Son of a Lion Film Screening
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 3, 2011 | 7:00PM - 9:30PM | External Event, George Ignatieff Theatre 15 Devonshire Place |
Description
PDF, PSF, SADC, MSA, PYA, CSAS and SiG present:
Benjamin Gilmour’s “Son of a Lion” movie screening
“In Pakistan’s tribal weapon-manufacturing village of Darra Adam Khel, a young Pashtun boy named Niaz Afridi defies his fathers expectations to carry on the family’s gun making business by demanding an education.”
http://www.sonofalion.com/
The screening shall include guest speakers Senator Salma Ataullahjan, Najma Shamsi and a live Pashtun band special performance.
Salma Ataullahjan is the first Canadian senator of Pakistani Pushtun descent and the Vice-President of the Canadian Pushtun Cultural Association.
Najma Shamsi is on the Board of Directors for The Citizens Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to building affordable and accessible schools for children all across Pakistan.
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TICKETS: $6 each
– ALL tickets MUST be purchased BEFORE the day of the event
– Please CONTACT: Arsalan 416 831 4216 or Usaamah 647 225 3190 to purchase your ticket as there are a LIMITED number being sold
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All proceeds from the event will be donated to The Citizens Foundation –
a non-profit organization set up in 1995 by a group of citizens concerned with the dismal state of education in Pakistan. It is now one of Pakistan’s leading organizations in the field of formal education. As of 2010 TCF has established 660 purpose-built school units nationwide with an enrollment of 92,000 students.
Http://www.thecitizensfoundation.org/main.php
For more information please contact pdf.utoronto@gmail.com
See you there!
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