Food, Communities and Power
This film, documents the 2004 Bioneers plenarytalk from Thomas Linzey, co-founder of and staff attorney for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, which provides free legal services to grassroots, community-based environmental groups and rural municipal governments. Tom provides the tools for communities to organize and take a stand against corporate power. He has awe-inspiring stories to tell, archetypal David and Goliath tales. His bold charisma and his relentless commitment to defending the rights of community and the environment have provided inspiration and hope to people throughout this nation.

Movie Length: 27 min.

Democracy in America
Joseph McCormick, former Republican nominee to the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia, was doing research on the state of "Democracy in America" after his lost election bid. His research was revealing a sorry state of affairs until he found out about our experiment with the Wisdom Council in the Rogue Valley. With a colleague, Pat Spino, he drove from Virginia to Oregon to prepare the film.

Citizens' Wisdom Councils provide a way to get at the essential
wisdom in all the people, in a way that strengthens the democratic
process. A Wisdom Council is a small group of randomly-selected people who come together to share thoughts and feelings about the things that matter, to seek creative win/win solutions to the problems before us, and to reach consensus on a set of shared concerns. A trained facilitator helps them to do these things. The statements that result from the Wisdom Council are then shared with the larger community, and that stimulates discussion of important issues.

There are places in the world (like Denmark) where citizen panels are
well respected and have a significant role in the conduct of public dialogue and policy formation. They empower citizens and enhance the
vitality of democracy. They don't replace or weaken the other institutions of democratic process – they make them work better.

Movie Length: 22min.

Building Communities We Care About

How does the region's high cost of housing and incessant traffic congestion affect our schools, families and communities? What can we do about it? This film features heart-warming stories from Bay Area residents, which tell reveal the often hidden, and highly personal costs of these regional issues. It highlights choices we have to fix some of these problems by developing our communities in new ways. You will hear from people living in transit villages, in affordable housing, safe communities, and near parks. You'll also hear stories of those who have gotten involved locally and are making a difference.

Movie Length: 14 minutes

Forum Speakers:
Allison Quaid, the Executive Director of the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities. Over the last eight years she has worked to green the operations of more than 500 local governments, non-profits and businesses across the nation. She spent four years directing a sustainability program for US municipalities while employed at ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. Most recently, she worked at Flex Your Power, developing social marketing campaigns to promote energy efficiency and conservation in California.

Wisdom Council, speaker tba

Admission:
$9 general admission, $5 for seniors and New College students, payable at the Roxie box office two doors down. Additionally, a discount is available to qualified UAS members - for more info go to http://www.UAS.coop/join

After the Movie:
Prolong the conversation by walking down the block to ELIXIR, San Francisco's 2nd oldest saloon. ELIXIR offers $1 off any organic beer, wine or mixed drink when you show your UAS Green Movie Night ticket stub.

Come absorb some of the most insightful films, documentaries and commentaries across a wide spectrum of relevant topics of today and tomorrow at UAS Green Movie Night & Forum at the Roxie Film Center .