“Poverty & Power” Film Screening & Discussion
When: April 24, 2025 | 4:30 – 6:30 PM ET
Where: 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101 (Eichenbaum Colloquium Room)
Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, Children’s HealthWatch, and End Poverty in California (EPIC) for a special film screening of Poverty & Power, followed by a panel discussion, Q&A, and a reception.
About the Film
People in poverty know what’s happening to them. They see what’s broken and how to fix it. But across California — on issues as diverse as housing, immigration, mass incarceration, and entrepreneurship — few were hearing them. Poverty and Power, directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Jacob Kornbluth, is the story of what happens when you bring people with lived experience — their voices, ideas, and aspirations — to the halls of power. It’s a journey culminating in a rally in Sacramento and the inaugural meeting of the Select Committee on Poverty and Economic Inclusion, where we can hear directly from people living in poverty about the policy changes they want to see.
Panel
Moderated by Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, Research Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy & Management, BU SPH; Executive Director of Children’s Health Watch; Associate Director of Health, Boston University Initiative on Cities.
Stay tuned: more panelists will be announced.
- Devon Gray, President, End Poverty in California (EPIC)
- Greg Kaufmann, Chief Advisor, Storytelling & Narrative, End Poverty in California (EPIC)
- Thea James, Vice President of Mission and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Boston Medical Center/Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Sarita Rogers, Chief Program Officer, The Children’s Trust