"(Winston-Salem, NC) –Forsyth
Tech is hosting the viewing of the award-winning, feature-length film, “Salam
Neighbor,” about the Syrian refugee crisis on Thursday, April 28, from 11 am –
1 pm at the Oak Grove Center Auditorium on the college’s Main Campus, 2100
Silas Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem. The program is free and open to the
public and is part of the college’s ongoing Humanities Enrichment Series.
Following the viewing of the film, Dr. Dilshad Jaff will
present and lead a discussion about his experience from the field working in
the refugee and Internally Displaced Peoples’ camps, updates and current
challenges, and issues related to the refugee crisis. Dilshad is a Research
Advisor for Conflict Prevention and Disaster Preparedness at the UNC Gillings
School of Global Public Health Gillings Global Gateway™.
This event is being co-sponsored by the Duke-UNC Consortium
for Middle East Studies and Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center.
“Salam Neighbor” chronicles the experience of two Americans living
among 85,000 uprooted refugees in Jordan’s Za’atari camp just seven miles from
the Syrian border. As the first filmmakers allowed by the United Nations to
register and set up a tent inside a refugee camp, Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple
are plunged into the heart of the world’s more pressing humanitarian crisis.
While there, they uncover inspiring stories of individuals rallying against all
odds to rebuild their lives and those of their neighbors.
“This film is important as it provides a platform for
initiating community conversations about one of the worst humanitarian crises
of our time,” says Anu Williams, chair
of Humanities, Communication and Fine Arts at Forsyth Tech. “This beautiful
film gives us insight into the plight of refugees and, hopefully, begins to
close a cultural gap of misunderstanding. Forsyth Tech is honored to offer this
learning opportunity to our students, faculty, staff and community.”"
- A Press Release
No comments:
Post a Comment