As part of the World Film Festival, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, are showing China Blue (PG) on 18th March 2007at 8pm.
By looking beyond the grim facts of sweatshop labour to reveal the flavour of their everyday lives, this makes personal the impact of globalization. Showing the families they leave behind in the countryside, their resilience, their determination and the dreams that drive these young girls, this offers an unrivalled view of the massive changes taking place in China.
The film will be followed by a discussion led by Jenny Howell of Oyster Clothing for those interested in exploring the issues further.
HENRY RICHARD: ‘THE APOSTLE FOR PEACEThursday, 29 March at 7pm You are invited to join the United Nations Association Wales and Prof John Gwynfor Jones to celebrate the life and work of Henry Richard, a founding figure in the peace movement. Henry Richard was a committed internationalist - his broader understanding partly inspired by his birth and upbringing inWales. At this time of heightened international tension and wars, the issues which inspired Henry Richard are even more relevant to us now.
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