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Equality and sexual orientation prejudices to be highlighted by film show

The Centre for Justice hopes to spark discussion about equality in Bermuda and continue its campaign to add sexual orientation to the Human Rights Act 1981 through a movie screening and panel discussion.A press release from the group said the film, titled ‘Children of God,’ “depicts the struggles and triumphs of a society’s prejudices and battles with sexual orientation and everyone’s right to equality, respect and dignity.“It is our collective hope that the film will serve as a platform for advancing our social dialogue around equality in Bermuda, particularly with respect to sexual orientation, but equally importantly, an amendment to the Human Rights Act 1981 to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation.”A petition to amend the Act so that sexual orientation can no longer be used as grounds for discrimination will be available at the event and online at www.justice.bm.The organisation is showing the movie in collaboration with Amnesty International Bermuda, the Bermuda International Film Festival, the Human Rights Commission and the Vision Ministry.‘Children of God’ was first shown in 2010 at the Bahamas Film Festival. The film’s writer and director, Kareem Mortimer, will be one of the panellists participating in a discussion after the film. Joining him will be Chen Foley from the Centre for Justice, Pastor Sylvia Hayward-Harris of The Vision Ministry and Nelleke Hollis of Amnesty International Bermuda. Rick Richardson will moderate.The screening will take place at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on August 23 starting at 6pm.