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Film and Discussion Seris: Welcome to the World, Why Poverty?

How much is a child’s fate determined by the circumstances and location of its birth? Accepted wisdom has it that much of what happens within 24 hours of a child’s birth dictates that child’s chances of survival and likelihood of health and ability to thrive in the long-term. Welcome to the World documents births in Sierra Leone, Cambodia, and the United States, and attempts to test the hypothesis by comparing rates of maternal mortality, communicable disease, and the availability of healthcare in each instance.

January 17, 2014 at 7:30pm
Program Activity Center, 127 Yellow Brook Road, Farmingdale

January 24, 2014 at 7:30pm
Living Word Baptist Church, 320 Compass Avenue, Beachwood

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