Source: BCLocalNews
The Amnesty International Film Festival is returning to Abbotsford UFV on Tuesday, Feb. 2 with five award-winning films.
The movies are meant to inform, inspire and move the audience to act in defence of human rights. The program begins with Our Land, My People; an examination of the long struggle of the Lubicon Cree of Northern Alberta, to assert their rights in the face of intensive oil and gas development, that has caused massive environmental damage.
The rest of the lineup will be:
Justicia Now, which documents a similar struggle in the Northern Ecuadorian region of the Amazon rainforest, where the damage has caused widespread sickness and death.
Seeking Refuge, chronicles the long journey experienced by five individuals hoping to be accepted as refugees in Canada.
The Stolen Child, is the story of Palestinian child prisoners.
Oscar-nominated Burma VJ tells the story of a group of courageous video journalists working underground, to bring the world images of repression from the streets of Rangoon.
The program runs from 5 to 10 p.m. in lecture hall B101. Admission is by donation.
Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights.
This festival is presented by Amnesty International Group 163, based in Abbotsford. For more information on the film festival, go to www.amnestyfilmfest.ca.