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[PAST EVENT] Discussion: "The Earth's Essence"
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- Open to the public
A follow up discussion relating to the screening of "The Earth's Essence" by Philippe Goyvaertz, shown on October 29.
The Earth's Essence - The Mayans and Agrofuels (France, 2010, L'essence de la terre, 90 minutes.)
Written and Directed by Philippe Goyvaertz
The film shows the social and environmental consequences of the development of agrofuels in Guatemala. A recruiter takes us to small villages where small farmers, driven by hunger and the deterioration of their land, must go to work on the country's large plantations. In Petén, Mayan peasants, driven from their land by the greed of multinationals, testify to the violent methods often used. But resistance is being organized and some Mayan communities are developing another economic model, local and collective, with the cultivation of jatropha.
Sponsored by: Anthropology, Film & Media Studies, Global Studies
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[[rawilliams01, Richard Williams]]