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Why?
Faith Based Communities have had to confront massive compliance and safeguarding processes in recent years and adopt zero tolerance for abuse of children. Have you broadened your remit to address harassment, bullying and workplace injuries? We hope you will consider sharing Shattered with your faith based teams to foster empathy, raise awareness, and deepen understanding of the importance of supporting community members injured at work.
Ways to screen the film
Bring the film to your community through screenings in your location or in a local cinema. Register below to access resources including discussion guides to reflect after watching the film.
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The Story
The Shattered Documentary Series looks at social issues where the narrative construct has become dysfunctional and requires correction. Dated thoughts encourages dated thinking. Shattered presents lived and living human experiences for society and key decision stakeholders to reflect upon, inform thinking and where appropriate adjust policies, processes and systems to achieve fairer and more equitable social impact outcomes.
Synopsis
For decades, the little understood system known as Workers' Compensation has been based on the politics and theatre of various Governments and not human health. It is the same around the globe. Conceived in response to German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck's 1800's social insurance which spread in one form or another around the globe today Workers' Compensation has become a finance system pretending to be health. It has neglected injured workers, otherwise more accurately known as patients, branding them as malingerers while perpetrating mental, physical, and economic abuse rooted in outdated principles of colonialism and sexism. In short it harms rather than heals. It was even called Workmans' Insurance until the 1970's when it changed its name to Workers' Compensation to accomodate women. Join us in exploring their journey of restorative justice, healing and their demand for safer systems for all.
Faith Based Impact
It is clear after decades of attempted reforms, inquiry after inquiry and archaic legislation that the Workers' Compensation System will never change unless the story perpetuated over centuries is corrected. For Kathie Melocco who has a direct experience of a system with catastrophic failures of this system and that harms lives, she felt the only way to do this was via a documentary. Kathie says: ‘I simply decided to use the skills in my hand. There are thousands of injured workers who suffer needlessly today because of the hidden veil concealing the harm this system is causing and It needs to stop.
You can play a role in sharing this story, using the discussion guides to reinforce your own policies and procedures and legislative compliance. This is an ideal opportunity for Faith Based Leaders and Managers more to bring your community together for a session of discussion and reflection to reinforce the importance of Safety at Work.
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