Former Street boy from Kenya and Documentary Screening
TUESDAY, APRIL 10
7:30 p.m.
SLC 248
International Student Life, Anthropology Society, and Amnesty International are teaming up for this event! Michael Mungai, a former street boy from Kenya, will be coming to screen a documentary about growing up in Kenya amidst all the struggles of a homeless child. There will be a reception beforehand with food a drinks provided, and then the screening, and then time for discussion!
Left Behind is a 34-minute documentary that reveals the devastating effects of AIDS on Kenya's children by exploring the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children's Home; why the virus spreads in the poverty-ridden slum of Kibera; and the struggle for survival of homeless children in nearby Dagoretti who lost their parents to AIDS.
Through the eyes and voices of the children themselves, as well as prostitutes, slum dwellers and those infected with HIV, Left Behind dramatically exposes the enormity of the challenge that faces all those who seek to help the victims and prevent the collapse of a continent.
Check out www.leftbehindfilm.com for more information or simply search more on "Michael Mungai." He has now come to the United States and lives in Philadelphia, attending classes at St. Joseph's University. He is also involved in other projects and started an NGO
working with AIDS orphans in Kenya (www.dagoretti4kids.org).
Amps for Stamps Benefit Concert
FRIDAY APRIL 13
40Watt
Doors at 9pm
Tickets $7
This event helps fund our letter writing and other human rights campaigns by buying international stamps, paying speakers, and buying other supplies. It will feature two popular and well-loved local bands, Hope for Agoldensummer and Telenovela, as well as a A Decent Animal from Charleston, SC. Promises to be a great show for a great cause!
