The Navatas city cemetery in Manila is at the centre of a unique community. Nearly 2000 families have made their homes on, around and inside its walls, creating jobs, homes and a way of life. But now the residents are having to fight for their future.
Bagong Silang
Director: Zena Merton | Countries of production: Philippines, United Kingdom | Year: 2012 | Length: 10 min
Age: 8+ years
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, Nominated, Finalist
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Global Justice Edinburgh
A local group who campaign on issues like climate change, energy, food, trade and social justice.
Scottish Youth Parliament
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Edinburgh World Justice Festival
Set up after the Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh during the 2005 G20 meeting, the festival aims to
1. raise the profile of international justice and development issues;
2. provide an annual ‘shop window’ to the public; and
3. be a platform for co-operation and debate for the world justice movement in Edinburgh.
It puts together the programme of the festival which in 2014 is from 04 – 11 October, organising some key events, and co-ordinating all the other events which are put on by supporting organisations