Social Justice Film Festival - Katarina Taikon
Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 6pm
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Roma activist Katarina Taikon was born in a tent and came to change the course of Swedish history. Denied education, she learned to read in her late twenties, and later, with her stories about a Romani girl, became one of the most-read authors of children’s books in Sweden.
(Gellert Tamas & Lawen Mohtadi, 90 min, Sweden)
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Right to Be Rescued
During Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, many people with disabilities died because the city’s emergency planning did not account for their needs. This documentary tells their stories and shares what New Orleans and other cities are doing to make sure it never happens again.
(Jordan Melograna, 15 min, USA)
