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Upcoming Events

Healing from Harm

Presented by Families Shoulder to Shoulder and the Social Justice Film Institute
Date:
Saturday, November 15
Time:
11:00 am
Location:
Pacific Tower, 1200 12th Ave. S - Panoramic Room 8th Floor

Please join us for brunch and a film screening of Healing from Harm, a joint film project that focuses on restorative justice practices in Tacoma and Seattle.

This 25-minute documentary features:

Willie Nobles, Director, Families Shoulder to Shoulder
Emijah Smith, Founder, Colorful Communities LLC
Kimonte Carter, Director, Black Prisoners' Caucus
Katherine Beckett, PhD, Professor, University of Washington
Joe Coniff, Re-entry REACH Program, Evergreen Treatment Services
Joseph Merrill, MD, MPH, Mental Health and Addiction Services at Harborview


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RADICAL FILMS is the Social Justice Film Institute podcast featuring alumni and friends of the Social Justice Film Festival discussing all things related to social justice storytelling. The Social Justice Film podcast was created to explore and share stories about the intersection of social justice and film.

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