FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION

Wednesday, May 7 @ 7 pm

Evicting the American Dream

Documentary Film Screening with Panel Discussion & Q/A

Wednesday, May 7 @ 7 pm

Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church

728 W. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Also on Zoom

Evicting the American Dream amplifies the voices and stories of children and families confronting eviction and homelessness. Through additional interviews with pediatric psychologists, social workers, tenant rights organizations, housing authority officials, and eviction lawyers, this film explores the root causes and systemic issues that perpetuate this epidemic.

 

Panel Discussion and Q/A session will follow with the filmmaker and other local leaders who are dealing with these issues firsthand. Panelists include: Filmmaker David Barnhart, PDA (Presbyterian Disaster Assistance) and Counter Stories Productions; Ruby Ramirez, PACT (People Acting in Community Together); Benaifer Dastoor, Bill Wilson Center; and Dr. Tim Thomas, Urban Displacement Project, UC Berkeley

Watch the Film trailer

Often when we hear the words ‘homelessness’ and ‘eviction’, there is a dominant narrative that says: “There is nothing we can do to prevent this from happening.” This film seeks to reframe, humanize, and transform how the wider public understands eviction and homelessness and the ways in which this is preventable.

About PDA and Counter Stories Productions

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) recognizes the value and importance of amplifying voices and stories. Using film as a resource to increase awareness of social justice issues, Counter Stories Productions seeks to connect and equip communities while cultivating wider circles of engagement and action. See more from Counter Stories Productions

Directions to Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church

728 W. Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (near Hollenbeck)

Plenty of free parking