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Thursday | 6/24/2021 | 6:30 PM
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The Power of Us – Screening and Youth-Led Community Discussion and Power of Art Competition
Many youth wonder whether or not they will inherit a world with clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, food that is safe to...
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Sunday | 6/27/2021 | 5:00 PM
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Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature – Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Join Everett Meaningful Movies as we show "Invisible Hand," a “paradigm shifting” documentary about the creation of ‘Rights of Nature,’ the defining battle of our...
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Wednesday | 7/7/2021 | 6:00 PM
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The People vs Agent Orange – Online Screening and Community Discussion
The Agent Orange catastrophe did not end with the Vietnam War. Today, a primary chemical of the toxic defoliant causes deformed births and deadly cancers....
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This Sunday! Join Everett Meaningful Movies as we show “Invisible Hand,” a “paradigm shifting” documentary about the creation of ‘Rights of Nature,’ the defining battle of our times where nature, democracy and capitalism face off in rural America. After the film, we will have an hour long discussion with special guests! This online event will take place on June 27th at 5:00pm PT! REGISTER HERE: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G2AK_2dhQOOvHKG2BONrfw“Man has lost his way but this film gives us hope. Communities on the front lines are winning, and the blueprint they are providing the rest of us is well documented in this film. Pay close attention. Don’t give up. Keep fighting. We cannot become a nation where communities that seek to protect themselves and their water are labeled unconstitutional. The small communities are leading those of us who have lost our way, back into our place in the ecosystem. May this film unite all defenders and inspire new ones. The time is now.”From Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo comes “Invisible Hand,” the world’s first documentary film on the Rights of Nature Movement. A “paradigm shifting” story about the fate of capitalism and democracy where we find out “Who speaks for Nature?”View the film trailer at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzDFF0y-O9wEvent Schedule:Film: 5:00-6:30 PSTSpeakers: 6:30-7:30 PSTSpecial Guests: • Elizabeth Dunne, Director of Legal Advocacy with Earth Law Center • Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, Councilmember for Port Angeles & Attorney with Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) • Cindy Black, Executive Director of Fix Democracy First • Rayne Ellycrys Benu, Award-winning filmmaker of the documentary The Hundred-Year-Old Whale & Producer of the Skaana Podcast - MODERATORSponsors: Everett Meaningful Movies is the primary sponsor of this event. Cosponsors include: Fix Democracy First; Meaningful Movies groups in Sno-King, Mt Baker, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Gig Harbor; Legal Rights for the Salish Sea; South Seattle Climate Action Network.Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/events/363804915181088/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22search%22%7D]%7DTo learn more about this and other online events, go to:MeaningfulMovies.orgmeaningfulmovies.org/events/invisible-hand-rights-of-nature-screening-panel-discussion-everett-me... ... See MoreSee Less

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MEANINGFUL MOVIES IN PERSON EVENTS HAVE RETURNED! Join us tonight at 8:00pm for an outside screening and discussion on the film "Coded Bias"! The event will take place in Kirkland at 308 4th Ave S (at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church) Kirkland,WA. We are so excited to see all of your amazing faces in person for the first time since March of last year!Join Meaningful Movies in Kirkland on Juneteenth (June 19th) for our first live event since the start of the pandemic. We will be showing Coded Bias, a powerful film about the impact of technology on civil rights and privacy, followed by a discussion. The event will be held outdoors at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church.When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that many facial recognition technologies fail more often on darker-skinned faces or the faces of women than others, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in artificial intelligence (AI). As it turns out, algorithms, data, and computers are not neutral. From facial scanning used for policing and surveillance to automated HR systems that mirror and magnify workplace prejudices, these technologies are created with fundamentally biased building blocks. Emboldened by these troubling discoveries, Buolamwini goes on to start the Algorithmic Justice League and joins a group of pioneering women to shed a light on the underlying biases in the technology that shapes our lives and threatens our democracy.You can watch the film on your own or as part of our group screening on June 19th, which will be followed by a community conversation about the challenges of technology, facial recognition, surveillance, and what we need to do to preserve and protect our fundamental rights.Besides our live showing on June 19th you will also receive a link and password to watch the film on your own. The film is also available on Netflix.REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/coded-bias-film-showing-and-discussion-tickets-158317813843To learn more about this and other online events, go to:MeaningfulMovies.orgmeaningfulmovies.org/events/coded-bias-film-showing-and-discussion-on-juneteenth/ ... See MoreSee Less

