Safe Route to School Screens 'Slow Way Home'

PORTLAND, OR- Safe Routes to School, a neighborhood safety organization that helps teach kids safety skills for navigating their neighborhood is screening a documentary called Slow Way Home about the different ways kids commute to school in America and Japan. The screening will be held at Clinton Street Theater at 6:30 PM.

There is a fundamental difference between public schools in America and Japan; Slow Way Home calls attention to the reasons why 98% of kids in Japan walk to school, and only 15% of American students do.

The documentary is a comparison between what's happening with schools and Japan as opposed to what's happening in America. In addition to a screening of the film, there will be a panel holding a talk-back discussion for students enrolled in schools across Oregon. The panel will allow parents and other community members to discuss safety strategies and voice their different concerns.

The panel will address the work of safe routes to schools program to bring education to kids to keep street safe for kids, words of encouragement, what's being done in Portland to keep kids safe on the road.

"It tells a story to start a conversation," Karianne Schlosshauer

The screening is free, a small monetary donation is suggested. By supporting Safe Routes to School and donating at the documentary screening, you're helping to keep the Portland community safe for kids who walk to school in Oregon.

To learn more, visit Safe Routes Pacific

Image via Margaux Mennesson, Karianne Schlosshaur, Safe Routes to School