Sulingan (“Refuge”) on September 26
Sulingan features true stories of three Filipina women whose lives have been fraught with violence, social inequality, and disaster. With no one left to support them, they find comfort and strength in community leaders. This is the inspiring story of Filipinas at the end of the line - and the transformative spirit of care that propels them forward.
Special guest speakers include Community Health Worker, Lina Bacalando and Advocacy Coordinator, Joy Salgado from the Likhaan Centre for Women’s Health in the Philippines. Sponsored by Canadian NGO, Inter Pares as part of their “Women’s Health, Women’s Rights Tour.”
- Showing Wednesday, September 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shambhala Music Theatre and Performance Hall on the Tenth Street Campus in Nelson
- Suggested donation of $5
Flin Flon Flim Flan on September 27
Following a path of human rights and environmental abuses, Flin Flon Flim Flam takes the viewer on a journey of the Canadian mining company, Hudbay Minerals and its operations in Manitoba, Guatemala, Peru, and Arizona. (50 minutes)
After the screening, there will be a Q & A with award winning journalist, filmmaker and special guest, John Dougherty.
- Thursday, September 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shambhala Music Theatre and Performance Hall on the Tenth Street Campus in Nelson
- Suggested donation of $5