Category — NATURE CONSERVATION

E-ARC (Environmental Action Resource Center) presents:

“UNDER RICH EARTH”
At CSU-Chico / Ayers 120
On Thursday April 14 at 7:00 pm

“Under Rich Earth” is a story about ordinary people with extraordinary courage. In a remote mountain valley in Ecuador, 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.

http://underrichearth.ryecinema.com/

This film is part of a 4-week film series hosted by the Environmental Action Resource Center (E-ARC), The Office of Diversity, STOP (Stop Trafficking of Persons), EOP (Educational Opportunity Program), MAC (Multicultural Affairs Council), and CCLC (Cross-Cultural Leadership Center).

Films to come:
“Born into Brothels” – April 21
“Chocolate Country” – April 28

For more information come to BMU 301, e-mail sustainevents@csuchico.edu
or call (530) 898-5676

Documentary night at CSU-Chico / Ayres Hall 120
Thursday April 7, 2011 at 7:00 pm

“FOR THE NEXT 7 GENERATIONS”

In 2004, thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story. Four years in-the-making and shot on location in the Amazon rainforest, the mountains of Mexico, North America, and at a private meeting with the Dalai Lama in India, For the Next 7 Generations follows what happens when these wise women unite. Facing a world in crisis, they share with us their visions of healing and a call for change now, before it’s too late. This film documents their unparalleled journey and timely perspectives on a timeless wisdom.

http://www.forthenext7generations.com/

This film is part of a 4-week film series hosted by the Environmental Action Resource Center (E-ARC), The Office of Diversity, STOP (Stop Trafficking Of People), EOP (Educational Opportunity Program), MAC (Multicultural Affairs Council), and CCLC (Cross-Cultural Leadership Center).

FILMS TO COME:

“Under Rich Earth” – April 14

“Born into Brothels” – April 21

“Chocolate Country” – April 28

For more information come to BMU 301, e-mail: sustainevents@csuchico.edu
or call (530) 898-5676

On the Kendall Lawn at CSU-Chico
Saturday April 16 starting at 11:00 am

AS LIVE! and AS Sustainability present:

ECO-FEST, an all day celebration of sustainability!  There will be live entertainment, music, vendors, and local food!  This event is free, family friendly and open to anyone in the community.  More info to be announced.

Contact AS LIVE! at 530-898-6005 for more information.

A new bicycle adventure film “Ride the Divide” will be shown on April 12th at 6 and 8 pm at the Pageant Theater in Downtown Chico as a partial benefit for the Butte Bicycle Coalition.

Ride the Divide is a feature-length documentary about the world’s toughest mountain bike race.  It chronicles the story of several mountain bikers who attempt the 2,711-mile race named the Tour Divide along the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains.  The movie was named the Best Adventure Film at the 2010 Vail Film Festival.

This film has become an instant cycling classic, and made its television premiere in September on the Documentary Channel.  But the Adventure Cycling Association said the film should be seen on the big screen:  “The cinematography is stunning!” Added UpaDowna, “Ride The Divide is one of the most inspiring real cycling movies … in a long time.”   Epic Riding summed the movie up as follows:  “In a word? Fantastic. In more words?  Moving, funny, inspiring.”

Tickets are $10 in advance online at:
www.IMAthlete.com/Events/RideTheDividemovie
and $15 at the door before screenings at 6 and 8 pm on April 12 at the Pageant.

Please help spread the word.

Come see the extent of the ravages brought about in our very own backyards by the desperate and totally disrespectful exploitation of non-ceonventional natural gas trapped in underground rock beds.  Projects are being studied to start drilling and “fracking” in Northern California.  Everyone needs to understand what this will mean before our precious surface and underground water supply gets poisoned.

Friday, Mar 11 – Gasland Documentary

7PM to 10PM at the GRUB Cooperative, 1525 Dayton Rd.

The film Gasland has been nominated for a 2010 Academy Award for Best Documentary. This is a amazing film on Fracking (hydaulic fracturing) for natural gas and how it contaminates our groundwater supplies and devastates people’s lives.