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Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume 38, Number 17. July 16, 1973
Aid & Development
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Aid & Development
As a forum for discussion on the theme of world development and aid schemes, a week's programme of films, displays and forums is being organised to learn more both about the countries and peoples receiving aid, and about the nature of the aid schemes and how they support the development of donor and recipient. This will run in the Union Building from July 21—25.
| Mon 21 | Display of CORSO education material, magazines, books etc. Main Union Foyer |
| Tues 22 | Display of material books etc continues. 10.00am Farm Village of India. Film showing the change to modern farming techniques in an Indian village, with all the economic, cultural and administrative problems that follow, through the eyes of a Hindu woman. Black Man's Burden Documentary looking at Tanzania as a case study of development, emphasising the effects of tourism, aid, foreign development, trade markets. Memorial Theatre. |
| Wed 23 | 10.00am Tauw. Made by an African filmmaker, depicting the life of a young unemployed African. Of People and Vision. The story of Tanzania's struggles towards social, economic and religious independence. Memorial Theatre. |
| Thurs 24 | 10.00am The Cook Islands. Discussion of the future of of the Cook Islands, tourism, trade, migration, economic independence? Cost of a Cup of Tea. 1973 World in Action documentary investigation of workers conditions on the tea estates in Sri Lanka. Forerunner to film recently on NZ television. |
| Fri 25 | Forum—How Tonga Aids New Zealand. Rob Campbell, economics lecturer at Massey University, and speaker from Wellington Tongan Association. Union Hall, 12 noon. |