Cinema Politica Fredericton marks 10 years of film screenings that inspire social change

It’s hard to believe Cinema Politica Fredericton will be 10 years old this September.

It seems like only yesterday I remember being huddled in someone’s dark basement, squished together on a couch with long-time friends and like-minded acquaintances, all siting around a 12-inch computer monitor watching each other’s choice documentary of the day – ideological outlaws in a sea of Reality TV. Oh, the conversations we would have and things we would learn.

Then, Cinema Politica Fredericton came along and opened up a larger gathering place for folks looking to watch and discuss political documentaries.

“Cinema Politica Fredericton’s Friday night documentaries can be described as an engaging salon, a circle of comradely debate on the burning issues of the day, a therapy session,” says Tracy Glynn, the Conservation Council’s Forest Campaign Director and one of the founders of Cinema Politica Fredericton.

“It’s a place to see old friends and make new ones, and an open door to activism this world desperately needs for a more just and liveable future.”

Cinema Politica Fredericton takes place every second Friday at our Conserver House

The Conservation Council is so proud that we could help support such an amazing grassroots initiative stand the test of time by providing Conserver House as a venue for the popular Friday screenings.

Cinema Politica Fredericton is marking its decade of existence by expanding its reach onto the university campus this winter. Films will be screened on Wednesdays at 6:00pm at St. Thomas University’s Brian Mulroney’s Hall, Room 103. Under-reported news clips will be screened just before the film at 5:45pm.

Cinema Politica began as a a small film series at Concordia University in Montreal in 2003 and now is a network of over 100 chapters in Canada and other countries in four continents.

Cinema Politica Fredericton is one of the network’s most active chapters and has supported the work of filmmakers who have made films about struggles here in New Brunswick by getting their films added to the network. Be…Without Water by Rob Turgeon about the water crisis in Penobsquis and concerns over shale gas is one example.

 

From the Conservation Council of New Brunswick to Cinema Politica Fredericton, cheers to another ten years!

Click here to view Cinema Politica- Fredericton’s schedule months in advance.

When & Where
• Every Wed at Brian Mulroney, Hall Room 103, St. Thomas University
• Every 2nd Friday at our Conserver House at 180 Saint John Street

Upcoming Documentary: BIDDER 70

On December 19, 2008 Tim DeChristopher disrupted a highly disputed Utah BLM Oil and Gas lease auction. Not hay with merely protesting outside, Tim entered the auction hall registered as bidder #70 and outbid industry giants on land parcels near national treasures like Canyonlands National Park. DeChristopher won 22,000 acres of land worth $1.7 million before the auction was halted.

Two months later the auction was invalidated and DeChristopher was indicted on two federal felonies with penalties of up to 10 years in prison and $750,000 in fines – but that didn’t stop him  from co-founding Peaceful Uprising, ?a grass-roots group dedicated to defending a livable future through empowering non-violent action.

SCREENING WEDNESDAY JAN 18 @ 6:00 PM 

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