[OxfamUQ] Poverty's Inconvenient Truth - invitation to QLD's ONLY screening

This message is to invite you to the QLD screening of award-winning film The End of Poverty (Think Again), which has been called An Inconvenient Truth for global economics.

Narrated by Martin Sheen and featuring Nobel Laureates Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, The End of Poverty (Think Again) is the first film to succinctly explain how our economic system has created poverty and why it is the foundation for the current financial crisis.

The film debuted with its official selection at the Cannes Film Festival and will be released in the United States in November 2009. It includes interviews with leading authors, economists, activists, politicians, and historians from around the world.

Jubilee Australia, an Australian based anti-poverty NGO working to expose the root economic causes of poverty and injustice, has the exclusive rights to screen the film once in Brisbane on Wednesday, 18 November commencing 6:45pm at the Portside Dendy, Hamilton.
This follows the sold-out Sydney screening in October.
The event will include a brief discussion after the film, followed by drinks and canapés to celebrate the launch of Jubilee Australia's new campaign - Digging to the Roots of Poverty.

When: 6.45pm Wednesday 18 November 2009
Where: Portside Dendy cinema, Hamilton, Brisbane
Cost: Adults $30, Concession/Student $25

All tickets must be purchased in advance and via the Jubilee Australia website www.jubileeaustralia.org/theendofpoverty (not at the Dendy on the night).

Funds raised will be invested into the important research and lobbying work of Jubilee Australia.

National Coordinator Adele Webb, who will attend the Brisbane screening, is anticipating another successful event after the very positive audience response in Sydney. “People hung around for an hour afterwards talking about the film and asking questions. The atmosphere was just amazing. It is that powerful and stimulating a documentary,” said Ms Webb.

Phone Jubilee Australia during business hours on 02 8060-4404 or email info@jubileeaustralia.org for queries or if you have any problems booking online.

Thank you for your time.

Seiji Humphries - Volunteer
Jubilee Australia