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Films For Food: DISPOSSESSION – THE GREAT SOCIAL HOUSING SWINDLE

21 Nov - 21 Nov 2017

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Films For Food returns with a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary ‘Dispossession The Great Social Housing Swindle’. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with residents from Aylesbury Estate, Ledbury Estate, Tony Bird (voluntary housing consultant for leaseholders and tenants), the rest of the panel is TBC.

“Perhaps the most important British film since I, Daniel Blake” – The Big Issue

“An important and timely film” – The Observer

“A timely lecture on humanity” – The Times

There is no charge for admission but you must bring a bag of non-perishable food which will get donated to First Love Foundation (Tower Hamlets Food Bank).

Dispossesion – The Great Social Housing Swindle

In 2017 housing rose to the top of the British political agenda for the first time in a generation. But despite the media spotlight, few stories examined the catastrophic long-term failures that resulted in a chronic shortage of social housing in the United Kingdom.

Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle explores the agenda behind the neglect, demolition and regeneration of council estates in the U.K. over the past thirty years. The film reveals how individuals and communities are fighting against the state and private developers, as they try to save their homes from demolition, while investigating the decisions that turned a crisis into a tragedy.

Dispossession is the story of people who know that housing is not an expensive luxury, but a fundamental human right.

Watch the trailer HERE

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About Films for Food

Between 2014 – 2017, there has been a 51% increase in people using food banks across the UK. In response, Rainbow Collective set up Films For Food, a scheme that addresses the fact that there are now over 1 million people using food banks.

Films for Food gives film lovers the opportunity to watch brilliant films and do good for our communities. Each month at Hub67 we screen another leading film, often followed by a Q&A with the directors, and ask people to bring along a bag of non-perishable food for entry. Food is donated to First Love Foundation in Tower Hamlets.

What food to bring?

Items needed this month:

(urgently needed in bold)

  • Tinned Fruit
  • Mashed Potato
  • Tinned Vegetarian Meals (e.g. macaroni & cheese/ratatouille)
  • Juice (long-life)/branded Cordial
  • Male & Female Deodorant 
  • Hair conditioner
  • Milk (long-life) 1 ltr
  • Jelly (cubed)
  • Washing Powder (small/medium size)
  • Shaving foam
  • Washing Up liquid

 

Items NOT needed at the moment:

  • Pasta
  • Baked beans
  • Fizzy drinks
  • Crisps
  • Baby food
  • Tampons/Sanitary Towels
  • Shampoo/Shower Gel
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