FILM EXHIBIT SCHEDULE

 
Saturday, August 1
The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
Room: Stanbro
 
This year’s film exhibit is organized by Program Committee member Clare Weber, California State University, Dominguez Hills.
 
12:30PM – 2:10PM
IMAGINE IF YOU WERE POOR LIKE ME
 
CTV Productions produced this video for Mercy Connections. It features several women talking about what it’s like to live in poverty. A film that breaks stereotypes. It examines the personal struggles of women in poverty. The women featured in the documentary will be on hand to discuss the film and anti-poverty struggles.
 
 2:30PM – 4:10PM
BREAKTHROUGH
 
Breakthrough is an international human rights organization that uses education and popular culture to promote values of dignity, equality and justice. Breakthrough will be showing several music videos focusing on women’s rights, violence and HIV/AIDS. There is a curriculum that accompanies the videos. In addition, they have an amazing video game on detention and deportation for use in the classroom. Breakthrough human rights advocates will be presenting the videos and games and will be available for discussion.
 
4:30PM – 6:10PM
AN ARMY OF LABOR: THE BRACERO PROGRAM

Labor documentarian Vivan Price partners with Gilbert Gonzalez to reexamine the Bracero Program in light of current immigration issues, policies and injustices. Dr. Price will be on hand to discuss her work.

Vivian Price and Co-director Gilbert G. Gonzalez