Access Video On Demand provides countless ideas for engaging community programming, including titles on the #MeToo movement as well as the late physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., distracted driving, and the battle that started the American Civil War. Subscribers can also explore the complete calendar (accessible via the menu in the header, top left of any page in the platform) for the year’s milestones, holidays, and events—a great source for programming ideas throughout the year.

The #MeToo Movement

From Hollywood to the Olympics, in Congress and in the workplace, women and men are speaking out about sexual harassment. Access Video On Demand features recently added programs on this timely topic, including:

• Women Are Speaking Up about Sexual Harassment. Is a Sea Change Coming? (Item #145901)
• Low-Wage Immigrant Workers Are Especially Vulnerable to Sexual Abuse. How Can They Say #MeToo? (Item #145899)
• Ashley Judd—”I Had Found My Voice, and I Was Coming Right at Him” (Item #146104)
• Uma Thurman Breaks Silence on Harvey Weinstein with Instagram Post (Item #146106)
• Congresswoman Speaks Out about Alleged Sexual Harassment in Congress (Item #146105)
• Olympic Gymnast Claims Sexual Assault by Team Doctor (Item #146102)

Remembering Physicist Stephen Hawking, Died March 14, 2018

Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:

• Hawking (Item #58662)
• TEDTalks: Stephen Hawking—Asking Big Questions about the Universe (Item #48349)
• Genius by Stephen Hawking series (Item #129800)
• The Quantum Tamers: Revealing Our Weird and Wired Future (Item #41312)

50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., April 4, 1968

Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:

• Martin Luther King Jr. Delivers His “I Have Been to the Mountain Top” Speech (Item #38614)
• The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306 (Item #40368)
• Martin Luther King, Jr.: Look Here (Item #39058)
• A Bus for Martin Luther King (Item #145597)
• 40 Years Later: Our People (Item #140184)

April Is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:

• Deadly Driving Distractions: Texting, Cell Phones, and Other Killers (Item #41308)
• Shocking Videos Show Teen Drivers Moments before a Crash (Item #95270)
• Survival Tips for Teens: Defensive Driving, with Mike Pehl (Item #53613)
• Accidents Happen: What to Do When You’re in a Car Accident (Item #93737)

The Civil War Begins at Fort Sumter, April 12, 1861

Consider these titles for programming/patron interest:

• The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns series (Item #40976)
• Blood and Glory: The Civil War in Color (Item #130754)
• The Coming of the Civil War: Episode 9—A Biography of America (Item #111501)
• Forward to Sumter: The Beginning of the War between the States (Item #40511)
• Civil War Journal series (Item #42539)