TITLE: Free Movie: Park West: Money, Power & The American Dream
The League of Women Voters of Central Vermont is proud to present a free screening of Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream on FEBRUARY 19 at 5:30 p.m. at Aldrich Public Library (Milne Community Room) in Barre.
In this documentary, Academy-award film-maker Alex Gibney presents his take on the gap between rich and poor Americans. Gibney contends that America’s richest citizens have “rigged the game in their favor,” and created unprecedented inequality in the United States.
Nowhere is this more evident than on Park Avenue in New York. 740 Park in Manhattan is currently home to the highest concentration of billionaires in the country. Across the river, less than five miles away, Park Avenue runs through the South Bronx, home to the poorest congressional district in the United States.
In Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream, Gibney states that while income disparity has always existed in the U.S., it has accelerated sharply over the last 40 years. As of 2010, the 400 richest Americans controlled more wealth than the bottom 50 percent of the populace — 150 million people. In the film, Gibney explains why he believes upward mobility is increasingly out of reach for the poor.
Based on Michael Gross's non-fiction bestseller "740 Park: The Story of the World’s Richest Apartment Building," this movie is part of the international WHY POVERTY? Project.
Following the film, League will host a discussion. Light refreshments will be served.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.
For information, contact Kate Rader, 802.229.4737.
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