Nationally Acclaimed film "Soul Food Junkies" to be shown in Kentucky between March 25 and 28, 2013

LEXINGTON, Ky. - March 12, 2013 - PRLog -- ***************
Media Release Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Contact: Jim Embry, 859-270-3699

Save the Date: March 26, 2013

... and join us for the film showing of SOUL FOOD JUNKIES at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky!

An inspiring evening of film screening, healthy soul food samples, information tables, speakers and discussion!

Come and learn the benefits of eating a healthy soul food diet and living a healthy lifestyle!

WHEN: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 (6 - 9 PM)

WHERE: Lyric Theatre, 300 E. 3rd St.; Lexington, Kentucky

ENTRY: Free admission (please RSVP at: 859-270-3699 or embryjim@gmail.com and more info at: http://sustainlex.org/)

WHAT: 6 PM - tables with healthy living info, recipes, and healthy soul food sampling. 6:45 PM film screening followed by Question and Answer (Q&A) with filmmaker Byron Hurt and local panel

POETRY: by Frank X Walker, Poet Laureate of Kentucky

WHY: Diet-related chronic diseases are now a serious global public health problem. Health disparities remain widespread among members of racial and ethnic minority populations. Traditional-style soul foods along with fast foods have been blamed for the abnormally high rates of high blood pressure, diabetes, certain cancers and heart disease by African Americans. The film Soul Food Junkies can be used as a resource to advocate for programs, regulations, and policies that serve to eliminate health disparities disproportionately affecting the African American community.

Promotion: We want to fill up the Lyric Theatre which seats 500+ people. Our web site (http://sustainlex.org/) has Soul Food Junkies' resource materials.

OTHER MOVIE SHOWINGS:
There will be other Soul Food Junkies film screenings in Louisville, Kentucky on Monday, March 25 at the University of Louisville (2 PM) & the Muhammad Ali Center (6 PM) and Thursday, March 28 at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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for more information, contact

jim embry
859-270-3699
Lexington, Kentucky
Sustainable Communities Network, http://sustainlex.org/