“Faithkeepers” premiere and panel discussion spotlight genocide in Middle East
WHAT: An exclusive screening of new film by Roma Downey, “Faithkeepers: Be Your Brother’s Keeper”
WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: Alliance Defending Freedom, 440 1st St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C.
Alliance Defending Freedom and the Clarion Project will host an exclusive premiere of Faithkeepers, a new documentary profiling the persecution of Christians, Jews, Yazidis, Baha’i, and other religious minorities in the Middle East. Produced by Emmy-nominated actress Roma Downey and human rights lawyer Paula Kweskin, “Faithkeepers gives face and voice to the humanitarian crisis and genocide affecting millions in the Middle East as a result of religious and ethnic persecution.” An “inspiring portrait of the human spirit,” the 90-minute film traces the daily plight of Christians and other communities who refuse to renounce their faith.Alison Howard, Director of Alliance Relations at Alliance Defending Freedom, will moderate the panel discussion immediately following the screening.
Media are invited to attend. Please register via Eventbrite or email Alison Howard at [email protected].
ADF International is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
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ABOUT Kelsey Zorzi
Kelsey Zorzi serves as Director of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom with ADF International. She leads efforts to address and counter global persecution against Christians and other religious minorities. Based in New York City, Zorzi engages with relevant UN and international bodies as well as U.S.-based institutions, including the U.S. State Department, U.S. Congress, and USCIRF, in order to reassert freedom of religion as foundational to the international human rights framework. In 2018, she was elected president of the United Nations’ NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief. Zorzi earned her J.D. at the George Washington University Law School, where she participated in the GW-Oxford International Human Rights Law Program and won first place in the 2013 National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition. She is admitted to the state bars in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.