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October 29, 2008

By Anais | email author

FILM & FOOD NIGHT

Join us for another evening of good food, education and inspiration.

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

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 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 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 fill out this easy regisration form or contact 626.844.4586

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Topics: Events & Outreach, Posts by Anais | Tags: event, film & food night, film screening, shall we gather at the river

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3 Responses to “NOVEMBER FILM & FOOD NIGHT”

1. terrie Says:
   October 29th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

   I’d love to know more about how you organize something like this. Do you have to rent equipment to show the movie, or do you have to ask permission from the filmmakers to show it in this context? I’m wondering if the school near us would be open to using their facilities like this…it sounds like a great idea!

2. Sylvia Folland Says:
   November 14th, 2008 at 8:02 pm

   I cannot attend the November 23rd potluck. Please cancel my RSVP

3. erick Says:
   November 17th, 2008 at 5:53 pm

   Is it ten dollars to watch the film or is that for the potluck?

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