'Poverty Over' is Christian Aid's powerful manifesto, which investigates why the developing world is still poor, and defines what needs to change to help bring an end to poverty.
In partnership, Christian Aid and the Guardian have created a series of investigative documentaries exploring key issues faced by the world’s poorest communities.
Events at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow:
Christian Aid Scotland has arranged for each of the films to be screened at the CCA in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, at regular events taking place until June 2012. After each film there will be a Q&A with an expert panel.
These screenings are free and can be booked by calling the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900 or on the CCA website >
Upcoming film screenings
'Abandon the knife'
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 7pm
FREE (ticketed)
Venue: CCA 4 (cinema)
Ages: 16 and over
'I will never be cut': Nancy and Gertrude are Kenyan girls about to face a brutal passage to womanhood.
Directed by Sara Nason, this documentary tells the story of two young members of the Pokot community in Kenya, who stood up to family and community to resist the traditional practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM). The film looks at how their actions influenced other young women and their families, changing minds and attitudes about FGM.
Join us for a screening of the documentary film followed by an expert panel discussion and Q&A exploring the issue.
Tickets on CCA website >
'Trade - The Flower Industry In Kenya'
Tuesday 28 February 2012, 7pm
FREE (ticketed)
Venue: CCA 4 (cinema)
Ages: 16 and over
Greater transparency in the international financial system would transform the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. Each year around US$160 billion is diverted away from developing economies through secretive practices and tax avoidance.
In addition to this, the structure of the international trade system favours wealthy states and companies at the expense of less economically developed countries.
Since the 1990s, the bulk of flowers and vegetables grown in Kenya are specifically grown for export and Britain has imported significant quantities of both. What is the impact on Kenya of this new industry, and does big business moving into a struggling economy actually help?
At the start of Fair Trade Fortnight, join us for a screening of a documentary film followed by an expert panel discussion and Q&A exploring the issues of trade and tax.
Tickets on CCA website >
'Health - Discrimination and HIV in Kenya'
Tuesday 19 April 2012, 7pm
FREE (ticketed)
Venue: CCA 4 (cinema)
Ages: 16 and over
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has described poverty as the 'biggest enemy of health in the developing world'.
Approximately 1.2 billion of the world's population live in extreme poverty, without clean water, proper nutrition, decent or adequate shelter – circumstances which can cause people to fall sick.
Poverty cannot be eliminated without infections such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV being brought under control. The challenge is huge - an estimated 7,500 people die each day as a result of AIDS-related illnesses, and the global epidemic is most keenly felt in the poorest countries in the world.
As discrimination against homosexuals in Africa reaches a new murderous peak, Guardian Films travelled to Mombasa, Kenya, to hear from a male prostitute who risks his life to support his younger sister.
Join us for a screening of the documentary film followed by an expert panel discussion and Q&A exploring the issues of poverty and Health.
Tickets on CCA website >
Future events for your diary
Disasters: Dalit communities in India, 15 May 2012
Climate change: Melting glaciers in Bolivia, 7 June 2012
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