Please join Selena Blake- writer, producer & director of Taboo Yardies.   Taboo Yardies is a documentary that addresses homophobia Jamaica West Indies and the violation of ones human rights in.  Taboo Yardies explores perceptions of homophobia, attitudes about homophobia from a socioeconomics, sociopolitical, mental health issues and the intergenerational trans-Atlantic transmission of homophobia. Taboo Yardies will provide a unique visual experience of how violence gets generated on one side of the Atlantic and perpetrated, preserved and re-enacted on the other side (here in the US).

Taboo Yardies is a work in progress we need your support.

Silent Art Auction from both local & national artists, this is a great way to collect original, one-of-a-kind pieces.

Screening from 8:40pm -9:00pm (Taboo Yardies 20 minutes short)

CASH BAR!

$20 suggested entry fee includes 1 free drink & appetizers. Full dinner menu is available, pay as you go.   

RSVP: Selena Blake: 917-334-6617 @ maynovproductions@msn.com

Thanks in advance for your support.

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Medgar Evers College 'Film & Culture Series' presents a work in progress discussion and screening of the film:


http://www.mec.cuny.edu/filmandcultureseries/film_culture_upcoming.asp

Featuring filmmaker and model Selena Blake
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v05_pfgValE

Event: "Taboo...Yardies," Film in Progress Screening Donation Drive Date: Tuesday, July 7th 2009
Location:  Medgar Evers College Founders Auditorium 
                 1650 Bedford Ave Brooklyn New York. 11225
Reception: 6:00 - 7:00pm
Screening: 7:00 - 7:20pm
Panel Discussion: 7:30 - 8:00pm with filmmaker-Selena Blake
Admission:  Donation for Project's Completion Appreciated
Hosted by: MEC Film & Culture Series & the Women's Center