What is the Helms Forum?
Helms Forum provides us with the unique opportunity to promote the values of the Helms Center in various formats. Throughout the year we offer speakers, films and other types of presentations on critical topics, keeping with the mission of the Helms Center.
For a list of past events, please see below. To hear more about upcoming Helms Forum events, register for e-mail updates.
Upcoming Event:
Join us for the Charlotte premiere of
The Singing Revolution
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Ballantyne Village Theatre
There is no cost to attend this event!
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As part of the Helms Forum Series, the Jesse Helms Center will premiere the first Charlotte area screening of the award winning documentary The Singing Revolution on October 21, 2008 at 7 pm at the Ballantyne Village Theatre.
Through historic footage and one-of-a-kind interviews, The Singing Revolution tells the powerful story of Estonia's peaceful path to freedom. In 1991, hundreds of thousands of Estonians gathered to sing forbidden songs, defying decades of Soviet occupation. Their compelling and forceful songs led to their independence, and their charge helped herald the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The late Nobel Laureate and economist Milton Friedman called the movie a wonderful film, and said that it will "unquestionably have the effect of strengthening the belief in freedom on the part of anybody who watches it." The Singing Revolution has been screened across the country and received several awards including "Most Inspirational Film" in the 2008 Boulder International Film Festival and "Best Documentary" in the 2007 Savannah Film Festival.
Tickets for the screening are free, but must be reserved in advance. To reserve tickets please click here OR call us at (704) 233-1776 ext. 8.
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