[Scpg] Film Screening: Shall We Gather at the River

[Dervaes]

Film Screening: Shall We Gather at the River  & Harvest Potluck 

WHEN: Sunday, November 23, 2008 (5:00 PM)
WHERE: 626 Cypress Ave, Pasadena CA (school across from the urban homestead)
COST: $10 donation (children under 12 are free)  Space is limited, please
RSVP <http://www.pathtofreedom.com/form/eventregistration.htm> 

EVENT SCHEDULE

5:00 pm So Cal Freedom Garden Meetup (members can swap crops, seeds, etc)
5:30 pm -  6:30 pm Harvest Potluck (no alcohol allowed on school campus)
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Film Screening 'Shall We Gather at the River' (90 min)
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Join in discussion

FILM DETAILS

A hundred years ago one man wrote a book that changed America. The man was
Upton Sinclair. The book was "The Jungle." It exposed the scandalous rancid
health conditions inside the country's meat processing plants and led to the
passage of landmark federal legislation that regulated health and sanitation
in meat processing for the first time in our history. A heart stopping new
documentary, "Shall We Gather at the River" has just been released which
exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial
system of meat and poultry production.

The health and environmental damage documented in today's factory farms far
exceeds the damage that Sinclair could have imagined a century ago. Some
scientists have condemned current factory farm practices, calling them "mini
Chernobyls." The European Union stands virtually alone in establishing
strong health and environmental standards for the industry. In the U.S and
elsewhere the meat and poultry industry is dominated by dangerous use of
arsenic, antibiotics, growth hormones and by the dumping of massive amounts
of sewage in fragile waterways and environments.

The film documents the vast catastrophic impact on the environment and
public health. It focuses on individual lives damaged and destroyed. As one
observer noted, if terrorists did this, we would be up in arms, but when it
is a fortune 500 company, it is just "business as usual." The film follows
the work of a handful of courageous activists and leaders who have faced
intimidation and death threats and witnessed the profound impact of
political abuse and corruption. In 1906, public outrage at the scandal
exposed by Sinclair led to major reforms that cleaned up a corrupt and
dangerous system. It is the hope of the filmmakers of "Shall we gather at
the River" that their film will mobilize a similar public outcry for reform.

Watch <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPNFudpj7o>  the film trailer 

POTLUCK DETAILS

Bring something (preferably vegetarian) to contribute to the potluck - bring
enough food for yourself/family and a bit to share. The primary focus of the
'Locavore' potluck is to promote eating whole foods, in their nature-made
state, focusing on fresh food from local sources (or as local as possible)
Los Angeles Farmers Markets can be found here

If not FROM BACKYARD then locally produced.
If not LOCALLY PRODUCED, then Organic.
If not ORGANIC, then Family farm.
If not FAMILY FARM, then Local business.
If not a LOCAL BUSINESS, then Fair Trade. 

Freedom Gardens Meetup & Swap Information

If you are coming to this event and are a So Cal Freedom Gardener
(www.FreedomGardens.org), let us know since we will be setting a special
table(s)! We are encouraging fellow Freedom Gardeners to use this community
opportunity to meet up, swap crops, seeds and experiences (or lack thereof!)

Growing for 21st century food security, FreedomGardens.org
<http://www.freedomgardens.org>  is a free interactive, online social
community of gardening enthusiasts who are fed up with foreign oil, frequent
food miles and high food prices. Let's make this a truly homegrown event

To reserve space for this event
<http://www.pathtofreedom.com/form/eventregistration.htm>  fill out this
easy registration form or contact 626.844.4586

 

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