Plea se join the Centre for Law and Environment (CLE) and Green College for a screening of Jan Haak en's NECESSITY\, a two-part documentary on legal strategies\, allyship & cl imate resistance.
This two-part film series unfolds around activists and their use of the necessity defense in jury trials in different regions of the US after being charged with trespassing. Legal strategies in the cl imate movement take center stage as Indigenous leaders and Native and non-N ative activists respond to the growing climate emergency. From the Mississ ippi Headwaters\, wild rice fields and Great Lakes in Part I to the rivers and mountains of the Columbia River Gorge in Part II\, awe-inspiring terrai ns are sites of coordinated resistance to corporate expansion of oil throug h pipelines\, rail and terminals to get their lethal products to market. As inspiring and hopeful as they are informative\, the films show how allianc es form around shared commitments to save the planet.
Running time fo r the two films is one hour and 52 minutes. The films will be shown consecu tively\, with remarks by the director\, Jan Haaken\, followed by commentary from Professor Naomi Klein and a Q&A.
Tickets are pay what you can ( suggested contribution of $10) and can be purchased at the door.
More information about the event and the speakers can be found here.
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