A Better Way Film Screening & Community Conversation

The Weingart Foundation invites you to a special screening of A Better Way: Reverend James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence at the California African American Museum.

The evening will begin with a community reception, followed by the film screening and a panel conversation exploring how Rev. Lawson’s visionary strategies of nonviolent direct action shaped the Civil Rights Movement and continue to guide movements for justice today.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Registration & Reception | 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Welcome & Film Screening | 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Panel Conversation | 8:00 – 9:00 PM

California African American Museum
600 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037

Please complete the form below to RSVP today!

PANELISTS

Dr. Robert Ross
Board Chair
Weingart Foundation (Moderator)

Rev. Eddie Anderson
McCarty Memorial Christian Church

Pamela Tom
Producer, A Better Way: Reverend James Lawson, Architect of Nonviolence

Karla Zombro
Movement Training Director
California Calls