"Pickaxe" Film Showing + Special Guests: Climate Justice Squad
Submitted by A Roc on September 25, 2008 - 1:16pm.
Date/Time:
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 7:00pm - Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 9:00pm
Location(s)
Big E's Coffeehouse
2805 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FLUnited States
Sarasota Indymedia Film Collective Presents:
"Pickaxe" (1999 ~ 95 mins) + Climate Justice Squad!
Pickaxe documents efforts to halt logging at Warner Creek, a federally
protected forest in Oregon. Following a suspicious fire in 1991 that
cleared the land, Congress suspended environmental regulations to allow
logging in the area. Since arson was determined to be the cause of the
fire, however, environmental activists argued that allowing logging at
Warner Creek would set a bad example and possibly lead to similarly
motivated forest fires. What followed was an 11-month battle complete
with a 79-day hunger strike and an amazing blockade of a remote
mountain logging road. This inspiring documentary shows the power of
direct action, determination and good leadership.
The Climate Justice Squad focuses on supporting environmental justice through creative activism and outreach, including street theater, protests, marches, workshops and film showings.
*Film is FREE and open to the public, but donations are helpful in supporting community-based media projects