Climate Change and Water Film Festival: April 3, 2009

You are all invited to the Climate Change and Water Film Festival, hosted by American University's Anthropology Department.

This exciting and unique event will include the following:

Films: Thirst, Black Diamond and Weather Report
Workshops: Water activism, Charter of Human Responsibilities and Climate Justice

Delicious, local refreshments will be provided.

The event will be held on Friday, April 3rd, from 12:30pm-8:00pm in Anderson Conference Room in Anderson Hall, American University campus.

As this event is being hosted by our department, it would be wonderful if we could have a strong showing throughout the day.

Please find more information about the event below, as well as the event flier attached to this email.

For more information about the local festival, contact Julie Maldonado at jk6582a@student.american.edu.

American University is located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016. For directions to the university and conference site, please visit http://american.edu/maps/ and look for the Letts-Anderson Building.

Hope to see many of you on April 3rd!
Sincerely,
Julie Maldonado

PhD Student, Department of Anthropology
American University, Washington D.C.
jk6582a@student.american.edu


CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER FILM FESTIVAL TO VISIT EIGHT US CAMPUSES

The Climate Change and Water Film Festival, a project of the Charter of Human Responsibilities and Global Citizens for Sustainable Development, will visit eight university and college campuses in the US in spring 2009. The festival will visit American University on Friday, April 3, 2009. It will be held in the Anderson Conference Room from 12:30-8:00 p.m. Films to be shown include Thirst, Weather Report, and Black Diamond and workshops concerning water activism, climate justice, and the Charter of Human Responsibilities will be held.

The film festival aims to increase awareness and action regarding local and global issues around water.
The Charter of Human Responsibilities, an international project promoting action on our individual and collective responsibilities to one another and the planet, is partnering with Global Citizens for Sustainable Development to bring the film festival to the US. Global Citizens for Sustainable Development organized the first water film festival in India as a complement to activities of the World Youth Water Alliance.

Nina Gregg, US Coordinator of CHR and Anugraha John, founder and Executive Director of GCSD will visit each campus hosting the festival. Gregg will lead a workshop on the Charter of Human Responsibilities and John will make a presentation on water issues and activism in Asia.

In addition to sponsorship from the Charter of Human Responsibilities and Global Citizens for Sustainable Development, the festival is supported through the generosity of the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation, Television Trust for the Environment, and the China-India Forum. Additional films have been donated by Sam Bozzo and Appalshop. Local sponsors include American University’s Department of Anthropology and the Graduate Student Council.

For more information, please contact Nina Gregg at charter.US@alliance21.org
For information about the local festival, contact Julie Maldonado at jk6582a@student.american.edu.
American University is located at 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC 20016. For directions to the university and conference site, please visit http://american.edu/maps/ and look for the Letts-Anderson Building.

Charter of Human Responsibilities is an international project with an ambitious and hopeful objective: mobilizing people to exercise our individual and collective responsibilities to one another and the planet. The CHR invites us to redefine responsibility in our communities, organizations and workplaces at a time when our interdependence has become both inevitable and necessary. CHR provides both a pre-text and a text. The pre-text asserts a universal principle of responsibility and encourages reflection on the meanings of individual and collective responsibility. The text challenges us to be intentional and reflective in our practices and actions. www.charter-human-responsibilities.com

Global Citizens for Sustainable Development is a not-for-profit organization based in Bangalore, India. GCSD works towards creating a society of "Global Citizens," a well-informed and committed group of young people with a clear vision about intercultural understanding in a world where local and global issues are intertwined and the notion of "Think Global, Act Local" is promoted through its various activities. www.globalcitizens.org.in

Television Trust for the Environment (TVE) works with partners globally to make and distribute films that inspire change. We create relevant and compelling content on environment and development for audiences worldwide. Our television productions reach 274 million homes in 170 countries and millions more viewers through the internet and our partners. www.tve.org

China-India Forum is a platform for cross-cultural dialogue and action working towards a responsible, plural and harmonious society in the interest of both the countries and all its citizens working and living globally. www.chinaindiaforum.org.in