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Undocumented Workers in Canada Share Their Stories – Borderless Film Premier

May 2, 2006

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For Immediate Release

(Toronto) – KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives is pleased to announce the premier this Saturday of Borderless, a film that gives voice to the dreams and struggles of undocumented workers in Canada.

Directed by Gemini-nominated filmmaker Min Sook Lee, written by Governor General's Literary Award winner Dionne Brand, narrated by d’bi young and produced by KAIROS, Borderless is a 25 minute documentary poem centred around feature interviews with two undocumented workers.

KAIROS unites churches and related agencies representing eight denominations dedicated to working together on a range of social justice issues. The churches have a long history of advocacy for the rights of refugees and migrants forced from their homes by political and economic injustices.

Borderless will premier on Saturday, May 6 at 3PM at the Rogers Communication Centre, 80 Gould Street, Room 204 on the Ryerson University campus as part of the Mayworks festival.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with union organizers and activists involved in advocating for immigration reform and alternatives to deportation. Filmmaker Min Sook Lee will be present.

Media contact:

Adiat Junaid
Communications Coordinator
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
(416) 463 5312 ext. 223
ajunaid

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