Film

5 Broken Cameras Discussion Guide and Resources

This resource guide is intended to help facilitate discussion about the film “5 Broken Cameras” by social action groups, classes, and other interested parties.  We hope that discussion of this important film becomes a vehicle for developing a greater understanding of the issues involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and nonviolent resistance in Palestine.  

Peaceful Means - A Film Series in North Carolina

AFSC Area Office of the Carolinas is pleased to co-sponsor the new Peaceful Means Film Series in Durham, NC, a film series about ordinary people making a world of difference through peaceful means. AFSC joins Durham Peace Action, Veterans for Peace (Eisenhower Chapter), and the Triangle/Chapel Hill Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom; and Witness for Peace Southeast in presenting these exciting events. All films are shown at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, 804 Old Fayetteville St.

AFSC Annual Benefit and the "If I had A trillion Dollars Youth Film Festival"

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

American Friends Service Committee--Chicago and National Priorities Project proudly presents the Second Annual AFSC Benefit and the "If I Had A Trillion Dollars" Youth Film Festival. Join us for a night of peace, dialogue, and activism!

Private Reception  -  6:00 PM

Contact Information: 

For more information or questions:
Call Karen at 312-427-2533 x33 or email her at klight@afsc.org

Email: 
klight@afsc.org

Storyology Charlotte 2012 seeking volunteers!

Storyology: Digital Storytelling by Immigrants and Refugees returns to Charlotte in 2012! 

 In October 2010, AFSC-NC sponsored an amazing class with local immigrants that included workshops on storytelling, photography, basic video and audio editing, and community building that resulted in powerful 3-5 minute films about each person’s journey.  

 In January and February 2012, we are bringing Storyology to the International House of Charlotte, thanks to a grant from the Arts & Sciences Council.

Screening of the film "Concrete, Steel & Paint"

Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Mural Art as a Catalyst for Social Change -Tony Heriza (AFSC director Educational Outreach) will show his documentary Concrete, Steel and Paint, which explores the way that mural painting provided a space for prisoners and victims of violence to come together for healing in a Philadelphia prison. Says a participant in the process, "There's something about creating beauty that reaches people and that in the end gives us hope that things can change..."  Winner of the Best Short Documentary award at the Peace on Earth Film Festival.

Contact Information: 

404-508-1050 or 404-586-0460 ext. 17

Email: 
info@clarkstoncommunitycenter.org

"Bullied" flyer, Feb. 14, 2011

Flyer for Feb 14, 2011 film showing.

application/pdf iconBULLIED flyer.pdf

A Small Act

Chris Mburu, UN Human Rights Lawyer

Chris Mburu

Chris Mburu, Harvard gruaduate and creator of the Hilde Back Foundation, which honors his benefactor.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - 6:00pm

“A Small Act”

Presented By American Friends Service Committee

HBO’s A Small Act—an extraordinary film that reveals just how powerful a gesture of kindness and generosity can be, and that an education is perhaps the  most generous gift of all.

Contact Information: 

Malcolm Suber, New Orleans Project Director  504-931-7614

Email: 
msuber@afsc.org

Chris Mburu, UN Human Rights Lawyer

Chris Mburu

Chris Mburu, Harvard gruaduate and creator of the Hilde Back Foundation, which honors his benefactor.

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