US Premiere  

Wednesday, March 15, 7:00pm

Sweden, 1998, 25 min.

Swedish w/subtitles

Liv Weisberg, Director

Antiracist

Instead of paying attention to the victims of racism and xenophobia, Swedish filmmaker Liv Weisberg focuses on those fighting intolerance in nuanced and proactive ways.  We are introduced to three Swedish social activists: an Uruguayan immigrant working for the Stockholm-based Youth Against Racism, a human rights organizer and a reformed skinhead turned antifascist leader. A vivid and refreshing look at what the media often glosses over.  This important film was produced by England’s European Multiracial Media Agency (EMMA) and IBT, an international broadcasting trust set up by the likes of Amnesty International and Friends of the Earth.

Special Guests: Filmmakers Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher (From Swastika to Jim Crow), Prof. Thaddeus Spratlen, Co-chair African American/Jewish Coalition for Justice, in conversation with Terre Rybovich, Executive Director, Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity

Presented by Northwest Coalition for Human Dignity and co-sponsored by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society

Shown with From Swastika To Jim Crow

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