From the organizers: Join filmmaker Fraser Jones and members of the Black Belt Citizens for a screening of #Uniontown, a documentary film. "Uniontown" weaves together the untold narratives of local heroes in Uniontown, Alabama, a long-silenced southern city continuously polluted with industrial waste and environmental racism. Driven by the story of Esther Calhoun, a community [...]
Feeding the Gulf Coast Garden Program Documentary Screening – Perennial Vegetable Gardening with Eric Toensmeier Feeding the Gulf Coast (formerly Bay Area Food Bank) and the Mobile Public Library invite the public to a screening of Perennial Vegetable Gardening With Eric Toensmeier. Eric Toensmeier has studied permaculture and useful plants of the world for over [...]
Hosted by the Magic City Agriculture Project: The next film in the 99Films series will be "Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street." The award-winning documentary about community vision, struggle, and change in the Roxbury Neighborhood of Boston. Including the development of one of the most successful community land trusts in the nation. Guest Facilitator: Carol Judy, [...]
UA Environmental Council and the Environmental Law Society are hosting a screening of the 2015 Southern Exposure Films. The films highlight environmental issues in Alabama, exploring the triumphs and struggles of those working to protect air and water quality, the places we love, and the foundation of our lives. More information can be found here: [...]
"My Brooklyn" by Kelly Anderson, is a powerful documentary film about Brooklyn, NY, and the systemic gentrification and displacement of the community. This is the second film in BISC's five-film miniseries which focuses on land, our cultural identity and community. These five films (Daughters of the Dust, My Brooklyn, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Holding [...]
Premiere screening of the Southern Exposure 2015 films, aiming to raise appreciation and awareness of Alabama’s incredible natural resources and important environmental issues. *Free admission* *No RSVP required* Produced and directed in Birmingham by emerging filmmakers from across the country, these short films tell authentic, engaging stories about Alabama's environment and the people who cherish [...]
Premiere screening of the Southern Exposure 2015 films, aiming to raise appreciation and awareness of Alabama’s incredible natural resources and important environmental issues. *Free admission* *No RSVP required* Produced and directed in Birmingham by emerging filmmakers from across the country, these short films tell authentic, engaging stories about Alabama's environment and the people who cherish [...]
Premiere screening of the Southern Exposure 2015 films, aiming to raise appreciation and awareness of Alabama’s incredible natural resources and important environmental issues. *Free admission* *No RSVP required* Produced and directed in Birmingham by emerging filmmakers from across the country, these short films tell authentic, engaging stories about Alabama's environment and the people who cherish [...]
Hosted by the Magic City Agriculture Project and the Birmingham Institute for Social Change: Part of a series of film screenings. This screening is of "Concerning Violence: Nine Scenes from the Anti-Imperialistic Self-Defense," a film based on Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth, narrated by Lauryn Hill. ……………….. This event is not hosted by [...]
Annual commemoration of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Selma-to-Montgomery March, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This year is the 50th Anniversary. The weekend's events include workshops, concerts, plays, a step show, speakers, and more (some events require tickets), culminating in crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday afternoon. More information about the Bridge [...]
