SVC students may attend any of the events below free of charge when they show their SVC ID. These films are entertaining as well as educational. Free admission is sponsored by the Office of Student Life.
Sixth Annual Skagit
Human Rights Festival
Presents
REVITALIZING COMMUNITY
Thursday, Feb 26
5:30 pm Green Drinks
Regular Art Bar Prices
7:00 pm Presentation & Panel Discussion
$10 Suggested Donation
From its beginning in Leeds, England as an informal happy hour for the environmental community, Green Drinks (greendrinks.org) has grown to include 454 communities worldwide. People meet monthly for agenda-free enjoyment of ideas and connections between like-minded and curious “greensters.” Green Drinks is a great way to get a regular check in with the mover and shakers in the community
Skagit’s inaugural Green Drinks at the Lincoln Theatre will kick off an evening of innovative community solutions to the puzzles of preservation and development.
Following presentations of the City of Mount Vernon’s waterfront development plan and the Main Street downtown revitalization program, we’ll convene a panel of representative community models to generate creative solutions.
Panel speakers:
Paul McLeod (Transition Towns, Sustainable Bellingham)
Chris Moore (Washington Preservation Trust)
Kimberly Neagle (Main Street Mount Vernon)
Jana Hansen (City of Mount Vernon)
Sixth Annual Skagit
Human Rights Festival
Presents
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Thursday, March 5
7:00 pm
$10 Suggested Donation
The documentary “Kilowatt Ours” focuses on how ordinary citizens can take an active role in energy conservation and provides simple solutions for homes, businesses and schools that significantly lower utility bills. This 56 minute film examines where our energy comes from before it reaches our outlets and switches, revealing the hidden costs.
Few of us consider the health and environmental consequences of power generation, given our isolation from the source of its production. Nationally, fifty percent of our electricity comes from the burning of coal, and another twenty percent from nuclear sources. (The film does not address Washington State particularly, but our local utility Puget Sound Energy reported in 2007 over 37% of our power was generated from coal, predominantly from sources partially-owned by PSE in Montana). After examining the harmful effects from mining, transportation and disposal of waste associated with both coal and nuclear power, the film turns to practical, affordable and relevant steps for change that all of us can readily adopt into our daily lives.
Conservation and renewable energy are highlighted as a viable alternative to our current energy path, and will be the focus for a panel discussion following the film. Local experts in energy efficiency and renewable energy producers and installers will share knowledge and respond to questions.
Sixth Annual Skagit
Human Rights Festival
Presents
WATER
Thursday, March 12
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Who owns access to clean drinking water? The answer to that question is critical. We assume that clean drinking water is a common right, yet more than a billion people in the world today live without it. We here in the water rich Skagit Valley will face that question as well.
The movie “Flow – For Love Of Water,” center-piece for this evening’s event, addresses the issue – and seeks to provide some hope for the future – without ignoring the magnitude of the problem.
A panel will use the movie as a stepping stone for a discussion of the situation in our valley and our state.
Sixth Annual Skagit
Human Rights Festival
Presents
FOOD + FARMING
Thursday, March 19
Reception for Filmmakers
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Skagit Valley Food Co-op
Screening of “Good Food”
& Panel Discussion
7:00 pm
Lincoln Theatre
Free entry courtesy of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op
Something remarkable is happening in the fields and orchards of the Pacific Northwest: small family farmers are making a comeback. They’re growing much healthier food, and much more food per acre, while using less energy and water than factory farms. “Good Food,” a Whidbey Island-made documentary, visits producers, farmers’ markets, distributors and public officials who are developing a more sustainable food system.
A panel discussion follows the film including representatives from Blue Heron Farm, Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, and Washington State Food & Farming Network.
Before the screening, join filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op for a reception and discussion of Equitable Farming and Triple Bottom Line Agriculture from 4:30 – 6:30 pm. RSVP at: www.skagitfoodcoop.com.
All Skagit Human Rights Festival events take place at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon, 360-336-8955 or toll free 877-754-6284, except for the March 19 Filmmaker Reception which is at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op.
All Skagit Human Rights Festival events take place at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. 1st St., Mount Vernon, 360-336-8955 or toll free 877-754-6284.
Skagit Human Rights Festival Sponsors
SKAGIT VALLEY FOOD CO-OP
Bayside Specialties
HKP Architects
KSVR Radio
Mount Baker Planned Parenthood
Nature Conservancy
People for a Peaceable Planet
Pride Foundation
Skagit Audubon Society
Skagit Community Action Partnership
Skagit County Democrats
Skagit Immigrant Rights Council
Skagit Land Trust
Skagit PFLAG
Skagit Valley College
Vital Chiropractic
Thank you!
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