Philly Climate Works & cinéSPEAK present Razing Liberty Square – Philadelphia, PA

**EVENT FLOW**

6 PM: Doors & Meet & Greet with community organizers

7 PM: Film Screening: What Needs to Be Done: Six Stories of Built to Last (short film) and Razing Liberty Square (feature film)

9:30 PM: Post-Screening Community Conversation facilitated by Gabe Castro (‘Reel Impact: From Streets to Screens’ columnist, cinéSPEAK journal and member programming manager at PhillyCAM) and featuring lead organizers from—

• Philly Thrive
• Save Chinatown Coalition
• HERE 4 Climate Justice Coalition (Housing Equity, Repair, and Electrification for Climate Justice)
• Hunting Park Neighborhood Association

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**TICKETING**

Suggested donation of $5-$10, no one turned away for lack of funds

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**ABOUT THE FILM PROGRAM**

Razing Liberty Square

Dir. Katja Esson / US / 2023 / English with open captions / 1hr 26 min

Eight miles inland of Miami’s beaches, Liberty City residents fight to save their community from climate gentrification: their land, sitting on a ridge, becomes real estate gold.

What Needs to Be Done: Six Stories of Built to Last

Dir. Linnea Bond / US / 2023 / English / Excerpt Length: TBD

Six incredible women from the Hunting Park neighborhood in Philadelphia talk about their experiences with the Built to Last program, through which they received free essential repairs to their homes, and bring attention to the widespread need across the city for comprehensive home repair.

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**COVID SAFETY**

This event is indoors. Masks are requested. If you are feeling sick, we kindly request that you stay home.

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**ABOUT THE VENUE**

Asian Arts Initiative

Located in Philadelphia’s Chinatown North, Asian Arts Initiative is a multidisciplinary arts center offering exhibitions, performances, artist residencies, youth workshops, and a community gathering space.

Accessibility: This venue is ADA accessible and has non gendered restrooms.

Parking/Transportation: Nearby public parking lots are located along Vine Street as well as on Callowhill between 12th and 13th Streets. Street parking is available throughout the neighborhood. AAI is accessible via the Broad Street line (Race-Vine stop), Market-Frankford line (13th or 11th Street stops), Jefferson Station (Regional Rail), and the 22 and 45 SEPTA bus lines.

Learn More: https://asianartsinitiative.org/

Follow: @asianartsphilly

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ABOUT THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:

Philly Climate Works: Philly Climate Works (PCW) is a project of Sierra Club PA focused on advancing equity, justice, and resilience as the foundation of a safe climate future for Philadelphia.

Learn More: https://phillyclimateworks.org

cinéSPEAK:

cinéSPEAK is a Philadelphia-based arthouse cinema and journal that uses film as a cultural tool to celebrate and strengthen movements for collective liberation.

Our multidisciplinary work supports emerging artists and writers and ranges from screenings to salons to cultural reporting–all of which center the stories from those historically-excluded by engrained power structures. We bring independent films to new audiences, often partnering with community organizations to support grassroots movements and mobilize local cinephilia.

Learn More: www.instagram.com/cinespeak

Philly Thrive:

Philly Thrive organizes for environmental, racial, and economic justice in the poorest big city in the U.S. They work to heal the unmet needs the current extractive economy creates for communities while taking direct action to transform the extractive economy into a regenerative one.

Learn More: https://www.phillythrive.org

Save Chinatown Coalition:

Defending Chinatown and the heart of Philadelphia from an exploitive arena. Anchored by @apipennsylvania & @asianamericansunited, everyone welcome.

Learn More: https://noarenaphl.org

HERE 4 Climate Justice Coalition (Housing Equity, Repair, and Electrification for Climate Justice)

The HERE 4 Climate Justice coalition brings together community organizations, home repair providers, workforce and community development partners, and climate justice groups across Philadelphia to fight for safe, healthy, affordable, fossil-free housing for all.

Learn More: www.here4climatejustice.org

Hunting Park NAC:

The Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee (HPNAC) is a 501(c)3 non profit organization, established to promote the general development, welfare and well being of all people residing or established in the Hunting Park Community. Their commitment is to develop the Hunting Park Community, focusing on, but not limited to the areas of housing, education, economic development, social welfare, area beautification and recreation, without displacing residents.

Learn More: www.huntingparknac.org

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GOT QUESTIONS?? Hit us up: info@cineSPEAK.org