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Friday January 30, 2026 , Healing Begins in our own Backyard

Healing Begins in our own Backyard

New Location and Times:
White Rock
Community Centre,
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC, Canada
Doors open at 6:00PM,
Film starts at 6:30PM

Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $10). However we will never turn anyone away based on their inability to donate.

Detailed Flyer Link 

The South Rock Social Justice Film Society, in collaboration with Tides of Change (CAT), invites the community to an evening of short documentary screenings focused on healing, understanding, and social connection. This event will feature three powerful short documentaries that explore pressing social issues rooted in lived experience, followed by facilitated discussions, a panel Q&A, and interactive workshops designed to deepen reflection and dialogue.

More than a film screening, this gathering creates a shared space for learning and conversation—where stories become a starting point for empathy, awareness, and community-led change. By engaging with these films together, participants are encouraged to reflect on how social challenges affect our own neighbourhoods and how understanding can become a catalyst for healing. Admission is by donation, and all are welcome to join this meaningful evening of film, discussion, and collective insight.

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November 28, 2025 Movie: The Social Dilemma

“The Social Dilemma”

This month, we invite you to an engaging community screening of The Social Dilemma, the widely discussed documentary exploring how social media platforms shape our attention, behavior, and democracy. The film exposes the powerful incentives behind data extraction and user manipulation — and raises important questions about the true cost of our digital lives.

To enrich the conversation, we’ll also reflect on a critical perspective known as The Social Dilemma. This view challenges us to look beyond the technology itself and examine the deeper social and economic forces behind it: Who builds these platforms? Who profits? And how do broader systems from labour practices to public investment shape the technologies we use every day?

Together, these perspectives open a wider, more nuanced dialogue about digital power, inequality, and the possibilities for democratic, community-centred alternatives.

Join us for the screening and stay afterward for an open discussion. Bring your questions, your insights, and your curiosity let’s unpack these dilemmas as a community.

“A handful of engineers in Silicon Valley aren’t just programming code. They are programming human civilization. The only question that remains is, what are we going to do about it?”

– Jeff Orlowski, Director

We invite you to join us this Friday, November 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. as we come together through film.

Our Speaker:

Peter G. Prontzos

Peter is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Interdisciplinary Studies at Langara College, where he taught for over 25 years in subjects such as social movements, political economy, peace and conflict studies, and global justice.  He has written for Scientific American on topics bridging power dynamics, social inequality, and systems thinking.  After retiring, he remained active in public education, leading international study tours and continuing to promote critical dialogue on how global systems evolve.

Peter’s deep expertise in power, persuasion, and social transformation makes him uniquely positioned to lead a discussion following the screening of The Social Dilemma. With his academic background and real-world experience, he brings insight into how technology, capitalism, and algorithmic influence intersect—and how communities can reclaim agency in a world increasingly governed by data and design.

Link to Flyer 

 

VENUE AND TIME:
White Rock Community Centre
15154 Russell Ave,
White Rock, BC V4B 3Z6
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Film starts at 6:30 PM