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19
Shorewood Reads 2022: Dark Money Film Screening
Tuesday, April 19
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Shorewood Village Center
In the United States, "dark money" often refers to political spending by nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose their donors. Dark money is also front and center in our Shorewood Reads 2022 book, The Coyotes of Carthage by Steven Wright. Join us and take a deeper dive into what happens behind the scenes of campaigns and elections with an in-person film screening of Dark Money, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) POV documentary. Refreshments will be provided.
ABOUT DARK MONEY:
Dark Money is a political thriller that examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to the Montana frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide while following an intrepid local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Through this gripping story, Dark Money uncovers the shocking and vital truth of how American elections are bought and sold.
Dark Money is distributed by the as part of their POV series.
This event is part of our Shorewood Reads 2022 programming. Shorewood Reads 2022 is co-sponsored by the Shorewood Public Library with support from the Lange Bequest, the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library, and Boswell Book Company.
No registration required.