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ON CAMPUS Film series targets human rights Cinema for everyone: Amnesty International tackles tough issues Andrea Noe CONTRIBUTING WRITER A new film series on campus can help students educate themselves about human rights abuses that, says Amnesty International, also happen in the United States. The series is the first the Amnesty International chapter on campus has held and each film is on an issue the group is working on.
"I think that people will learn about some issues that they probably never realized existed," she said. "They're issues that society doesn't talk about." Several UK students, like Haviland Argo, an architecture junior, thought the series was a new and innovative way to bring important matters to life. "I think it's been a great way to educate people on UK's campus on human rights issues," Argo said. Some said it's important to see films about issues many people don't want to think about, such as the School of the Americas, a facility Amnesty International says trained terrorists. "I believe that this is a matter of national importance and such atrocities supported by our government have to stop," said Orion Weill, a psychology senior. Shelton, the president of UK's chapter, said she hopes the chapter expands the series next year. The chapter hopes to purchase 12 videos on human rights issues that could be shown throughout next semester. But it would need to get other sponsors to help pay for the videos, which would cost around $1000. The films are so expensive due to copyright laws, Shelton said. Even if they don't join the chapter, Shelton said, viewers can learn about other ways to take action against human rights abuses. "The films show what the individual can do," she said, "and what we can pressure the government to do." |
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