Twenty-seven year veteran english teacher Connie Heermann, who was suspended for a unprecedented 18 months for using the Freedom Writers Diary in her classroom, was asked to host a seminar on censorship on Thursday, August 21st at 6 p.m., at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA).
The IMA event will start with the screening of the hollywood movie, Freedom Writers, inspired by real english teacher Erin Gruwell. Heermann, who has close ties to Gruwell, will give a speech on censorship and answer questions regarding her sentence with the Perry Township School Board and her relationship with the Freedom Writer Teachers' movement.
Admission is free. Seating is limited to 170 persons.
For more information, visit the Indianapolis Museum of Art website:
http://www.imamuseum.org/calendar/calind