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DIRT! The Movie
Wednesday, March 24th 2010 6:30PM
Oakland, CA USA

It’s under our feet and under our fingernails, but what is it? And how did it get there? Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, find out how industrial farming, mining and urban development have led us toward cataclysmic droughts, starvation, floods and climate change. Dirt is a part of everything we eat, drink and breathe. Which is why we should stop treating it like, well…dirt.
Light Reception at 6pm
Screening at 6:30pm

Film is 1 hour and will be followed by a post screening discussion.



Location: 
Oakland Asian Cultural Center Nearest BART stations are 12th Street at Broadway OR Lake Merritt 388 Ninth Street, Suite 290 Oakland CA 94607 

Contact:
Sara Smith
sara_smith@itvs.org www.pbs.org/independentlens/dirt-the-movie
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