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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

REEL RESISTANCE

February 22nd, 6pm - 8pm

VIU Campus, Nanaimo

Building 200, Room 203

The first of a free monthly anti-racism film screening and discussion series happening every last Tuesday of the month, from February thru June, 2022!

FEBRUARY 22nd SCREENINGS:

Secret Vancouver: Return to Hogan's Alley [16 mins] A short documentary about the impact of "urban renewal" on Vancouver's black community.

The Skin We're In [44 mins]

Urgent, controversial, and undeniably honest, The Skin We’re In is a wake-up call to complacent Canadians. Racism is here. It is everywhere. It is us and we are it. Following celebrated journalist Desmond Cole, this documentary from acclaimed director Charles Officer pulls back the curtain on racism in Canada.

POST-SCREENING PANEL DISCUSSION

Featuring:

Malaika Abay

Adwoa Mensah-Agyekum

Charsanaa Francine

Dawn Clark

Dionte Jelks

Free Popcorn!!!!

Door Prize: Free Copies of Desmond Cole's book The Skin We're In available to be won

Co-hosted by Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network's Nanaimo/Ladysmith Spoke and VIU Faculty Association's Human Rights and International Solidarity Committee (VIUFA HRISC).