November 6, 2015 ALL

Film Screening: Poverty, Inc.

Poverty, Inc.
Thursday, November 12, 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Donahue Auditorium, Dolan Science Center for Science and Technology

Fighting poverty is big business. But who profits the most? With over 150 interviews shot over four years in 20 countries this film challenges the notion that systematic foreign aid giving is a solution for development. Informal discussion will follow afterwards. (94 minutes)

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/109863354
Film webpage: http://www.povertyinc.org/

E-mail questions to: Dr. Suzanne Ondrus (sondrus@jcu.edu) or Salomon Rodezno (srodezno@jcu.edu).

Sponsored by the Women & Gender Studies Department, the Center for Diversity & Inclusion, and the Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center.