Outdoor screening of Egyptian film Garbage Dreams

Recipient of over 24 international awards including Best Documentary at the Hollywood Film Festival, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys and a dream. Situated on the outskirts of Cairo, in a village literally made of trash, the boys belong to a group of 60,000 people called the 'Zabbaleen', or 'Garbage People', who survive by recycling over 80% of the garbage they collect.

Outdoor screening of Egyptian film Garbage Dreams, directed by Mai Iskander. Sponsored by Mercy Corps Action Center and Global Citizen Corps. Subtitles.

When: 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 28

Where: Skidmore Fountain Plaza, Portland's oldest piece of public art, SW 1st and Ankeny. Beach chairs and blankets highly recommended.

Recipient of over 24 international awards including Best Documentary at the Hollywood Film Festival, Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys living in a world vastly different from our own. Situated on the outskirts of Cairo, in a village literally made of trash, the boys belong to a group of 60,000 people called the 'Zabbaleen', or 'Garbage People', who survive by recycling over 80% of the garbage they collect.

The film documents their day-to-day activities, their place within Egyptian society and their struggle to resist the globalization and privatization of their trade. Moreover, it shows how a small group of people can make a difference in a city without organized sanitation service.

Join us on Wednesday, July 28th at 9 p.m. for a free showing of the movie at Skidmore Fountain Plaza (SW 1st and Ankeny) outside the Mercy Corps Action Center. Bring a beach chair (low to the ground for equal visibility) and a blanket.

This outdoor screening is sponsored by the Action Center and Global Citizen Corps, Mercy Corps' year-long international leadership program that provides high school students with the tools they need to make a difference in their community.