You are invited to attend the Washington, D.C. screening of GroundSpark's new retrospective documentary It's STILL Elementary, by Academy Award®-winning director Debra Chasnoff.

Please join us for the screening as we take stock of the progress that has been made since our groundbreaking film It's Elementary - Talking About Gay Issues in School was released over 10 years ago. After the screening there will be a reception with safe school activists from around the country.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

National Education Association Auditorium
1201 16th Street, NW at M Street
Washington, D.C.

6:00 pm Doors open for reception
6:30 pm Film screening and program
8:00 pm Light dinner and dessert

The event is free and open to the public. Identification required. Reservations are encouraged and can be made through www.groundspark.org or by calling 1.800.405.3322.

Co-sponsored by GroundSpark's Respect for All Project, the National Education Association and the National Safe Schools Roundtable.

It's Elementary was the first documentary film to make the case that all children are affected by anti-gay prejudice and that all adults have a responsibility to address it. The film helped fuel a national movement by providing educators and parents with inspiring examples of how schools could be inclusive and pro-active in talking to children about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

Hailed as “a model of intelligent directing” by International Documentary, The San Francisco Examiner said the film “could become one of the most important films ever devoted to lesbian and gay issues.” It’s Elementary continues to spark dialogue and change all over the world.

The new companion documentary, It’s STILL Elementary, follows up with the original participants and explores the impact It’s Elementary had on their lives. It looks at what happened when the film was screened across the country, and is a call to action for parents and educators to continue working for safe, inclusive schools.