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Port Coquitlam Social Justice Film Festival: June 8-9 2012 |
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May 21, 2012 at 04:40 PM |
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TRINITY UNITED CHURCH 2211 Prairie Ave (at Shaughnessy) ADMISSION BY DONATION June 8, 7 pm - Film "Enemy Aliens" - a film about a stateless Palestinian, swept up with hundreds of other Muslims in the US, all victims of post-9/11 Islamaphobia. The films maker notes the parallels with the injustice inflicted upon the Japanese during World War 11.
June 9 - 10 a.m. Film "Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague" - when the next pandemic takes place, are we prepared to defeat it, or would we repeat the same mistakes of the past? 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. - A TED Production: "Learning from a Barefoot Movement" A film about empowering people in rural India.
Lunch available at $6.00 - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (two venues)- Film "The End of Poverty" The problem exists because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies. Asks why 20% of the world's population uses 80% of its resources. Narrated by Martin Sheen Film "Eco Pirate" - the story of the controversial founder of Greenpeace--a man on a mission to save the planet and its oceans.
- 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Two venues)- Film "A Step Into Darkness" - an award-winning film about an Iraqi girl, who is the survivor of a mistaken Allied military raid, only to be captured by Islamic militants. Film "The Last Continent" - a look at the environmental impact of modern life on the continent of Antarctica and the importance of that continent in the survival of our species.
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