Driven by the Media?
Skagit Human Rights Festival
March 2010
Philip Tarro Theater, SVC Campus
Lincoln Theatre
The 7th Annual Skagit Human Rights Festival (SHRF) expands with a mix of speakers, discussions, and films at two locations this March.
The focus of this year’s Human Rights Festival is on the role that the media plays in driving our perceptions of world events. The Skagit Valley College radio station, KSVR 91.7 fm, will record the events and feature human rights programming throughout February and March.
Schedule of Events:
* Friday March 5th - 7 pm at SVC. Donations appreciated.
Housing as a Human Right, the film First Earth
The film First Earth, Uncompromising Ecological Architecture explores the reasons why we need to think differently about house and home, for material and spiritual reasons, and stop seeing them as status symbols or investment. Every human being has the right to safe, affordable shelter.
* Saturday, March 6th 9am - 2 pm Room 309, Skagit Valley Food Co-op
Natural Building Workshop - Presented by the Natural Building Network
Bring your own lunch or a $5 donation for food. This workshop focuses on how our community can create healthy, affordable housing, including a hands-on demonstration of ancient building processes that can be done by most people today.
* Sunday, March 7th - 3pm – Lincoln film, Hannah Free
Tickets $10 - Presented by Skagit PFLAG, Pride, the Lincoln, and SHRF
Sharon Gless, (Burn Notice, Queer as Folk, Cagney & Lacey) stars in the passionate lesbian drama Hannah Free, a new film about a lifelong love affair between an independent spirit and the woman she calls home.
* Friday, March 12th 7pm at SVC. Donations appreciated.
Genocide in Our Time: Why Darfur Matters, with James Waller PhD.
As global citizens, it is imperative to recognize that genocide continues to occur in the twenty-first century. This presentation explores the ways the 2003 genocide in Darfur matters in a globalized world and how we, as citizens, can respond to shape political will and impact public policy.
Made possible by an Inquiring Minds grant from Humanities Washington.
* Sunday, March 14th - 3pm – Lincoln film, The Other Side of Immigration - Tickets $10
Presented by the Skagit Immigrant Rights Council
The film provides audiences a fresh perspective on undocumented Mexican immigration and creative proposals for managing the phenomenon more effectively.
* Friday, March 19th - 7pm at SVC. Donations appreciated.
War and Peace, the films Building a Non-Violent Peaceforce and Rethink Afghanistan
This evening will focus on peacemaking efforts around the world and here at home, featuring a short documentary on Building a Nonviolent Peaceforce and the 2009 documentary Rethink Afghanistan, from director Robert Greenwald. There will be a small panel of peacemakers and veterans on hand and a short question and answer series after the films.
* Friday, March 26th - 7pm at SVC. Donations appreciated.
Health as a Societal Right: Is Capitalism Killing Us? with Stephen Bezruchka MD
Dr. Stephen Bezruchka, ER physician and professor of Population Health Studies at the University of Washington, describes how and why social and economic inequity negatively impacts the health of people in that society. Reducing the gap between the rich and the poor, and prioritizing care in early childhood would improve our overall health."
A representation of event resources is available at www.ppp.org and local bookstore The Tattered Page will have relevant books available at the festival.
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