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Nearly 200 Philadelphia students treated to free screening of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Nearly 200 students from two local nonprofits, the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia and Girls Incorporated, received a free screening of the iconic “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” movie.

“I feel like it’s going to be a really good movie,” said 4th grader Keymaurre Graham.

“I’m interested in film and filmmaking so I really like analyzing how the characters are portraying the roles, how they’re showing their emotions and how it affects the audience,” said 11th grader Morgan Hicks.

6abc and Disney Studio Marketing made the screening possible, investing in students in underserved communities.

“There’s something to seeing yourself reflected on the big screen,” said Niki Hawkins, vice president of community engagement at 6abc. “I think it’s important that if you have a dream, if you have a desire to become successful in any realm. It’s important to have those images accessible, available and plentiful to our young people.”

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register