Survival By Zipcode

Photo: Manjula Varghese

In this film and panel discussion program, we grapple with the questions of why communities of color are most impacted by environmental hazards and public health crises, and how to make sure disaster responses going forward centers those who are impacted the most. In exploring racial disparities in deaths during the 1995 Chicago heat wave, Judith Helfand’s film Cooked: Survival by Zip Code serves as a reminder that COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color was preordained. Manjula Varghese’s short film Before It Was Them, Now It’s Us conveys stories of these impacts as experienced by San Francisco’s Bayview community. Join us as we discuss community-based solutions around climate and public health in the context of urban planning and equity.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

• Watch the two films anytime during the festival week with your Rental Pass
• Join our YouTube Livestream for the panel discussion, audience questions welcome. No registration necessary

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CM Credits: 1
Curation by Fay Darmawi and Jamon Franklin

PANELISTS:

Pancho Arguelles Executive Director of Living Hope Wheelchair Association

Judith Helfand Director, Cooked: Survival By Zipcode

Berta Hernández Director of Family Services, Instituto Familiar de la Raza

Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH Senior VP Healthy Communities, The California Endowment

Katherine Schaff (Moderator) Health Equity Coordinator, Berkeley Media Studies Group

Jamon Franklin Guest Curator

In this program

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