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posted by University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union in on Jan 4, 2014 - View profile
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Cinema Politica UofT: Is The Crown At War With Us?
Sponsored by UTGSU
7:00pm
- 9:00pm
Thursday February 27 2014
SYNOPSIS
It was the summer of 2000 and the country watched with disbelief as federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Esgenoopetitj, or Burnt Church, New Brunswick. Why would officials of the Canadian government attack citizens for exercising rights that had been affirmed by the highest court in the land? What happened at Burnt Church?
Alanis Obomsawin casts her cinematic and intellectual nets into history to provide a context for the events on Miramichi Bay. Delineating the complex roots of the conflict with passion and clarity, she builds a persuasive defence of the Mi'gmaq position.
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Cinema Politica UofT is an initiative of the University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union. We screen films that challenge conventional narratives and that explore underrepresented stories. Our film screenings aim to engage students and the community in critical issues surrounding equity and environmental justice. We seek to accomplish this by following each screening with a discussion about how the content of the film relates to our own experiences and what action we can take collectively.
For more information on Cinema Politica UofT: www.cinemapolitica.org/uoft.
For more information on the University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union: www.utgsu.ca
For more information on the University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union: www.utgsu.ca
Organizer:external@utgsu.ca
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