[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/11124305 w=600&h=339]
20min. Theo Rigby. With intimate access and striking imagery, Sin País (Without Country) explores one family’s journey as they are separated by deportation
Thursday May 24, 2012
Precious Knowledge part of the Fist Up Film Festival @ La Peña
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ExJ2gly0m4&w=1280&h=720]
75 min. Dir. Ari Palos. Disenfranchised high school seniors become academic warriors and community leaders in Tucson’s embattled Ethnic Studies classes while state lawmakers attempt to eliminate the program. Dos Vatos Productions.
http://www.preciousknowledgefilm.com/
Thursday May 17, 2012
$6-$10 sliding scale – 7:30pm
Check out other films in the festival.
Latin youth turn to activism (article)
“Rites of passage common to American youth – getting a driver’s license, traveling, working and applying to college – are either denied, unattainable or dangerous to pursue for undocumented immigrants,” he said. “It’s at this point that many realize society sees them as disposable, as easily cast away. Yet rather than merely give up, they become involved in campaigns to change the law.”[highlight_light]Read this article[/highlight_light] on Latino Youth, Activism and their challenges.
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