The First Step With Live Q&A Iowa City

Synopsis: Join us for a screening of "The First Step" followed by a live Q&A with state legislators and policy makers. In Iowa City, IA, the speakers attending will be Lance Kramer (filmmaker) and LaDrina Wilson (Iman Consulting). In "The First Step," a divided America, CNN host Van Jones attempts to bring people together to pass a landmark criminal justice bill — and finds himself under fire from all sides. While trying to pass a bipartisan bill through a polarized Congress, Jones is condemned by the right for his progressive beliefs — and by the left for working with conservatives. The film reveals an intimate portrait of an activist’s isolation and internal struggles as he fights to make change in a divided nation, and everyday people in both political parties drawn into a historic fight for freedom and justice.