The New Environmentalists
SHOWCASE THEATER - Friday, October 15, 2010
4:30 pm (shown after A Different Path)
Narrated by Robert Redford, Global Focus VII, The New Environmentalists, is an Emmy Award winning series featuring portraits of passionate and dedicated activists. Their goal is to safeguard Earth's natural resources from shortsighted exploitation and unbridled pollution while fighting for environmental justice in their communities. We will be featuring the stories of Lynn Henning in the USA who exposed the polluting practices of CAFOs; Humberto Rios Lambrata in Cuba who promoted sustainable agriculture by working with farmers to increase crop diversity; and Malgorzata Gorska in Poland who led the fight to protect one of Europe's last true wilderness areas.
Special Guests: Filmmakers William Parrinello, John Antonelli, and Tom Dusenbery
