Seattle Information Technology and the Seattle Office of Civil Rights are partnering with the Seattle Public Library for a film screening and panel discussion on generational immigrant experiences and building belonging for all in Seattle. The film ‘From Here’ is a hopeful story set in Berlin and New York. Filmed over a decade, it tells the story of four young artists and activists from immigrant families redefining belonging in an era of rising nationalism globally.
The event is at the Seattle Central Library (1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104) in the Auditorium on Level 1 on Thursday, October 24, from 5 to 7:45 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the film will begin at 5:30 p.m.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the film’s director, Christina Antonakos-Wallace, Legal Programs Manager and Policy Advisor with Seattle’s Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, Oksana Bilobran, and Washington New Americans Administrative Manager from OneAmerica, David Peña. Jenifer Chao, Director of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods, will moderate the panel.
Closed Captioning in English and Spanish will be provided for the film. Seattle Central Library is wheelchair accessible. Please indicate any needed accommodations on the form below.
Registration is limited to the first 275 respondents. Each attendee should submit their own response.
Watch the trailer