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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Film Screening to Stop Weyerhaeuser
Many of the sprawling houses in the DC area are being built by Quadrant Homes, a developer subsidiary of the largest lumber company in the world, Weyerhaeuser, with wood from the forested traditional lands of Grassy Narrows Nation.
The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) invites you to watch an amazing film about the resistance by an indigenous people to the clear-cut logging of old-growth forests on their ancestral lands. The screening is part of a national campaign to stop logging company Weyerhaeuser from destroying the ancient hardwood forests on traditional lands of the Grassy Narrows Nation in Ontario. "As Long as the Rivers Flow: The Grassy Narrows Blockade Story" is a Winnipeg Indymedia project directed by David Clement.
After the film, you're invited to stay for music, food, drinks and a discussion about the campaign and tactics with nonviolent direct action trainers, along with RAN organizers and Grassy Narrows activists on conference call. A $3 to $5 donation is suggested, but no one will be turned away.
When: Wednesday, June 14, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Where: Before It's Too Late Peoples Media Center at the Al-Fishawy Cafe (4132 Georgia Ave. NW, Georgia Ave.-Petworth Metro) More info: maxitcesar@yahoo.com, 202/294-9202, www.FreeGrassy.org and www.ran.org
DC Metro Action is published by Michael Schlesinger, a 32-year veteran of electoral and issue organizing who is committed to social justice and to increasing participation in the political process.
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