[ShareTompkins] Eco-Justice Film Screening-- Under Rich Earth Feb. 9th at 7pm, Cornell

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What: Film screening of Under Rich Earth (Bajo Suelos Ricos), presented by
CUSLAR, LSP and LASP

When: Wednesday, February 9th, 7pm

Where: 122 Rockefeller Hall, Cornell Campus, Ithaca, NY (See Map
Here<http://www.cornell.edu/maps/interactive.cfm?loc=Rockefeller%20Hall&zoom=16>
)

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The first film of the Latin American Film Series of the Spring Semester,
Under Rich Earth, is a story about ordinary people with extraordinary
courage. In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador (Intag), coffee and
sugarcane farmers face the dismal prospect of being forced off their land to
make way for a mining project. Unprotected by the police and ignored by
their government, they prepare to face down the invaders on their own. Their
resistance ultimately leads to a remarkable and dangerous stand off between
farmers and a band of armed paramilitaries deep in the cloud forest. In a
world dominated by news of massacres and terrorism, Under Rich Earth is a
surprising and poignant tale of hope and determination.

To be followed by a discussion led by Claire Stoscheck, Coordinator of
CUSLAR and member of Shaleshock, who recently visited the Intag community
featured in the film. This film is part of CUSLAR's new Eco-Justicia in the
Americas Campaign, which aims to connect the dots between eco-justice issues
in up-state NY with similar issues being faced by people in Latin
America.For more info click
here.<http://www.cuslar.org/ecojusticia.php>

More information on the film: http://underrichearth.ryecinema.com/?page_id=6
For more information on the Latin American Film Series hosted by CUSLAR
(Committee on US/Latin American Relations), LSP (Latino Studies Program) and
LASP (Latin American Studies Program): http://www.cuslar.org/films.php


Co-sponsored by The Institute for the Social Sciences, The Departments of
Development Sociology and Government at Cornell, The Department of
Environmental Studies at Ithaca College, and Shaleshock.

-- 
Claire Stoscheck
CUSLAR Coordinator
cuslarspanishcamp at gmail.com
www.cuslar.org
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