VSO Supports Scotland's Take One Action Film Festival
VSO and Take One Action
VSO is delighted to be supporting, for the second year running, the Take One Action Film Festival taking place in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 23rd September to 5th October 2010. The festival offers the chance to immerse yourself in inspiring films, debates and activities about global and environmental issues with great speakers leading discussions.
VSO films at Take One Action
VSO is hosting and holding discussion sessions at three films throughout this year's Take One Action festival. Just click on the links below to find out more about each film.
'Three and a Half Lives of Philip Wetu' & 'The Lazarus Effect' - Sunday 26 September, Edinburgh Filmhouse
Three and a Half Lives of Philip Wetu
Meet Phillip, an attractive IT professional whose sexual relationships with multiple partners – the driving force behind the spread of HIV in Namibia – is about to get him into trouble…
With eight possible endings, this story could go anywhere. It’s up to you to decide! Join Edinburgh’s Active Inquiry for the UK Premiere of this cutting-edge development tool that puts the power to avert the spread of HIV right into the hands of the audience.
The Lazarus Effect
Produced by Spike Jonze/HBO and the HIV awareness brand (RED), this uplifting film illustrates the transformative effect of life-saving medicines in the lives of HIV positive people in Zambia.
A panel discussion featuring Jonathan Ssemantu, a VSO returned volunteer, alongside representatives from Impact Aids and WaverleyCare will follow the film.
School Screenings Programme
VSO will also be showing these films as part of the Take One Action School Screenings programme. After the film VSO will lead on activities around the theme of choice and the relationship between HIV, AIDS and poverty. Schools will be provided with suggested activities and resources for follow up lesson plans.
School screening dates:
- Tuesday 14th September , Glasgow Film House
Wednesday 15th September, Edinburgh Film House
'Walk To Beautiful' - Mon 27 September, Edinburgh Filmhouse
This inspiring documentary tells the heartbreaking story of five Ethiopian women who suffer from childbirth injuries. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, they are expected to spend their lives in loneliness and shame. Instead they make the long and arduous journey to the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa where they reclaim their lost dignity. The trials they endure – and their attempts to rebuild their lives – tell a universal story of hope, courage and transformation.
Followed by audience discussion about gender, power and health with Malcolm Fleming (Campaigns Manager, Oxfam Scotland), VSO returned volunteer and gender campaigner Julia Lalla-Maharajh, and Helen Puttick (health correspondent, The Herald).
'A Small Act': World Teacher's Day Special - Tuesday 5 October, Edinburgh Filmhouse
Chris’ life in a Kenyan village was transformed by the sponsorship of a Swedish woman, Hilde Back, who he knew only by name. Now a graduate from Harvard and a human rights lawyer working for the UN, he has set up his own education programme for Kenyan children. Weaving between the lives of Chris, Hilde and three children competing for Chris’ fund, this is a moving testament to the selfless act of giving, but also to the great challenges of achieving equal access to educational opportunity in Africa.
To mark World Teachers’ Day, this screening, aimed especially at teachers but open to all, will be followed by discussion about access to education in Africa, as well as how to inspire global citizenship through Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland, featuring Purna Shrestha (VSO Policy & Advocacy lead for Education).
VSO Fringe Events
Global Schools Partnerships Teacher Taster Sessions
Do you want to bring the global dimension to life in your classroom? DFID Global School Partnerships is an exciting way for your students to learn about other cultures and explore global issues through interaction with their peers from across the globe. Come to a free 'Teacher Taster' session being run in Glasgow on 23rd September to find out how a partnership could benefit your school. For more information and to register contact active.communities@vso.org.uk
Meet VSO Events
Take the biggest action of all and become one of the 30,000 inspiring professionals who have volunteered with VSO. Come to our information event to learn about how you can use your skills in the fight against poverty and disadvantage and the professional benefits from doing so. For more information and to register to attend the event on 12th october in Edinburgh contact vso.scotland@vso.org.uk or book on an event here.
Will the Millennium Development Goals deliver for Women?
Women are on the frontline of both the impacts and solutions to global poverty. Join VSO, Christian Aid and Oxfam on 13thth October from 6.30pm in Edinburgh to learn more about the future for women in the developing world, and what you can do in solidarity to ensure the Millennium Development Goals deliver for women. To register email vso.scotland@vso.org.uk
6 Ways to Make a Change
An interactive evening offered by VSO, inspiring you to make a difference, including our adaptation of the Global Poverty Project’s 1.4 Billion Reasons presentation. Come along to this free event from 6.30pm in Edinburgh and learn what action you can take on your doorstop or further a field. To register email teresa.sheppard@vso.org.uk
