Join me at Endicott College for a Special Screening and Discussion of “A Place at the Table”: A new documentary that exposes the reality of the hunger epidemic in our nation today

50 Million Americans. That’s how many people in our country don’t know where they’re going to find their next meal. In order to bring attention to this critical issue, I have joined with Endicott College to host a special screening and discussion of "A Place at the Table," a new documentary that exposes the reality of the hunger epidemic in our nation today. I invite students and local residents to join us on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00 pm for this event.

Following the documentary, I will moderate a Q&A with local advocates and professors on the prevalence of hunger in our communities and what needs to be done to fix it. According to a 2006 report by the Boston non-profit, Project Bread, the incidence of hunger in Peabody, Salem, and Gloucester is six times greater than the statewide average. One out of every three children in those towns lives in a family that struggles to put food on the table.

Entrance is free and open to the public, but donations of non-perishable foods to Beverly Bootstraps are welcome.

All the details you need to join us are below. We hope to see you there.

WHO:  Congressman Tierney

Julie LaFontaine of The Open Door

Patricia Baker of the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

Endicott College professors Nathalie Saltikoff, Joyce Shaw, & Michael Kilburn

WHAT:   Special screening and discussion of "A Place at the Table," a new documentary that exposes the reality of the hunger epidemic in our nation today.

WHEN:  Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Screening at 7:00 pm, discussion to directly follow

WHERE:  Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College
376 Hale Street, Beverly, MA 01915