In New York Jan. 15
Invitation to Sneak Preview and Discussion
New Film Shines a Light on U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers
You’re invited to a sneak preview of Chasing Freedom, a new Court TV movie inspired by a Lawyers Committee for Human Rights asylum case. Chasing Freedom stars Juliette Lewis as a corporate lawyer who takes on the asylum case of an Afghan woman, played by Layla Alizada, who flees Taliban persecution only to be detained when she arrives in the United States in search of refuge. The event is also the kick-off of the Lawyers Committee’s “Write Ridge” campaign to improve fairness for asylum seekers in the United States.
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2004
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Tischman Auditorium
New School University
66 West 12th Street
New York City
A discussion will follow the screening.
The event is free – so you must RSVP to reserve a seat:
212-845-5231 or Please include “Film RSVP” in the subject line
To learn more about the film, its airdate and other screenings, check out:
http://www.lchr.org/asylum/torchlight/newsletter/newslet_21.htm
The event is sponsored by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Court TV, Active Voice, Physicians for Human Rights, and other organizations.
Please consider attending!
Samantha Morse
Asylum Network Coordinator
Physicians for Human Rights
100 Boylston Street, Suite 702
Boston, MA 02116
Ph: 617-695-0041
Fx: 617-695-0307
http://www.phrusa.org
In New Jersey Jan. 19
First New Jersey Screening!
Active Voice, First Friends, Jubilee Interfaith and IRAT-E present
“Chasing Freedom”,
a Sneak Preview of an original Court TV movie about the political asylum process and the detention of asylum seekers. Chasing Freedom will premiere on Court TV January 19, 2004.
Friday, January 16th, 2003 at 7:00 pm
at St.Patrick’s theater at St Patrick’s school
509 Bramhall Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07304
Directions below.
Come learn about:
Issues of asylum seekers, detention and human rights.
How to get involved community-based organizations working on these issues.
Actions you can take to support refugees and those who are seeking political asylum in the United States.
Inspired by true events, Chasing Freedom tells the story of Libby Brock and her client Meena. Libby is an ambitious corporate lawyer who is awakened to the world of bureaucracy and injustice when she reluctantly takes on the pro-bono case of a young Afghan women seeking political asylum. Fearing for her life, Meena has escaped the oppressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan only to find herself caught in the web of INS bureaucracy. The movie depicts LIbby’s fight to win Meena political asylum in the United States, with a sobering depiction of the nearly insurmountable obstacles that asylum seekers face.
Active Voice is facilitating the Chasing Freedom Campaign which is a unique collaboration using popular media as a tool to build support for human rights.
WIth the January 19, 2004 premiere of the original Court TV movie Chasing Freedom, the Campaign will focus public attention on a host of issues, including the detention of asylum seekers in jail-like conditions. The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (LCHR) provided content support to Court TV throughout the development of the Chasing Freedom screenplay.
Free and open to the public
for more information email: or call (908)965 0455
Directions:
From Newark Penn Station:
Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FERRY ST. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-1 & 9 N TRUCK N/US-1 TRUCK N/US-9 TRUCK Stay straight to go onto LINCOLN HWY. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto COMMUNIPAW AVE. Turn RIGHT onto SIEDLER ST. Turn LEFT onto BRAMHALL AVE. End at 509 BRAMHALL AVE JERSEY CITY NJ
From New York City:
Take the HOLLAND TUNNEL.Turn LEFT onto LUIS MUNOZ MARIN BLVD: Turn RIGHT onto GRAND ST. Turn LEFT onto Bramhall Avenue and arrive at 509 Bramhall Avenue.
Public transportation:
Take the PATH to JOURNAL SQUARE and take bus #87 to Dr. M Luther King drive and Bramhall Aveue
originally published January 6, 2004