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Partnerships For Change serves as a fiscal sponsor and supporter of the development and distribution for the film Complicit showing that Apple and Samsung phones being made in China are poisoning workers to illness, disability and sadly death from ‘occupational leukemia’. Next time you make a call, post, or text from your I-phone or Galaxy, ask yourself do I want to support this form of production of the phone I use?
Already, Complicit has made a difference in the policies of Apple who publicly banned the use of leukemia causing chemicals, benzene, in the cleaning the circuit boards before their product is shipped. The film has already been won at several Film Festivals, starting with its Premiere at the Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival. (http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/review-complicit). This genre of film we call #ImpactSquared, as the film is designed to have impact for change to end this workplace death trap, and during its filming has actual impact to better the lives of people be negatively affected. (LINK to photo of projection of film on Apple’s 5th Avenue New York store.)
Despite the changes achieved, this is not even close to going far enough. For example, Apple claims to have no knowledge of the use of benzene from their prime contractor, Foxconn. Foxconn vehemently denies use of benzene despite evidence and secretly filmed pronouncements of the making of Apple products with Benzene. See the film at various screening debuts in different cities around the globe and also be part of the solution. http://complicitfilm.org
The Prophet is a animated feature of Kahlil Gibran’s novel starring Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson and produced by Salma Hayek and Executive Produced by William Nix, member of Partnerships For Change®’s Board of Advisors. Our strategic ally, Journeys In Film has done a curriculum guide for educators to inspire and sustain the message for years
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