Movies that Matter – OPIRG-Guelph Film Series

Movies that Matter: OPIRG-Guelph Film Series

February & March 2016

Join us for a 5 part film series focused on social and environmental justice!

FREE POPCORN
PWYC fundrasier
All films are screened at 630 pm in MacKinnon 308, University of Guelph

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SCHEDULE
February 3 – Fractured Land (co presented with Guelph Anti Pipeline)

* With some of the world’s largest fracking operations on his territory, a young indigenous leader and lawyer struggles to reconcile traditional teachings with the law to protect the land.

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February 10 – This Changes Everything (co presented with Fossil Free Guelph)

*What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world?

March 2 – Resistencia (co presented with Students for Justice in Latin America)

*When a 21st century coup d’état ousts the only president they ever believed in, these Honduran farmers take over the plantations…with no plans to ever give them back.

March 16 – The House I Live In

*What is the US war on drugs really for? Who is impacted and who is profiting?

March 30 – The Square

* A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.
(This film has english subtitles)

The event is held in a wheelchair accessible room. There are wheelchair accessible washrooms in the building. Please refrain from wearing scents to ensure the comfort of other folks in the space. If you need childcare please contact us 48 hrs in advance!

Questions? – contact info: volunteer@opirgguelph.org