Short summary
The article speaks about a screening event in Liverpool including the film of Polish director Aga Woszczynska. It explains the themes of the film as being power, priviledge and denial between people of different migration status and socio-economic class. It also mentions a Q&A which took place at the event which included the director and panelists from merseyside with experience of leadership and activism within local orgs - topics discussed included racism, discrimination and migrants rights. The premise of the event was to open up discussions between local people on how they can uproot racism and class injustices in liverpool. The article also promotes a follow up event with similar agenda of using film to prompt discussion for change.
Newspaper
Date of publication
Author
Patrick Graham
What do we learn
Stories can help to prompt discussion that brings about change - this film was created by a Polish director and by being shown in Liverpool opened up conversations about migrants experiences and how more work is needed to combat racism and discrimination in Liverpool.
keywords
Film, Migration, Socio-Economic Class, European, Discrimination, Racism, Community, Discussion
City
Liverpool
Newspaper_Text
Liverpool Echo
Child Inappropriate
Yes