Tonight: Arrive early for screening of documentary on RFK's visit to South Africa

Organizers of tonight's screening and discussion of the documetary "RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope" anticipate a large crowd and are encouraging attendees to arrive by 6 p.m.

The program, scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, will feature producer/co-director Larry Shore of Hunter College and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Maryland lieutenant governor and the eldest child of Ethel and Robert F. Kennedy.

The sold-out event is sponsored by the Club's International Correspondents Committee. The Embassy of South Africa is participating. Shore, who was born in South Africa, was an anti-apartheid activist.

The discussion will explore questions such as: How do the issues of today mirror our history?

"RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope" continues to attract public interest as South Africa and the United States contend with ongoing racial and economic disparities. The documentary connects the struggle for equality in both countries and the ongoing struggles for democracy and human rights around the world.

Featuring archival footage with interviews in South Africa and the United States, the film tells the little-known story of Sen. Robert Kennedy’s June 1966 visit to South Africa during the worst years of apartheid. It follows Kennedy’s five-day visit, his famous “Day of Affirmation” speech at the University of Cape Town and his visit to Stellenbosch, the pro-apartheid Afrikaans university.