interpretation and expression. They preserve the world’s many histories and cultures and amplify their voices. The humanities expand educational access and inform contemporary debates.
Today, as state and federal humanities organizations are being compromised and eliminated, the humanities are even more critical. We have seen a rich tradition of public support for the humanities eroding, with shifts that undermine the integrity of our public organizations, including the claw back of grants made by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the shuttering of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The Series Events —
CRIP CAMP: A Disability Revolution, March 14 at 2pm, Oakland Main Library
ADIOS AMOR: The Search for Maria Moreno, March 21 at 3pm, Oakland Public Library’s César E. Chávez Branch
NEW WAVE, May 16 at 2pm, San Leandro Main Library
NO STRAIGHT LINES: The Rise of Queer Comics, June 13 at 2pm, Berkeley Public Library’s Tarea Hall Pittman Branch
Agenda
CRIP CAMP kicks off Free Public Screening Series
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Oakland Public Library, 125 14th Street, Oakland, United States
USD 0.00
