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)
Power to Heal is an hour-long public television documentary that tells a poignant chapter in the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans.
Come learn how the twin struggles of racial justice and health care intersect. By threatening to withhold federal funding from any hospital that practiced racial discrimination, the implementation of Medicare in 1965 helped desegregate 2000 American hospitals virtually overnight. Lyndon Johnson sent 1,000 inspectors south who determined that half of southern hospitals remained segregated and would lose funding because of it. Medicare is an important civil rights achievement.
A panel-led discussion about inequality in healthcare today and the movement for universal health care follows the film.
Co-sponsored by Health Care is a Human Right and the Peace & Justice Coalition.
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