BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8fd0aa3b-750c-41c6-8ff7-60fee3d37202.176065@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20170201T145304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T145304Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Theater SUMMARY:MSU Film Series: "Remembering 'The Normal Heart' Controversy in Sp ringfield\, MO" DESCRIPTION:The MSU Film Series presents a free screening of a new feature documentary\, "Remembering 'The Normal Heart' Controversy in Springfield \, MO."\n\n\nIn 1989\, the Southwest Missouri State University Theatre De pt. staged a production of The Normal Heart\, an autobiographical play by Larry Kramer about the politics and early stages of the AIDS epidemic in New York City. The goal of the production was to bring AIDS education an d awareness to students and the Springfield community. A state legislator formed a coalition called "Citizens Demanding Standards" with the goal o f stopping the production or censoring its content. The University stood firm in its position this would violate the Constitutional rights of its students and faculty. The controversy escalated to the national stage as the battle over public funding\, morality and free speech culminated in a n opening night act of violence that left the community stunned. Through personal stories and archival news footage\, the film explores the contro versy surrounding the production and is a sobering reminder that extreme views can incite extreme actions.\n\n\nAfter the screening\, executive pr oducer & MSU alum Patricia Moore and creative director Dax Bedell will di scuss the making of the film. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th e MSU Film Series presents a free screening&nbsp\;of a new feature docume ntary\, "Remembering 'The Normal Heart' Controversy in Springfield\, MO." </p>\n<p>In 1989\, the Southwest Missouri State University Theatre Dept. staged a production of The Normal Heart\, an autobiographical play by Lar ry Kramer about the politics and early stages of the AIDS epidemic in New York City. The goal of the production was to bring AIDS education and aw areness to students and the Springfield community. A state legislator for med a coalition called "Citizens Demanding Standards" with the goal of st opping the production or censoring its content. The University stood firm in its position this would violate the Constitutional rights of its stud ents and faculty. The controversy escalated to the national stage as the battle over public funding\, morality and free speech culminated in an op ening night act of violence that left the community stunned. Through pers onal stories and archival news footage\, the film explores the controvers y surrounding the production and is a sobering reminder that extreme view s can incite extreme actions.</p>\n<p>After the screening\, executive pro ducer &amp\; MSU alum Patricia Moore&nbsp\;and creative director Dax Bede ll will discuss the making of the film.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T220000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:94819.png CATEGORIES:Public END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR