Ruth Abbe is the president of Zero Waste USA, the national affiliate of the Zero Waste International Alliance. The mission of Zero Waste USA is to inspire communities to embrace and achieve Zero Waste. She is a Zero Waste practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in recycling and Read more…
The inside story of what happened to immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. The film explores the impact of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, and how both Trump and Obama dealt with minors at the border. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/separated-children-at-the-border/
Meeting
September 20: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983, new release) Discussant: Dr. Robert Maldonado A new release of a classic film, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez narrates the story of Mexican-American farmer Gregorio Cortez who is forced to flee from the Texas rangers and evades a massive manhunt on horseback for days, after a heated Read more…
September 27: Alternative Facts:The Lies of Executive Order 9066 (2018) Discussant: Jon Osaki (Director) Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 by Japanese-American director Jon Osakiis a documentary about false information and racial politics. It shows how the infamous Executive Order 9066 was signed and led to the mass incarceration of nearly Read more…
