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Fall news and events - Joel Bakan's new book, VIFF picks and more!
By Colette GunsonJoel Bakan goes head-to-head with Kevin O'Leary and Amanda Lang on the Lang & O'Leary Exchange
Joel Bakan, writer of the award-winning film and internationally best-selling book The Corporation, just released a brand new book called Childhood Under Siege: How Big Business Targets Children (Free Press) about how we, as a society, have allowed corporations to take over childhood.
Bakan reveals the astonishingly callous and widespread exploitation of children by profit-seeking corporations-and also society's shameful failure to protect them. Bakan shows how corporations pump billions of dollars into rendering parents and governments powerless to shield children from a relentless commercial assault designed solely to exploit their unique needs and vulnerabilities. Despite the unfortunate reality, the book is hopeful and offers readers ways of fighting back and reclaiming their children’s lives.
FREE PUBLIC LECTURE WITH JOEL BAKAN - Sat, Oct 1 in Vancouver
Joel's North America-wide book tour touches down in Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, October 1 at the University of British Columbia. Joel will be giving a free public lecture at the Vancouver Institute at 8:15pm. Lecture Hall No. 2 in the Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, UBC. More info here.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BOOK TOUR:
CBC - Lang & O'Leary Exchange
Interview with Amanda Lang and Kevin O'Leary
Please click here to watch (fast forward to the 37:45 mark on video for Joel's segment)
CBC On the Coast
Interview with host Stephen Quinn
Please click here to listen to the radio interview.
CTV Canada AM
Interview with Beverly Thomson
Please click here to watch the TV interview.
Our Top VIFF Picks
SURVIVING PROGRESS
(Canada, 2011, 87 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks
EXEC PRODS: Mark Achbar, Betsy Carson, Silva Basmajian, Martin Scorsese, Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Surviving Progress presents the story of human advancement as awe-inspiring and double-edged. It reveals the grave risk of running the 21st century’s software — our know-how — on the ancient hardware of our primate brain which hasn’t been upgraded in 50,000 years. With rich imagery and immersive soundtrack, filmmakers Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks launch us on journey to contemplate our evolution from cave-dwellers to space explorers.
Friday September 30th, 6:30pm - Empire Granville 7
Sunday October 2nd, 4:15pm - Vogue Theatre
*Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks, Daniel Louis, Mark Achbar and Betsy Carson in attendance.
WAKING OF THE GREEN TIGER - World Premiere
(Canada, 2011, 78 mins)
In English and Chinese with English subtitles
Dir: Gary Marcuse
Prod: Betsy Carson, Gary Marcuse
A feature documentary about the rise of a Green Movement in China.
By declaring that nature must be conquered in the name of progress, Chairman Mao ushered in an era of environmental degradation for China. Now, passionate activists strive to preserve their natural wonders, educate their compatriots and encourage public debate. Gary Marcuse’s stirring documentary celebrates the brave souls at the forefront of China’s new revolution.
Saturday, October 1, 1:15pm - Empire Granville 7, Th 4
Friday October 7, 9:30pm – Empire Granville 7, Th 2
Tuesday, October 11, 12:25pm - Empire Granville 7, Th 1
*Q&As with director/writer Gary Marcuse and executive producer Betsy Carson following all screenings.
The Corporation goes back to school
Hello Cool World will be launching a new 3-part educational version of The Corporation for high schools in the coming months. This marks a relaunch of The Corporation campaign and will include an interactive online portal to engage students around the issues of corporate personhood. We are looking for high school teachers and their students in BC and Ontario to participate in focus tests in early October.
More more information please email info[at]hellocoolworld[dot]com.
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~ The Corporation Outreach Team
Tag(s): Arts and Culture, Big Picture, Blogging, Campaign 4 Corporate Harm Reduction, Corporate Personhood, David Suzuki, Distribution, DVD, Environment, Film Launch, Focus Testing, Hello Cool World, Joel Bakan, Mark Achbar, Media Activism, The Corporation, The Corporation Film
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