> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Fabina Colon <fab...@multiculturalresourcecenter.org> > Subject: Fwd: "Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock" Community Film > Screening 4/25 & 26 > Reply-To: Fabina Colon <fab...@multiculturalresourcecenter.org> > > > Please Share Widely! > > Tuesday - Wednesday, April 25-26, 2017 > “Gathering our Hearts at Standing Rock” > Film Screening & Panel Discussion with Fidel Moreno and Indigenous peoples > and allies! > Moderated by Laura Lagunez > Tuesday, April 25th 12pm @ The Space at Greenstar (700 W. Buffalo St.) > Tuesday, April 25th at 7pm @ Klarman Hall Auditorium KG70, Cornell University > Wednesday, April 26th at 5:30p @ GIAC (301 W. Court St.) > > We are excited to welcome Oscar-nominated director Fidel Moreno for a special > screening of his documentary, “Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock.” > > Culled from 18 hours of interviews with 33 people at Standing Rock — > including youth, mothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, First Nation people and > non-Indian supporters — “Gathering Our Hearts at Standing Rock” is an ongoing > documentary project, chronicling the story of the protectors at Standing Rock > and their connection to the history of the American Indian Movement on their > treaty-given lands of the American west. > > In addition to the film screenings, Fidel will be participating in various > community events including providing cultural demonstrations at local > schools. Our collective goal is to provide an opportunity for community > members to deepen their understanding of: > > Indigenous sovereignty; > Environmental and social justice intersection > Connecting the dots between Standing Rock and local lives and local work > Local action around water protection, fracking & divestment. > > To support this event, please donate to our GoFundMe here > <https://www.gofundme.com/standingrockfilmithaca>! You can also help us > fundraise by attending Dance Party for Earth Day > <https://www.facebook.com/events/1006000812833195/> on 4/21 @ Lot 10!! > > Fidel Moreno identifies as Huichol, Chichimeca and Mexican American. He is an > Oscar nominee in the Best Short Documentary category as co-producer and > co-director of “Wiping the Tears of 7 Generations,” and a three-time Telly > Award winner for “The Peyote Road” and “500 Nations.” Raised in both old > Mexico and the Midwest area of the United States, Moreno’s work in > documentary film and video since 1983 has focused on the struggle and > dialogues of indigenous people and communities in Canada, the United States, > Mexico and Central America. He has worked directly with many communities, > aboriginal leaders, chiefs and elders in documenting environmental actions > and issues, human rights violations and crisis relief services. Moreno is an > activist passionate about working with youth and children through cultural > literacy skill building, emotional development and purposeful life navigation. > > Laura Lagunez identifies as Dine and Nahua. She is a recent graduate from > Cornell University and is now working for the School of Integrative Plant > Science at Cornell designing garden-based learning curricula and assisting > with food security projects. She is committed to working alongside native > communities and participate in community-based ecological and cultural > restoration projects. > > Please contact Fabina B. Colon with any questions about this event. > > > Organized by the Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) in partnership with > Native American Students at Cornell (NASAC), Cornell Environmental > Collaborative, (ECO), Lehman Alternative Community School (LACS), American > Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP), ALANA Intercultural Funding > Board, Amnesty International at Cornell University (AI@CU), Climate Justice > Cornell (CJC), and community members. > > Fabina B. Colon > Multicultural Resource Center at > Cornell Cooperative Extension > 516 W. Martin Luther King Jr. St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > Ph. & Fax: 216-6233 > Offie Hours: 10am-4:00pm > www.multiculturalresourcecenter.org > <http://www.multiculturalresourcecenter.org/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mrcithaca/> > "When culture shifts, policy will follow" >
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