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PRAYERS FOR OUR PLANET featuring a screening of THIS LIVING SALISH SEA, June 10, 1-4:00pm

JOIN THE SINIXT PEOPLE JUNE 10th
FOR THIS LIVING PLANET AND SALISH SEA

All are invited to join our Indigenous guests at Prayers for Our Planet June 10th from 1-4 PM at the Castle Theatre at 185 Columbia Ave. in Castlegar. This timely event is framed to raise our spirits and awareness and will feature inspirational talks and prayers led by our Sinixt guests from the Colville Confederated Tribes Reserve, a big Drum from Inchelium, Washington, called Burnaby Island and an exceptional film, entitled This Living Salish Sea, by Sarama. Speakers include Sinixt Liaison Shelly Boyd, Billie Jo Bray, Rick and Linda Desautel, and Alfredo Labro-Wolf.

The film explores the living treasures of the Salish Sea on our BC West Coast and the Powerful undercurrents of Resistance to the corporate fossil fuel agenda that threatens it. Exploring the rich bio-diversity of our local waters, diver and environmental activist, Sarama shows us the ecosystem we are trying to protect from inappropriate industrial development. Glorious footage and talks with environmentalists, scientists and Indigenous people reveal the evolving story of our Salish Sea.

A Sinixt led ceremony will also precede the event at 10 AM at 1351 Elkview Trail, Castlegar and everyone is welcome to attend.

Rio Theatre film screening, June 2, 2018, doors open: 3:45pm, film: 4:15-6:15pm

This Living Salish Sea,
film screening at the Rio Theatre

Canada, 2017, 88 minutes, documentary, English, rated PG.

Where:
Rio Theatre, 1660 East Broadway, Vancouver B.C.
website: http://riotheatre.ca/movie/the-living-salish-sea/
Ph. 604-879-3456

When:
June 2, 2018
Doors open- 3:45pm, Film – 4:15pm – 6:15pm

This special screening is presented by the Rio Theatre and hosted by Dogwood, (dogwoodbc.ca). Sophie Harrison, Campaign and Communications Coordinator at Dogwood, and the film director, Sarama, will be present for a Q&A after the screening.

“Featuring extensive underwater cinematography…this celebration of the beauty of the Salish Sea examines the living treasures of North America’s second largest “inland” sea, and how this diverse environment is threatened by unsustainable human activity” (from the Salt Spring Film Festival, 2018).

Talks with scientists and First Nations and detailed research show the impacts of harm to local ecosystems, increased global climate change, and ocean acidification. The soundtrack by Wayne Harjula and music contributed by other musicians combined with the first person narration by Sarama create an inspiring, powerful and thought provoking film.

“A must see if you want to learn more about the risk Kinder Morgan poses to our coast. Beautiful imagery and an excellent demonstration of what is at stake. I challenge anyone who is pro pipeline to see this film and come out feeling they still want to support Kinder Morgan” (Roy Mulder, film maker/marine conservationist at the Canadian Marine Environment Protection Society).

For media interview opportunities, please contact the film director, Sarama, via this website.