Courtesy of Bed Stuy Blog
As part of their Film and Culture Series, Medgar Evers College Presents a screening of Poto Mitan, this evening, Thursday April 2nd. DOORS OPEN AT 6:15 P.M.
Medgar Evers College Film and Culture Series
Founders Auditorium
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(Subway lines 2,3,4 and 5 – Franklin Avenue stop)
Contact for theatre: 715-270-490
Poto Mitan gives the global economy a human face. Each woman’s personal story explains neoliberal globalization, how it is gendered, and how it impacts Haiti: inhumane working/living conditions, violence, poverty, lack of education, and poor health care. While Poto Mitan offers in-depth understanding of Haiti, its focus on women’s subjugation, worker exploitation, poverty, and resistance demonstrates these are global struggles. Finally, through their collective activism, these women demonstrate that despite monumental obstacles in a poor country like Haiti, collective action makes change possible.
