What exactly happens to those clothes and shoes you donate for international aid drives? How do institutions like the World Bank actually impact economic development in places like Kenya, Haiti, and Ghana? How do we actually "end poverty" around the world, or is this an impossible goal? Poverty, Inc., a documentary by Michael Matheson Miller released earlier this year, explores all these topics and more. Fighting poverty is big business - but who profits the most? The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of development, giving rise to a vast multi-billion dollar poverty industry - the business of doing good has never been better. Yet the results have been mixed, in some cases even catastrophic, and leaders in the developing world are growing increasingly vocal in calling for change. Drawing from over 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths an uncomfortable side of charity we can no longer ignore.

From TOMs Shoes to international adoptions, from solar panels to U.S. agricultural subsidies, the film challenges each of us to ask the tough question: Could I be part of the problem?

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary will host a film screening this Thursday, May 5, sponsored by the Metro-Urban Institute<http://www.pts.edu/metrourban> and World Mission Initiative<http://worldmissioninitiative.org/>. Dinner will be provided and there will be time for group discussion following the film. When: Thursday May 5, 2016, 5:00 PM Where: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 N. Highland Avenue John Knox Room (in Long Hall Administration Building) Dinner Provided For more details, contact Katie Yates at kyates@pts.edu<mailto:kyates@pts.edu> or call 412-924-1449 [cid:image003.jpg@01D1A458.0F775090]