Photos: Maysles Documentary Center\Wikimedia Commons
A group of artists, organizers, and scholars come together to raise awareness about the emergency relief needs in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, and how to rebuild sustainably in a region threatened by more frequent and powerful storms due to climate change.
| Pull up for an evening of film, food by BIG TINGS, NYC, music with DJ Belinda Becker –with surprise musical guests straight from Yard, and guest organizers, and folks who have been volunteering on the ground! Proceeds to benefit relief organizers, Donisha Prendergast, Nikki Z, and more, providing supplies to individuals impacted in the most devastated parishes and remote areas of St. Elizabeth, St. James, Trelawny, and Westmoreland. 100% of ticket sales goes to Hurricane Relief in Jamaica! LIFE & DEBT Stephanie Black, 2001, 87 min. The film LIFE & DEBT examines the economic and social situation in Jamaica after globalization, and specifically how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank‘s structural adjustment policies have impacted the island. + Post-screening discussion with Stephanie Black! |
