Reel and Meal at the New Deal

Reel and Meal is a monthly film series at the New Deal Cafe exploring vital environmental, animal rights, and social justice issues. Admission to the film is always free, sponsored by several Greenbelt community organizations. Contributions are gladly accepted to cover each month’s donation to a non-profit organization.

Reel and Meal events are in-person (limited seating) and online via Zoom. Each month registration links will be posted here.  You can also reach out to Reel and Meal at .

Date: Third Monday of every month
Time: The free film starts at 6pm or 6:30pm.
Dinner: See event for cafe dining details.
Location: Online or at the New Deal Cafe at 113 Centerway in historic Greenbelt, MD
Public transportation: The cafe is accessible by Metro Bus P20 from the Greenbelt Metro station.
Joining from Zoom and living locally: You can find take out plant-based options at the cafe as well as:

  • Greenbelt Co-Op: ( Tofu Bahn Mi sandwich (self service deli); Veggie spring roll; Greek Table Shepherd’s Pie; Channa Masal (refrigerated case); Dodah’s cakes for desert, among many others)
  • SunRise Caribbean Restaurant (menu)
  • Cedars of Lebanon (menu)

August 19, 2024

The Cost of Inheritance

The Cost of Inheritance traces our nation’s legacy of systemic inequities, introducing audiences to descendants of enslaved persons and slave owners, profiling their complex intertwined histories, and detailing how their quest to bridge divides galvanized them to seek reparations together. It examines how reparations are defined and for whom they are sought.

Briayna Cuffie, founder of the Annapolis-based organization Reparations4Slavery, appears in the film and will be at the film to tell about her work and lead a discussion afterwards.

The is guest hosted by the same team that brought Traces of the Trade to the Reel and Meal in September, 2023, and sponsored the racial justice dialogue series, Sacred Ground. The team seeks to encourage community conversation related to the work of the Greenbelt Reparations Commission, and will also introduce its new monthly series for creating community conversation in Greenbelt about the issues related to reparations and reconciliation.

Please join us in person or via Zoom for this timely film. The Zoom room opens at 6:45pm, and the film begins at 7pm. Prior registration is required for Zoom attendance: https://tinyurl.com/ReelnMealAug2024

For more information, contact Joy Allchin at .

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