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:2f7e2f3a-0096-432c-a672-9b352c001b3b.176070@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20170201T174844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170201T174844Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Plaster Union Theatre SUMMARY:Remembering the Normal Heart Controversy DESCRIPTION:The premiere of a new documentary "Remembering the Normal Hear t Controversy in Springfield\, Missouri\," sponsored by the Department of Media\, Journalism and Film at MSU\, will be on Saturday\, February 11 a t 7:00 PM at the Plaster Union Theatre.\n\n\nIn the fall of 1989\, The So uthwest Missouri State University (now MSU) Theatre Department decided to produce The Normal Heart\, and autobiographical play by Larry Kramer abo ut the politics and early stages of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.   The Department wanted to bring AIDS education and awareness to students a nd the local community. \n\n\nWhen a local conservative state legislator read the play and was offended by its content\, she organized a large coa lition of like-minded individuals calling itself "Citizens Demanding Stan dards." Their goal was to stop production of the play or to censor its co ntent.  The University stood firm in its position that stopping the play would violate the Constitutional Rights of students and faculty.  \n\n\nT he controversy escalated to the national stage as the battle over public funding\, morality and free speech culminated in an opening night act of violence that left the community stunned.  Through personal stories and a rchival news footage this film explores the controversy surrounding the 1 989 production and is a sobering reminder that extreme views can incite e xtreme actions.   X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p cl ass="MsoNormal">The premiere of a new documentary "Remembering the Normal Heart Controversy in Springfield\, Missouri\," sponsored by the Departme nt of Media\, Journalism and Film at MSU\, will be on Saturday\, February 11 at 7:00 PM at the Plaster Union Theatre.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">In the fall of 1989\, The Southwest Missouri State University (now MSU) The atre Department decided to produce&nbsp\;<i>The Normal Heart</i>\, and au tobiographical play by Larry Kramer about the politics and early stages o f the AIDS epidemic in New York City. &nbsp\;The Department wanted to bri ng AIDS education and awareness to students and the&nbsp\;local&nbsp\;com munity.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">When a local conservative state legislator read the play and was offended by its content\, she organized a large coalition of like-minded individuals calling&nbsp\;itself "Citize ns Demanding Standards." Their goal was to stop production of the play or to censor its content. &nbsp\;The University stood firm in its position that stopping the&nbsp\;play would violate the&nbsp\;Constitutional Right s of students and faculty. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">The&nbsp\;co ntroversy escalated to the national stage as the battle over public fundi ng\, morality and free speech culminated in an opening night act of viole nce that left the community stunned. &nbsp\;Through personal stories and archival news footage this film explores the controversy surrounding the 1989 production and is a sobering&nbsp\;reminder that extreme views can i ncite extreme actions. &nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>< /body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170211T000000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:94824.jpg CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR