Tree-Sit
Film Comes to Topanga...
Topanga Greens will sponsor a screening of the film Tree-Sit: The Art of
Resistance at the
Topanga Community House, 1440 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., on Wednesday, April
30 at 7 pm.
Five years in the making, TREE-SIT tells the tale of activists taking to
the
trees in an effort to save the last of our old-growth redwoods from the
chainsaw. Beautifully shot and edited with a powerful soundtrack, highlights
of Tree-Sit include:
- The arrest of singer Bonnie Raitt for trespassing on timber company land
and her duet with Joan Baez in a tree-sit
- Actor Woody Harrelson scaling the Golden Gate Bridge to hang a banner, and
climbing up in Luna to visit Julia Butterfly Hill
- Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart leading a drum circle at a tree-sit
support rally saying, "we're not just drumming, we're raising power"
- Rare footage of Judi Bari, organizer of Redwood Summer and victim of a
car bombing for which she and partner Darryl Cherney were falsely blamed.
Bari
died in 1997 of breast cancer, but her daughters and Cherney won a $4.4
million judgement in a historic lawsuit against the FBI and Oakland police
earlier this year.
Speaking at the event will be Susan Moloney of the Campaign for Old Growth,
who staged a 52-day hunger strike on the steps of the Capitol building in
Sacramento to hold Governor Davis to his pledge not to cut old-growth
redwoods. Maloney's efforts resulted in hearings co-chaired by southern California
congresswoman Shelia Kuehl and the introduction of the Maloney Resolution.
Alsol expected to attend is John Quigley of recent "Old Glory"Tree
Sit fame in Southern California. James Ficklin, Tree-Sit's videographer, will
also attend the screening with updates on the latest forest actions. Parents
please note, the film contains some strong language (uttered by loggers towards
protesters). John Quigley of recent "Old Glory" tree-sit fame is
also expected to attend.} |
Thank
you for support of this important movement, and your specific support for
HAVC & Earth Films.Our documentation has already changed people's perception
and increased awareness. You can help us to continue our media and eductional
work by making a tax deductible, make checks out to Earth Films/ESP to the
address below
P.O. Box 2198, Redway, CA 95560
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