Conscious Communities: Introducing Two Short Local Films Designed to Stimulate Conversations With Youth About Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Time: 4:00-5:30 PM Hawaii Standard Time
Location: Zoom, link provided upon registration
Cost: $15
At this extended time of stay-at-home isolation, concerns about increased rates of domestic violence have risen across the nation. This is true in Hawai‘i, where prior to COVID-19 school closures, over one-third of Hawaiʻi high school students reported experiencing some form of interpersonal violence. How can schools and educators address these issues being magnified by the current moment? They can help to break generational patterns of interpersonal violence and systemic inequities that stand in the way of violence-free, thriving communities by focusing on "upstream prevention."
In this workshop participants will be introduced to two locally created, Hawaiʻi-based short films that illustrate healthy and unhealthy pre-teen and adolescent relationships and nuanced micro-aggressions. Brought to you by Conscious Communities, the innovative, diverse, and inclusive films are designed to empower organizations and individuals to discuss interpersonal violence with youth. Supportive collaborators for development include Lumos Media, Department of Education Kaʻu, Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex, Department of Health: Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Programs, and the Hawaiʻi Leadership Forum. The facilitators will share how film, in the context of schooling, is powerful because it can provide pathways for conversations of compassion and safety that are intended to prevent violence in our homes and communities; ultimately building a more peaceful, just and humane world.
Woke
A short film on relationship abuse in middle school
Speaking to students in languages and contexts they relate to is vital to effective education on the dangers of dating violence. Woke focuses on Emily’s journey in coming to terms with, and breaking free from, an unhealthy relationship.
Face to Face
A short film on relationship abuse in high school
Tracing the intersecting and intense relationships among four high school students, Face 2 Face explores the importance of appropriate bystander behavior and the often critical role played by peers.
At this event, we will view the two films, learn why they were made, and learn tips on how to start conversations with young people about the films with participants invited to engage in a discussion about how the films might be applied to schools and other educational settings.