Sample email announcement for screening event

Dear [Name],

Please join [Organization Name] and [Additional Organization Name, if needed] for a screening and discussion of Not In Our Town’s new documentary, Minnesota Neighbors, at [Venue] in [City], [State], on [Day of week], [Month] [Day], [Year] at [Time].

Minnesota Neighbors profiles the brave actions of Minnesota residents during ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. Portraits in the film include immigrants bravely speaking up, clergy, journalists, teachers, local officials, doctors, restaurateurs, unions, business owners and families who overcame their own fears to stand up for each other and for our freedoms as Americans. Their stories provide guidance, hope and inspiration for communities everywhere.

You can watch the film trailer online here.

Our film screening will be followed by a discussion about what each of us can do to foster community security and strengthen relationships and solidarity in [name of town] and [add other goals for your screening or other events you’re holding, such as a vigil or community photo].

Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10. Tickets are required and can be reserved through [link to event ticketing].

We hope you will join us in sharing these stories and help gather our community to learn how we can stand together when neighbors are threatened. Please help us spread the word by sharing the online event listing and the attached flyer.

For more information about the screening, please contact [your name] at [your contact information]. To learn more about Not In Our Town, please visit NIOT.org.

We hope to see you at [Venue] on [Date]!

Thank you,