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MEANINGFUL MOVIES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FILM SERIESThe first event on June 24th, features the film, “The Power of Us” which highlights the work being done collaboratively by youth and elders to bring attention to our climate crisis and to address our unsustainable energy systems. This event is youth organized and will feature youth panelists and a youth art competition. The second event is on June 27th and features the film, “Invisible Hand” This film focuses on the Rights of Nature movement and the legal cases that are being brought against corporate entities that are polluting our environment. The third event is on July 7th and features the film, “The People Vs Agent Orange.” This film looks at the ongoing legacy and environmental impacts of war and also addresses the ways in which corporate power can crush environmental protections. The West Seattle Meaningful Movies team looks forward to a time when we can meet again in person but are delighted that we can continue to bring you thought provoking documentary films and community discussions, streamed via your computer, in the comfort of your own home. Please join us! Registration links and more information about each of these events can be found below.BELOW ARE DETAILS OF ALL THREE EVENTS:POWER OF US/POWER OF ARTRegister here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-of-us-screeningyouth-led-community-discussion-art-competition-tickets-157519963451Thursday | 6/24/2021 | 6:30 PM PST 6:30pm (PST) Screening of “The Power of Us” on OVEE7:15pm (PST) Youth Led Community Conversation and Climate Awards on Zoom Many youth wonder whether or not they will inherit a world with clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, food that is safe to eat and wilderness left to explore. At a time when all these things are threatened by pollution and climate change, how do we support a healthy planet in the years to come? This movie and community conversation will delve into these questions. FILM DESCRIPTION: 82-year-old retired Chicagoland engineer Jim Goodman and his wife Annie are alarmed about the ever more severe climate change crisis, and know their generation has failed to adequately address it. With the environmental clock ticking, the Goodmans enlist the aid of some equally concerned young people to unleash their creativity and usher in a new generation of climate change problem-solvers. Hear from young people who have been directly impacted by the effects of climate change, like Sean Newsom who survived the 2018 wildfires in Paradise, California, and those that are working to make a difference like Shreya Ramachandran, the high school senior who invented an innovative solution for reusing greywater to address water scarcity. With commentary from experts like Susan Casey-Lefkowitz of the National Resources Defense Council and astronaut and physicist John Grunsfeld, The Power of Us underscores the urgency of the climate crisis and shows the power of an intergenerational, collaborative movement to fight climate change, with youth leading the charge into the future. POWER OF ART COMPETITION: Open to individuals 9 to 19 years old. 1-3 minute multimedia or one-page digital or digitally scanned arts project inspired by the impact of climate change. Your art project could be as simple as creating a short video of you or your friends and family members talking about why climate education is important; or what climate justice means to you. Or, your art project could be a digital poster showing both images of the impact of climate change as well as your hopes for a better future. Or, you can send in an audio recording of a spoken word poem or a song you have written about climate change. You decide. Due Jun 20th to our youth committee, one grand prize winner ($50 for self, $50 for charity of choice) and four silver medalists ($25 prize), honor awards to runners up. Please contact powerofartmmp@gmail.com with any questions. This youth-organized event has been sponsored by South Seattle Climate Action and Mt Baker Meaningful Movies. Special Guests: Sunrise Movement Youth Representatives Spokane and Seattle; Children's Trust Lawsuit Representative Sponsors: South Seattle Climate Action Network Mt Baker Meaningful Movies Beacon Hill Meaningful Movies West Seattle Meaningful Movies Facebook Page: fb.me/e/1hwBQVUCt INVISIBLE HAND: RIGHTS OF NATURESunday | June 27th | 5PM PST Brief schedule: Show film from 5:00-6:30 PST Speakers from 6:30-7:30 PST Register here:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G2AK_2dhQOOvHKG2BONrfwInvisible Hand: Rights of Nature - Screening & Panel DiscussionDescription: INVISIBLE HAND is a “paradigm shifting” documentary about the creation of ‘Rights of Nature.’ The defining battle of our times where nature, democracy and capitalism face off in rural America.