Social Action: TONIGHT - Farmageddon/Upcoming Events

[Sarah Klepner]

Upcoming: Oct. 25 Seed: The Untold Story (film) 7:30   Red Bank                             Oct. 26 Let's Talk About.. Voting (talk) 7 pm   Red Bank                           Oct. 26 Bag It (film) 7:30 pm Little Silver

Social Action film: Farmageddon

Sunday, October 23

5 pm

1475 West Front Street, Lincroft

Unitarian meetinghouse (uucmc.org)

          "Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why.

Producer Kristin Canty’s film, Farmageddon, documents as her quest to find healthy food for her four children turns into an educational journey to discover why she is denied the freedom to select thefoods of her choice from the producer of her choice.

The movie tells the story of small, family farmers providing safe, healthy foods to their communities who were forced to stop, often through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies.  The movie succinctly poses and addresses the question “why is this happening in 21^st century America?”

Evoking both sympathy and anger for those farmers violently shut down by overzealous government policy and regulators, Farmageddon stresses the urgency of food freedom.  Though the film deals with intense scenes and dramatic situations, the overall tone is optimistic, encouraging farmers and consumers alike to take action to preserve individuals’ rights to access food of their choice and farmers’ rights to produce these foods."  From http://farmageddonmovie.com/ (also see trailer here)

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Seed: The Untold Story

Tuesday, Oct. 25 

7:30 pm

Bowtie Theater

36 White Street, Red Bank

note: this is a ticketed event

Seed: The Untold Story is a film about the importance of seeds to the global food supply, the loss of seed diversity in the last 100 years, and what people are doing about it. The screening is presented by Dean's Market. For more about the movie, see http://www.seedthemovie.com/ 

See http://gathr.us/screening/17802 to purchase a ticket. 

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Let's Talk About Race - "Give Us The Ballot” 

Wednesday, October 26

7:00 pm 

Red Bank Public Library 

84 West Front Street, RB

*on-street parking free after 6 pm*

The latest in this discussion series is dedicated to the topic of VOTING. With our special panel of guests including Barbara Chaudhery of the League of Women Voters, Red Bank Regional high school student activist Elijah Nishiura, and others, the evening promises to be informative and inspiring. The program, moderated by local advocate Patty Whyte, will focus on how and when women and African Americans obtained the right to vote and how to exercise your voice. Attendees will be encouraged to participate in this very important discussion. Registration is requested, contact librarian Linda Hewitt at 732-842-0690 x 112 or visit the reference desk.

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Film: Bag It!

Wednesday, October 26

7:30 pm 

Little Silver Borough Hall 

Ayers Room

480 Prospect Avenue, LS

Community leaders from the Little Silver Environmental Commission, along with members of Red Bank Regional High School's Environmental Club, are hosting a screening of the award-winning environmental documentary Bag It, a film addressing the environmental issues associated with the use of plastic bags. Popcorn will be served, though not in plastic bags! For more info, contact the borough at 732-842-2400.