Daegu Green Living Presents / 녹색살이대구 보여드립니다
Eco-Film Night / 친환경 영화 상영: The Garden
Unfortunately, it looks like the official website is under attack at the moment. You may have to content yourself with the following trailer and description:
Eco-Film Night / 친환경 영화 상영: The Garden
Unfortunately, it looks like the official website is under attack at the moment. You may have to content yourself with the following trailer and description:
"The fourteen-acre community garden at 41st and Alameda in South Central Los Angeles is the largest of its kind in the United States. Started as a form of healing after the devastating L.A. riots in 1992, the South Central Farmers have since created a miracle in one of the country’s most blighted neighborhoods. Growing ...their own food. Feeding their families. Creating a community.
But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.
The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers:
Why was the land sold to a wealthy developer for millions less than fair-market value? Why was the transaction done in a closed-door session of the LA City Council? Why has it never been made public?
And the powers-that-be have the same response: “The garden is wonderful, but there is nothing more we can do.”
If everyone told you nothing more could be done, would you give up?
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The Garden has the pulse of verité with the narrative pull of fiction, telling the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power, and racial discord. The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable among us."
But now, bulldozers are poised to level their 14-acre oasis.
The Garden follows the plight of the farmers, from the tilled soil of this urban farm to the polished marble of City Hall. Mostly immigrants from Latin America, from countries where they feared for their lives if they were to speak out, we watch them organize, fight back, and demand answers:
Why was the land sold to a wealthy developer for millions less than fair-market value? Why was the transaction done in a closed-door session of the LA City Council? Why has it never been made public?
And the powers-that-be have the same response: “The garden is wonderful, but there is nothing more we can do.”
If everyone told you nothing more could be done, would you give up?
* * *
The Garden has the pulse of verité with the narrative pull of fiction, telling the story of the country’s largest urban farm, backroom deals, land developers, green politics, money, poverty, power, and racial discord. The film explores and exposes the fault lines in American society and raises crucial and challenging questions about liberty, equality, and justice for the poorest and most vulnerable among us."
Where: Buy the Book Cafe, Rodeo Street, Downtown Daegu
When: Saturday, April 23rd, 7:30PM-9:00PM
When: Saturday, April 23rd, 7:30PM-9:00PM
As always, entrance is FREE and all are welcome. Have dinner with friends and then stop by, or enjoy something off Buy the Book's new expanded menu. Hope to see you there!
**In addition, please look for further posts about Daegu Car-Free Day, which will begin at midnight on the evening of the film, and the monthly Daegu Bike Festival, which will start at 11:00AM from Jungang-no on Sunday.**
**In addition, please look for further posts about Daegu Car-Free Day, which will begin at midnight on the evening of the film, and the monthly Daegu Bike Festival, which will start at 11:00AM from Jungang-no on Sunday.**
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