Free To Ride

Official Twitter of @Kirwaninstitute's #DCIFF2017 award winning documentary film about a #civilrights journey of a community gaining access to opportunity.

[Hasan Kwame Jeffries @ProfJeffries]

There are many films & documentaries about the Civil Rights Mvt that can actually help us make sense of the present moment.

I wrote #TwoThumbsUp as a guide for what to watch & what to avoid. Here it is, with links.

Thanks @uwiscpress & @ZinnEdProject!

https://t.co/9sprLr7nOD

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Yes! Local and midterm elections matter; that’s where bus stops and transit funding get shaped!

[YelloPain @YelloPain]

My Vote Don't Count 🤷🏼‍♂️
(Full video link below) ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/fDMajNEiBe

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Brilliant conversation about a solution to many of our environmental, economic, and equity challenges...and it’s hiding in plain sight 🚍

[Island Press @IslandPress]

There is a much older, much less sexy piece of machinery that could be the key to making our cities more sustainable, more liveable, and more fair: the humble bus. Listen to @shigashide on @99piorg discuss his new book Better Buses, Better Cities https://t.co/i0hq1sBMCj

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Glad you enjoyed it! What did it make you think about in your community, or how might it inspire your work?

[Cody Christensen @ctchristensen]

@FreeToRideFilm Great film! Thanks for sharing at #APAVA2019

[The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg]

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”

Happy birthday, Rosa Parks – born #OTD in 1913. #BlackHistoryMonth

[Andscape @andscape]

Today is the 106th birthday of civil rights activist, Rosa Parks. Parks became a prominent face of the civil rights movement after she was arrested and fined for refusing to give up her seat at the front of a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama on Dec. 1, 1955.

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Marked the public release of @FreeToRideFilm with @annfisherwosu today; glad to get to share this story with other communities working to expand opportunity to all.

[All Sides @WOSUAllSides]

Minorities and low-income communities still face hardships to accessing reliable and robust public transportation. https://t.co/AsFPIzjdOd

[Shannon Hardin @SG_Hardin]

@freetoridefilm, written and produced by our own Matt Martin (@urbanreform), is now streaming online! It's about transit, race, class, & equity in the Dayton area. To dive into these topics in cbus, check out this weekend's Transportation Innovation lab. https://t.co/DsRTw7neCG

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

At long last, @FreeToRideFilm is now free to stream online!

[The Kirwan Institute @KirwanInstitute]

We have some EXCITING news to share on this dreary day! @FreeToRideFilm is now available for FREE public streaming on our website! Visit https://t.co/7S2tg4WCL7 to stream today!!! #freetoride

[The Kirwan Institute @KirwanInstitute]

At COSI screening @FreeToRideFilm! Thank you to @tke_columbus @zorashouse614 and EmpowerBus for hosting this screening and important dialogue! #freetoride

[Mobility Lab @MobilityLabTeam]

Here's our take on why Nashville's transit referendum failed: its messaging was focused on development, not mobility. https://t.co/EiU6VKUhFQ

[Columbus Foundation @colsfoundation]

The Foundation's Matthew Martin & Carter Stewart of @DRKFoundation participate in a Q&A about @FreeToRideFilm—a #documentary produced by Martin & @KirwanInstitute about #publictransportation as a #civilrights issue. Watch the trailer: https://t.co/caWJCNaG4X

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Thanks to @TransitCenter and @joballam for hosting such an amazing conversation about the importance of equitable transit service and access to opportunity! https://t.co/6R9jllZXSe

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Because of the effects of housing segregation, transportation remains a critical link to opportunity, especially for folks striving to get out of homelessness or poverty. #HousingOhio18 https://t.co/MZ7oY1FzSW

[Ms. Smith, Esq. @MsSmithEsq]

.@FreeToRideFilm is an excellent catalyst for thinking about how transit issues impact not only the day to day of peoples' lives, but systemic #racialjustice #civilrights #socialjustice work. (thank you @KirwanInstitute & @WK_Kellogg_Fdn) https://t.co/7EW3i4lnKO

[Washington Council of Lawyers @WashLawyers]

Thank you @FreeToRideFilm and @KirwanInstitute for making such a powerful film. Next up: our panel. #RacialJustice

[ColorOfChange @ColorOfChange]

Dec. 1st, 1955: 42-year-old Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man on a Montgomery bus.

“People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired... but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in”

[CTAA @OfficialCTAA]

62 years ago today. This simple sign, affixed to a seat on a @RideOnMCT bus, is a good reminder of the importance of #transit.

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Always great to shed light by drawing connections between NIMBYism in transportation and housing. https://t.co/PVpkL6Zyyl

[Ohio Housing Finance Agency @OhioHousing]

Attendees view Free to Ride by @KirwanInstitute about whether public transportation is a civil rights issue.

[Free To Ride @FreeToRideFilm]

Screening next Tuesday at 4pm; don’t miss your next chance to see @FreeToRideFilm https://t.co/DdYukwPtQK

[Ohio Housing Finance Agency @OhioHousing]

The Ohio Housing Conference starts next week! Don't forget to pick what sessions you want to attend: https://t.co/Di1wnvicYL