01 Jan 2009
138 Pounds in My Pocket: The Story of Hind Al-Husseini - Women, War and Welfare in Jerusalem
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Up Against the System
People on welfare are rarely heard. What do they go through? How do they feel? How do concerned social and welfare workers feel about the welfare system? What is welfare supposed to do? In this film, welfare recipients and social case workers talk about the problems of being "up against the system." Part of the "Challenge for Change" series.
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