Wednesday 17 April 2013
"Childhood Studies Film Project" concluded today along with the filming of "Innocent Voices"
With the film "Innocent Voices" about child soldiers, Nathalia cleverly led us to think about risk factors for becoming child soldiers. Poverty and militarization taking over state control were mentioned among other factors. If war dehumanize people, what would prevent a child to become child soldier? International laws are not enough as the discussion went to think about the effect of war to children's lives, even after the war ends. Indeed these words from War Child International are worthy of our reflection: It's not only about how we take children out of war but how can we take the war out of the child.
This is the last section of the Film Project. We may plan to have more event to let people know about children issue in different context and perspective later.
Monday 15 April 2013
Childhood Studies Film Project 3 ~ Child Soldiers
Film: Voces Inocentes (Innocent Voices) 2004.
90 minutes.
A Mexican film
directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War in Cuscatanzi ngo, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a
general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows
injustice against innocent people who are forced to fight in the war. It
follows the story of the narrator, a boy named Chava (description taken of the
movie’s Facebook page).
Date: Wednesday, April 17th 2013
Time: 17h00 – 19h00
Location: 6th Floor Staff Room
Chrystal Macmillan Building
15A George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LD
Facilitator: Nathalia Salamanca-Sarmiento, researcher of the Children and Armed Conflict Observatory from the Coalition against the involvement of boys, girls and youth into the armed conflict in Colombia (2009-2012).
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