workshop

Freegan Forum: Freeganism in the Mass Media
Film and Discussion
w/ Special Guest Tate LeFevre

Featuring:

NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH
(Dir: Tate LeFevre, 18 min.)

WHERE: 123 Community Space, 123 Tompkins Avenue at Myrtle Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY Directions at http://123communityspace.org/directions

WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7PM

Organized by Freegan.info

Since it's inception, Freegan.info's activities have drawn an endless
stream of coverage from media outlets around the world. Almost
immediately, this led to a fear among many active trash pickers that
suddenly all the dumpsters would be locked. Thankfully, this never
happened. But has all this media coverage really helped to spread
Freegan.info's message of sustainability, mutual aid, and
non-participation in capitalism? Or has freegan.info been complicit in
its own mass-media cooptation, contributing to the invention of a
watered-down representation of freeganism that can safely fit within the
corporate media's representation of reality. What strategy should freegans
apply in talking to mainstream media? Should we talk to them at all? Join
us to watch the film "No Such Thing As a Free Lunch", which examines the
relatioship between freegans and mass media, and discuss these questions
with Tate LeFevre, its director.

Synopsis of the Film:
How can a radical activist movement based on limited participation in the
capitalist system use mainstream media to publicize its mission and
further its goals? "No Such Thing as a Free Lunch" follows members of the
Freegan movement--perhaps best known for eating food found in the
garbage--as they lead "trash tours" in New York City, cook feasts with
salvaged food and give interviews to Oprah—all while managing an often
difficult relationship with the media.

Director Bio:
Tate LeFevre is a PhD student in the Anthropology and Culture and Media
Program at NYU, where her dissertation research investigates the emergence
indigenous nationalism in expressive culture in the French Overseas
Territory of New Caledonia (in the South Pacific). Despite focusing on a
very different context, her first film connects with a long-standing
interest in activism, performance and the use of media by grassroots
groups, developed througout her main research focus.

THIS SUNDAY AT 123 COMMUNITY SPACE:
ARE WE BEING LIED TO ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING?

A presentation featuring Anthony Marr of Heal Our Planet Earth
(http://www.all-creatures.org/hope/index.htm)

Plus Adam Weissman of Global Justice for Animals and the Environment
(http://freetradekillsanimals.org) of globalization and climate change

Sun, October 5, 7:30 PM, 123 Tompkins Ave @ Myrtle Ave, Bklyn, NY, 7:30 PM.

Encore Presentation (with Anthony on video recording and Adam live):
Thursday, October 9th, 7PM also at 123 Community Space.

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report is the
authoritative global document on the current and future impacts of climate
change. But is the IPCC corrupted by oil industry “scientists” and
painting an unduly rosy picture? Global warming expert Anthony Marr of
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE) believes the effects of methane and global
warming feedback loops are being grossly underestimated by the IPCC and
the need for action is far more desperate than we’ve been led to believe.

According to Anthony, if we do not radically change course in the next two
to three years, life on earth is doomed.

For a preview of Anthony's presentation view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoYuK8Z4PI

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvI_KbZhzPk

Also featuring a slide presentation by Adam Weissman of Global Justice for
Animals and the Environment on the link between global warming and
globalization.

For a preview, visit http://snipurl.com/GJAE2

ADMISSION IS FREE.

DIRECTIONS
Take the G to Myrtle-Willoughby, J/M/Z to Myrtle, or B43 Bus.
Detailed directions at http://123communityspace.org/directions

Sponsored by Freegan.info, Global Justice for Animals and the Environment,
and TradeJustice NY Metro. More info:

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