Post by Moon Seeker on May 21, 2008 13:49:03 GMT -5
UAT Previews Documentary About Effects of Uranium Mining on Native American Population
University of Advancing Technology (UAT) will present a preview screening of alumna Jenny Pond’s documentary “Poison Wind” at its upcoming Technology Forum on June 17 at 7:00 pm on the campus of the university. The documentary explores the effects of U.S. government uranium mining within the Four Corners area of the Southwest, affecting tribes including the Havasupai, Navajo, Acoma Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Hualapai and Shoshone.
Pond’s co-producer Norman Patrick Brown Diné, as well as others featured in the film, will take part in a roundtable discussion following the screening.
According to Pond, the 37-minute documentary “tells the story of corrupt government, unconscionable greed and a policy of destruction aimed at the aboriginal homelands of indigenous people from the 1950s until today. It is a documentary set against the landscape of the Desert Southwest that focuses on lives being destroyed by the horror of uranium mining and effects of radiation.”
Pond continues to be a worthy contributor to her alma mater and to her field. “Our goal is to bring this film to the forefront of public awareness by submitting it to film festivals throughout the country and abroad. We hope to raise the level of awareness concerning the hideous tactics used by mining companies in relation to the actual mining of this monster and the lack of compensation due former miners.”
“Poison Wind” will preview during UAT’s biannual Technology Forum, a three-day symposium devoted to connecting key industry players with current students in a celebration of all things related to technology.
Following this preview, “Poison Wind” will appear at the Talking Stick Film Festival, taking place June 21-26 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “Poison Wind” then goes international with screenings at the Globians Film Festival in Potsdam, Germany, August 8-17 and the Globians Film Festival Re-Run in Berlin, September 1–7.
About UAT: The University of Advancing Technology is a unique, private college that fosters knowledge creation and academic excellence in an environment that embraces the young technophiles of the world. UAT hosts three centers of research and a suite of technology-centered undergraduate and graduate degrees.
www.poisonwindmovie.com
www.uat.edu
Contacts:
University of Advancing Technology
Robert Marshall, 602-383-8205
rmarshal@uat.edu
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University of Advancing Technology (UAT) will present a preview screening of alumna Jenny Pond’s documentary “Poison Wind” at its upcoming Technology Forum on June 17 at 7:00 pm on the campus of the university. The documentary explores the effects of U.S. government uranium mining within the Four Corners area of the Southwest, affecting tribes including the Havasupai, Navajo, Acoma Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Hualapai and Shoshone.
Pond’s co-producer Norman Patrick Brown Diné, as well as others featured in the film, will take part in a roundtable discussion following the screening.
According to Pond, the 37-minute documentary “tells the story of corrupt government, unconscionable greed and a policy of destruction aimed at the aboriginal homelands of indigenous people from the 1950s until today. It is a documentary set against the landscape of the Desert Southwest that focuses on lives being destroyed by the horror of uranium mining and effects of radiation.”
Pond continues to be a worthy contributor to her alma mater and to her field. “Our goal is to bring this film to the forefront of public awareness by submitting it to film festivals throughout the country and abroad. We hope to raise the level of awareness concerning the hideous tactics used by mining companies in relation to the actual mining of this monster and the lack of compensation due former miners.”
“Poison Wind” will preview during UAT’s biannual Technology Forum, a three-day symposium devoted to connecting key industry players with current students in a celebration of all things related to technology.
Following this preview, “Poison Wind” will appear at the Talking Stick Film Festival, taking place June 21-26 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “Poison Wind” then goes international with screenings at the Globians Film Festival in Potsdam, Germany, August 8-17 and the Globians Film Festival Re-Run in Berlin, September 1–7.
About UAT: The University of Advancing Technology is a unique, private college that fosters knowledge creation and academic excellence in an environment that embraces the young technophiles of the world. UAT hosts three centers of research and a suite of technology-centered undergraduate and graduate degrees.
www.poisonwindmovie.com
www.uat.edu
Contacts:
University of Advancing Technology
Robert Marshall, 602-383-8205
rmarshal@uat.edu
markets.chron.com/chron?GUID=5530666&Page=MediaViewer&ChannelID=3191