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Director: Vicki Abeles
Join us Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00 for a special event screening of the documentary Counted Out – a film that shows us the power of math in our society, our economy, and our democracy.
FREE Admission – A ticket is required
Tickets can be picked up in-person in the Athena Cinema lobby prior to the event during our normal hours of operation, as well as at the event
About the film
In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the candidates who win elections, the education we have access to, the jobs we get — all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.
But whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy — whether we can speak the language of math — is a critical determinant of social and economic power.
With one of the most impactful elections of our generation already behind us, it’s critical to understand how the impact of math runs throughout our electoral process in ways most of us never notice — from gerrymandered voting districts and AI-created political ads to ballot measures and candidate choices.
Counted Out shows us the power of math that undergirds our democracy. Who holds that power? Who doesn’t? And how can we all speak the language of math to fully participate in a world that belongs to everyone?
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89 MIN
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