Carbon free screening with John Wagner's Environmental Anthropology course at UBC Okanagan, Nov.3, 2008

Tonight we did our first carbon free screening and Q & A with UBC Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. Over 60 students attended the screening which was scheduled as a part of John Wagner's Environmental Anthropology course. We did a video conference through skype which turned out to be really easy! The questions were terrific and included; How is it possible that people's water can be turned off and who is ultimately responsible? Could this situation happen in a city that was not defined by a "one-track economy? Does the work to defend the right to water or fight water privatization begin at the grassroots level? What is happening in the community now? And the insider question of the evening - did the writers of "The Wire" (an incredible TV series from my home town)help to consult with the script? Dr. John Wagner, Assistant Professor of Anthropology is no stranger to water politics. He recently finished a three year project entitled, “From Scarcity to Abundance: the Political Ecology of Water Use in the Okanagan Valley” and explained the water challenges Okanagan Valley faces. Early in March John organized some exciting events for World Water Day including a water ceremony, a visit by Winona LaDuke, a visit to the Kelowna Wastewater Treatment, and a film Night. Its worth checking out.
http://web.ubc.ca/okanagan/publicaffairs/mediareleases/2008/mr-08-025.ht...
Thanks to John, Mike and Stephen for making this happen.