YOUTH CINEMEDIA at Santa Barbara International Film Festival Saturday February 7th, 2015, 10am at SB Art Museum, 1130 State St. SB The following powerful films will be shown: Deadly Chase: The Paul Quintanar Story A 19-year-old didn’t commit a crime, did he wind up dead at the hands of Tustin Police? Echo Park Gang Injunction How a gang injunction is being used to gentrify the historically Latino community of Echo Park. Justice For Alan Blueford Aloni Bonilla travels to the Alan Blueford Center for Justice in Oakland Ca, as part of a state-wide network of victims of police brutality. Martin Angel Hernandez: Con Todo El Amor y Respeto The sister of an unarmed man who was killed by Anaheim police, takes us to the alley where his family and friends keep his memory alive while continuing their fight for justice. Money Won’t Bring Back Our Son A family takes on the Oxnard Police Department and is awarded $6.7 million dollars for the killing of their son Alfonso Limon Jr., who was an innocent bystander shot over 18 times. Mujeres De Juarez “Women with Serpent Skirts and Eagle Talons” art exhibit in Los Angeles highlights the continued struggle for the disappearing women of Juarez, Mexico. Native LA The Native American rap group Rhythmetik perform their latest track “Struggle” on the rooftops of Downtown Los Angeles. Not In Our Town: Stopping the Milpas Takeover Residents and activists fight back against what they say is the Milpas Association’s plan to gentrify the community and displace Latino families and small businesses. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Youth from the Carpinteria Boys and Girls Club set on a mission to get recycling bins placed at their local beaches. Santa Ana Under Siege A community rises up against a gang injunction, police brutality and corruption in Santa Ana, California. The Bully Experiment A group of Latino youth from Future Leaders of America record a bullying project, uncovering how stereotypes shape Santa Barbara and Oxnard communities. The Seeds of Change Students from a Santa Barbara continuation high school Quetzal (La Cuesta), plant a community garden with the hopes of harvesting a new future. A Tragic Not Magic Kingdom Protesters descend on Disneyland for victims of police brutality and the 2 year anniversary of the killing of Manuel Diaz, who was unarmed and shot in the back by Anaheim police officer Nick Bennallack. Trail for Humanity A group of mothers and children walk 300 miles from The San Francisco Bay to the US-Mexican border, in solidarity with migrant children and mothers held in detention centers across the country.
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