In the run up to the April 1st Fossil Fools Day of Action, on Saturday 29th of March, Housmans Bookshop at Kings Cross will be screening 2 short docs that highlight the struggle of communities at the frontline of the fossil fuel empire.
Saturday 29th March - 5 PM
Housmans Bookshop
5, Caledonian Road, 2 mins from Kings Cross
“Those Who Dance” tells the story of a small community in Rossport, Ireland, who have resisted Shell’s attempts to construct a high pressure gas pipeline across their land, which would have potentially devastating environmental and social consequences. The film compares their situation to that of the Ogoni people of the Niger –Delta, where Ken Saro-Wiwa and others were executed because of their
resistance to Shell’s oil extraction and gas flaring.
“The Carbon Connection” looks at two communities affected by one new global market –
the trade in carbon dioxide. In Scotland a town has been polluted by oil and chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil local people's water and land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations. Both communities are linked through the buying and selling of carbon credits.
The films will be followed by a short discussion, including information on the Fossil Fools Day of Action on the following Tuesday and other ways of supporting communities around the world at the frontline of fossil fuel expansion.
For more information on The Carbon Connection, see
http://www.carbontradewatch.org/carbonconnection/
For more information on Those Who Dance, see http://www.shelltosea.com/
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