Penn State Harrisburg’s Kulkarni Cultural Arts Series, in partnership with the Harrisburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will present a screening of the film “An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State Harrisburg’s Kulkarni Cultural Arts Series, in partnership with the Harrisburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will present a screening of the film “An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23.
The film will be followed by a discussion with Mulholland, a civil rights activist and the subject of the film, and her son, award-winning filmmaker Loki Mulholland.
The screening will be held in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, in the Student Enrichment Center on campus.
Penn State students can attend the event for free and can receive a complimentary copy of Loki Mulholland's book, “Get Back to the Counter,” while supplies last.
Others can purchase tickets online or at the door. Tickets are $15 for the screening only, or $25 for the screening and the book.
“An Ordinary Hero” is an empowering tribute to the human spirit that aims to inspire people to do what is right even when it isn’t easy. By the time she was 23 years old, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland participated in over 50 sit-ins and demonstrations including the Freedom Rides, the Jackson Woolworth’s Sit-In, the March on Washington, the Meredith March and the Selma to Montgomery March.
She is the first white soror of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and Loki Mulholland is an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Their foundation, the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation, has many civic-minded goals aimed at fighting against inequity and offers micro-scholarships for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
