Gender Revolution: Film Screening and Q&A

This event is co-presented by The Jewish Education Project, JCC Manhattan, BBYO, NFTY, METNY USY, Keshet, and Moving Traditions. 

JOIN US on Tuesday, March 21st at 6:30PM for an interview with Katie Couric and film screening followed by Q&A with therapist Jean Malpas, featured in the documentary, and Alyx Bernstein, New York area Jewish teen who will speak about her experience. 

Katie Couric sets out across America to meet with leading scientists, surgeons, and experts in their field to answer questions about gender identity. She speaks with the ordinary people who find their bodies and their lives on the front line of a rapidly changing world. This film examines the roles of science, politics, and culture in relation to gender, shedding light on countless untold stories of struggle, understanding, ignorance, and love.

In 2017, National Geographic magazine and the National Geographic Channel are joining forces to help us all understand more about the meaning of gender. In both daily life and political discourse, gender has become an increasingly frequent topic. This special edition of National Geographic magazine, Gender Revolution, and the documentary film of the same name are efforts to allay confusion and misinformation; they provide a wealth of facts, images, and ideas about gender and how it is expressed in our contemporary world.

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This is part of the Teens Thrive series of workshops, designed to help Jewish educators understand their role in helping teens grow into thriving young adults. 

"Who Am I?" 
This is the first "existential" question that teens ask themselves and the first question we asked in the new teen outcomes framework. 

"With whom and what am I connected?" 
This is the second question teens ask as they develop their sense of self and grapple with spirituality. 

The workshops emerge out of the Generation Now research conducted last year, which guides us as we create teen programming that can help teens develop a stronger sense of self (outcome #1) and develop their capacity (skills and language) to grapple with and express their spiritual journeys (outcome #10). Jewish educators can in fact play a critical part in helping teens thrive.