FAU film series raises funds for earthquake-stricken Haiti
BOCA RATON — The department of languages, linguistics, and comparative literature in Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is hosting a film series to aid the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
The film series serves the dual purpose of raising funds for the rebuilding efforts and providing a forum for learning more about the cultural and historical heritage of the country.
Film distributors have waived screening rights for this event, allowing all donations to be used for relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti.
“In solidarity with our many Haitian and Haitian-American students and friends, and in partnership with the university’s student organization, Konbit Creole, we hope to raise funds for the Haiti-based NGO, Partners in Health,” said Dr. Carla Calargé, assistant professor of Francophone studies at FAU. “One hundred percent of all donations will go to this organization which has 20 years of experience on the ground in Haiti.”
“It is important that our students feel that the education that they are getting here at FAU is helping them better engage with the world, help solve its problems and make them more responsible people,” she added. “Education is not about accumulating knowledge but rather about using that knowledge to help make the world a better place.”
The series began Feb. 1 and will conclude Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. with a presentation of “The Price of Sugar.” The film follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere’s poorest people to fight for their basic human rights. The film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced.
The film will be shown in the Performing Arts Building, room 101, on the Boca Raton campus. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 or more. Donations can be made in the form of cash or checks made payable to “Partners in Health.”
For more information, call Dr. Calargé at 561-297-3860 or email ccalarge@fau.edu.
