The group will meet every other month to exchange ways to help others in our community. At each meeting members will learn of specific needs and hardships that need to be addressed and how we can use our own skills to come up with the remedies. This is an opportunity for people to make a difference in other people's lives and to have a positive impact in our community. First meeting will take place in March. Everyone is encouraged to come to the screening of Super Amigos to get inspired and hear from a grassroots organizer. All ages encouraged and welcome.
Share Our Voices Winter Series: Museum of Natural History Margaret Mead Traveling Film and Video Festival
The Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival is "the longest-running, premiere showcase for international documentaries in the United States. The Festival is distinguished by its outstanding selection of titles, which tackle diverse and challenging subjects, representing a range of issues and perspectives". The WFLC is bringing 3 of these films to the Shoreline. Each screening and discussion takes place at the Carriage House from 7- 9 pm.
Thursday, January 29 On Rethinking Gender in Iran: The Birthday
Facilitator: TBA
Negin Kianfar and Daisy Mohr. 63 min. Iran/The Netherlands
Sexuality remains bound to tradition in modern Iran, and yet within this rigid structure, transsexuals find a government supportive of their desire to be reborn through surgery. This sensitive portrait offers a window into the complex issues of gender and sexuality in an Islamic society.
Thursday, February 12 Lucha Libre Activista: Super Amigos
Arturo Perez Torres. 82 min. Mexico/Canada
Facilitator: Jennifer Just, former CT Field Organizer for the Obama campaign
Outfitted in the regalia of the Lucha Libre, five former professional wrestlers in Mexico City don the personas of superheroes to fight injustice and inspire others within their local communities. Combining live action and comic book-style animation, the film follows the caped crusaders - Super Barrio, Super Animal, Super Ecologista, Super Gay, and Fray Tormenta - on their mission to protect the underdog. A true story that will inspire all ages.
Thursday, February 26 On Aids in Africa: Today the Hawk Takes One Chick
Jane Gillooly. 72 minutes Swaiziland/US
Facilitator: TBA
The Lubombo region of Swaziland suffers from the world's highest prevalence of HIV and a life expectancy that has dropped to 32 years. In this small, landlocked country in southern Africa, a generation of parents has died, leaving the grandparents in charge of the children as well as responsible for retaining the threads of the fraying traditional life. Presented without an overt narrative structure or narration, the film's drama emerges from the steady accumulation of details that tell a greater story of family in a world dictated by AIDS.
“SHARE OUR VOICES” Ongoing Discussion Series at Women & Family Life Center
In this era of information technology, we have access to infinite sources of news and information – we can easily become experts on a topic and we can just as easily become overwhelmed by the endless flow of information. Coming together to share our knowledge, opinions and questions through discussion is an exceptional opportunity to connect and to broaden our understanding of issues that affect us all. “Share Our Voices” will offer a seasonal discussion series on timely topics.
January 26
Child Care Today, Getting it Right for Everyone
Share Our Voices Winter Discussion Series The Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival
JAN 29 The Birthday FEB 12 Super Amigos FEB 26 Today the Hawk Takes One Chick
February Film Screening of American Teen: The Movie
