Sustainability Film: Thirst for Justice

April 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Thirst for Justice follows Janene Yazzie as she searches for the source of contamination in her son’s school’s water in Sanders, Arizona. She suspects drinking uranium-contaminated water from the 1979 Church Rock dam spill caused her ovarian cancer. Armed with a Geiger counter she begins investigating radioactive waste on the Navajo Nation and finds areas hotter than evacuation zones in Chernobyl. When the epic movement for water justice ignites in Standing Rock, Janene is compelled to join. There she meets Flint water activist Nayyirah Shariff and their struggles converge. Janene travels to Flint, where she sees first hand the similarities between what’s happening in this inner-city and the Navajo experience. The sacredness of water flows through the film, with the water ceremonies and teachings from water carriers, like Mary Lyons and other Water Protectors.
Runtime: 58 minutes

Free and open to the public. Organic popcorn and organic butter will be served.

Sustainability Film – Thirst for Justice – April 19, 2023 (1)

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April 19, 2023 7:00 pm

End

April 19, 2023 8:00 pm

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Wells College

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de Witt Lecture Hall (106), Zabriskie Hall

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communications@wells.edu