Join MAP on Sunday, May 4, at 1 pm for this special screening of the short video "It's All a Lie," co-produced by MAP friends and colleagues in Brazil. Come learn about the threats posed by shrimp farm development, and the communities fighting to protect their land and livelihoods in Northeast Brazil. Immediately following the screening there will be a question and answer period. (29 Apr 2008) MAP
Please
join MAP on Sunday,
May 4, at 1 pm for this special screening of the short video "It's All a Lie,"
co-produced by MAP's friends and colleagues in Brazil. Come learn about the threats
posed by shrimp farm development, and the communities fighting to protect their
land and livelihoods in Northeast Brazil. Immediately following the screening
there will be a question and answer period.
It’s All a Lie (10 min,
UK)
In September, 2007, Environmental Justice Foundation investigators
visited the northeast coast of Brazil where a proposal for a shrimp farm the
size of London’s Heathrow airport would turn coastal forests into a virtual
wasteland, destroying sustainable livelihoods and threatening marine habitats.
The film illustrates the delusion of local residents due to false promises made
by the shrimp farming industry for jobs and a better life, and shows the
devastation caused to alert Caravela’s residents of the activity’s reality.
(Environmental Justice Foundation, 2007)
Location: Johnson Hall, Room 175, University of Washington, Seattle
Ticket info below.
The
10th Anniversary HAZEL WOLF ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL is a partnership with UW
Earth Initiative, the Community and Environmental Planning Program, and other UW
groups.
55
environmental films and shorts over 4 days, more than a dozen visiting
filmmakers, speakers and panel discussions, filmmaking workshops. Featuring
new documentaries and old favorites, keynote speakers and workshops, animation,
inspiration, community, and more.
Tickets
available though website and Brown Paper Tickets and in person at Seattle
Audubon's Nature Shop, 8050 35th
Ave NE (Open 10-5, Monday through Saturday). Advance
tickets $5 - 10 for individual sessions or $60 for a full-festival pass ($40 for
students). Tickets will also be available at the door, unless sold out.
Volunteers needed, and receive one or more free tickets and other benefits,
info,
sophia@hazelfilm.org.
Schedule of films, times and ticket info at the HWEFN
website.
