Knock Down The House- Screening + Panel Discussion LEWES

Fatigued by Brexit and the unequal state of British politics?

This film is a refreshing antidote!

Join Doc Society for a FREE screening of the inspiring and award-winning documentary film, Knock Down The House.

The film will be accompanied by a lively post film conversation with special guests about ways to #KnockDownBarriers in politics and what you can do to get involved.

About the guests

The UK is in desperate need of political fresh air, underscored by the stark inequality of representation in Parliament today but exacerbated by the current political crisis. Our elected officials are not representative of the nation in terms of gender, ethnicity or class.

BUT the brilliant guests joining us for this event are all addressing this inequality in some way:

CHAIR: Kate Wood is the Vice Chair of the constituency of Lewes and a Lib Dem councillor. She was a founder member of the Women’s Equality Party and served a branch leader for the WEP Brighton branch. Kate has spoken and written on women’s representation, Brexit, and is currently working on a project aimed at US Congress to mark 100 year's of women's suffrage in the States.

Amy Heley Amy is a Green Party Councillor for Preston Park, Brighton and the Mobilisation Coordinator at Vote For Your Future @AmyHeley

Frida Gustafsson is the Community Organiser for Brighton and Hove Citizens, an alliance representing over 25,000 citizens through community groups working together to build power and change on local issues. @FHGustafsson

Janet Baah is a Policy advisor, researcher, politician, campaigner, non-executive Director, and an associate tutor with the Teaching in the Higher Education Academy. In May 2018, she became the first ethnic minority mayor in Lewes. She empowers the youth to have a voice in matters that affect them and their community.

About the film

Four exceptional women mount grassroots campaigns against powerful incumbents in Knock Down the House, an inspiring look at the 2018 midterm elections that tipped the balance of power.

When tragedy struck her family in the middle of the financial crisis, Bronx-born Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had to work double shifts as a bartender to save her home from foreclosure. After losing a loved one to a preventable medical condition, Amy Vilela didn't know what to do with the anger she felt about America's broken health care system. Cori Bush, a registered nurse and pastor, was drawn to the streets when the police shooting of an unarmed black man brought protests and tanks into her neighborhood. A coal miner’s daughter, Paula Jean Swearengin was fed up with watching her friends and family suffer from the environmental effects of the coal industry.

Winner of the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary and the Festival Favorite Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Knock Down the House joins these courageous women on the campaign trail as they mobilize their bases, engage voters, and fuel a movement during a historic time in American politics. Directed by Rachel Lears

For more information & trailer:

https://knockdownthehouse.com/

Event in association with 50/50 Parliament, The Parliament Project, Vote For Your Future and Young Women’s Trust

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