“Man has lost his way but this film gives us hope. Communities on the front lines are winning, and the blueprint they are providing the rest of us is well documented in this film. Pay close attention. Don’t give up. Keep fighting. We cannot become a nation where communities that seek to protect themselves and their water are labeled unconstitutional. The small communities are leading those of us who have lost our way, back into our place in the ecosystem. May this film unite all defenders and inspire new ones. The time is now.” Director, John C. Lyons From Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo comes INVISIBLE HAND, the world’s first documentary film on the Rights of Nature Movement. A “paradigm shifting” story about the fate of capitalism and democracy where we find out "Who speaks for Nature?" View trailer @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzDFF0y-O9wPanelists include:• Elizabeth Dunne, Director of Legal Advocacy with Earth Law Center• Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, Councilmember for Port Angeles & Attorney with Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)• Cindy Black, Executive Director of Fix Democracy First• Rayne Ellycrys Benu, Award-winning filmmaker of the documentary The Hundred-Year-Old Whale & Producer of the Skaana Podcast - MODERATORSPONSORS: Everett Meaningful Movies is the primary sponsor of this event. Cosponsors include: Fix Democracy First; Meaningful Movies groups in Sno-King, Mt Baker, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Gig Harbor; Legal Rights for the Salish Sea; and South Seattle Climate Action Network.PEOPLE VS. AGENT ORANGEWednesday | 7/7/2021 | 6:00 PM REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/meaningful-movies-screening-and-conversation-for-people-vs-agent-orange-tick...Schedule: (The film is 1 hour & 27 minutes long.)6:00 pm – Screening of “The People vs. Agent Orange” on Ovee7:30 pm – Panel Discussion on Zoom The Agent Orange catastrophe did not end with the Vietnam War. Today, a primary chemical of the toxic defoliant causes deformed births and deadly cancers. Two heroic women fight to hold the manufacturers accountable. Join us for a screening and community conversation about “The People vs. Agent Orange. ” We will be discussing the ongoing fight to try and hold the chemical industry accountable for the destruction caused by dioxins in Vietnam and in the U.S. The film is powerful, challenging, and thought-provoking. After a screening of the film on OVEE, we will move to Zoom for our community discussion with speakers from Peace Trees, Vietnam; and Veterans for Peace. Please join us! Film Description: The dioxins present in Agent Orange, the defoliant used in the Vietnam War, continue to leave a legacy of death, deformity, and disability for generations. This investigative documentary includes painstaking historical research and interviews with whistleblowers, researchers, and the people who have lived through contact with the poison in both Vietnam and the United States. “The People vs. Agent Orange” follows Vietnamese activist Tran To Nga, who, in a French court, is suing the American chemical industry for poisoning her and her family in Vietnam. And in Oregon, Carol Van Strum battles to stop the ongoing spraying of toxins by the timber industry. Both women, joined in their mutual pain, resist intimidation and threats, bringing to light the ongoing, intergenerational catastrophe of chemical warfare and toxic herbicides. Sponsors: Peace Trees, Vietnam; Veterans for Peac ... See MoreSee Less

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WE ARE 2 DAYS AWAY FROM THE END OF OUR ART COMPETITION! Want to win prizes for showing your work inspired by the impact of climate change? Then this competition is just for you! Details listed below!COMPETITION: Open to individuals 9 to 19 years old.1-3 minute multimedia or one-page digital or digitally scanned arts project inspired by the impact of climate change. Your art project could be as simple as creating a short video of you or your friends and family members talking about why climate education is important; or what climate justice means to you. Or, your art project could be a digital poster showing both images of the impact of climate change as well as your hopes for a better future. Or, you can send in an audio recording of a spoken word poem or a song you have written about climate change. You decide. Due Jun 20th to our youth committee, one grand prize winner ($50 for self, $50 for charity of choice) and four silver medalists ($25 prize), honor awards to runners up. PLEASE CONTACT powerofartmmp@gmail.com with any questions. To learn more about this and other online events, go to:MeaningfulMovies.orgmeaningfulmovies.org/.../the-power-of-us.../ ... See MoreSee Less

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The Power of Us – Screening and Youth-Led Community Discussion and Power of Art Competition

Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature – Film Screening & Panel Discussion

The People vs Agent Orange – Online Screening and Community Discussion

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