The Dispossession Project

Photo: kuriasity

Films and TV

Television

Friends Season 1 episode 3
Phoebe tries to give all her money to a homeless person
Friends Season 9 episode 15
Phoebe reveals that when she lived on the street she mugged Ross
Cathy Come Home, 1966
Ken Loach’s famous drama about Cathy and Reg, struggling to raise a family in the face of unemployment and homelessness.

Films

Hotel Rwanda 2004
Based on the story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during the genocide in Rwanda.
Refugee 2000
An Indian Muslim helps illegal refugees from both India and Pakistan to cross the border.
Lost in Translation 2003
Bob, an older film actor and Charlotte, wife of a photographer meet in Tokyo. They are far from home and each has problems with their lives and relationships. They become close as they find out about the cultural differences between themselves and the Japanese. But soon they must go home...
The Wizard of Oz 1939
Dorothy Gale is carried by a tornado to a magic kingdom and has to find the Wizard who can help her get home.
The Terminal 2004
A man arrives at JFK airport but finds he cannot enter the United States nor return home to his own country.

Music about home and homelessness

Navigating the pathways

From here, you can travel as a visitor through a number of pathways through the various cell-spaces finding out what it is like to be an inmate here.

Yellow journey

Word and text based. You can interact with what people are saying and discussing about unjust imprisonment now.

Blue journey

Focussed on bible study, prayer, worship, song and reflective story telling.

Green journey

Engage with pictures, external web and book resources, video clips and various activities, including cooking and eating a meal.

Pink journey

Personal commitments, reflection, and following Jesus more closely. The final pink space is the space where you may or may not be allowed to leave, where you can consider what you have learned, been surprised by, challenged by and assess how you might have changed.

You can mix and match your journey through the different spaces depending on what you would most like to explore, study or do.

Yellow	Blue	Green	Pink
Welcome What is a home? What do you feel about homeless people?	Scripture passages with questions Garden of Eden Babylonian Captivity Jesus has no home Jesus’ mother at the Cross Prodigal Son	Art/images on the theme for reflection with questions and exploration	Gift-giving and baggage dumping Appreciating your home Understanding homeless people better
Thought Brief thoughts from different people about home and homelessness. Questions for discussion	Prayers For those who have lost their homes. With images for reflection	Research Websites to explore on the theme of home; homelessness; refugees and asylum seekers	Diary/blog What have you noted down for consideration? Other bloggers; Comments from young people piloting the project
Theology Theological reflection on home and heaven	Hymns and other music Choose from Hymns; chants; psalms; classical music; contemporary music	Media Video clips, TV episodes, Films, Books, Contemporary music	Footsteps of Jesus How did issues of home and homelessness affect Jesus? Matthew 2. 13-15 The Escape into Egypt Luke 4. 16-30 The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth
Stories Reflective stories Manda’s story Tanya’s story Rebekah’s story With questions for discussion	Reflections Story telling Real life stories Dev’s story Rahena’s story Simon’s story Ana’s story Carl’s story	Recipe - suggestions for hospitality, trying new things Megan’s story; the work of the Salvation Army Making soup to share with others	Dispossession - how am I changing? Going home....what will I leave behind? What new things will I take home with me?

Yellow

Blue

Green

Pink