White Van Stories (Sri Lanka)

The Disappeared: A Human Rights Film Series and Discussion

March 4, 2021
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Online in Zoom
Sponsored by: School of Public Health, Dept. of Epidemiology, Donia Human Rights Center, and Ford School of Public Policy
Contact Information: Meredith McGehee (mcgehee@umich.edu)
Cost: Free, but registration required
Counts towards DEI continuing professional education

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The event will begin with a short (6 min) background video made in 2015 by South Asians for Human Rights, followed by the documentary "White Van Stories" (2016, 1hr 10min). In the North, East and South Provinces of Sri Lanka, families search for their disappeared family members in the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war. During Winter semester, a series of human rights films that focus on the theme of disappearances will be shown through Zoom. Discussion will follow the movie featuring & White Van Stories Discussants: Jim McDonald (Amnesty International) and Nirmala Rajasingam (Author, Activist). Other dates include March 11. READINGS & RESOURCES https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SH9iTfwRkpX00Y8BMNMd1Ib9wX-ruDB_3sgv9SXa2io/edit?usp=sharing