It's here.
You can finally own the DVD of Academy Award® nominated Trouble the Water.
We have been so moved and inspired by the response to the film, and are thrilled that it will now reach an even wider audience.
The DVD hits stores on August 25th, and for a limited time, you can buy the DVD directly from distributor at the discounted price of $22.49. That's 25% off the retail price.
ColorOfChange.org is calling for the US Department of Justice to take action in the case of the Philadelphia-area swim club that recently barred a group of kids from using their facility -- because they were Black. Please support this call for an investigation under the Civil Rights Act: http://www.colorofchange.org/swim/?id=2042-693017. Read on for more information from ColorOfChange.org about this case, why it matters, and to find out how you can support their work. Read More |
Nearly 4 years since the levees in New Orleans failed, and thousands of people lost their lives along the Gulf Coast. What is the state of the recovery, particularly for those in low-income communities and among communities of color at ground zero of not just Katrina, but of the ongoing economic crisis? Policylink breaks it down on their "New Orleans and the Gulf Coast report at http://policylink.com/. Read More |
climbing poeTree beings a month-long run of its multi-media spoken word show Hurricane Season: The Hidden Messages in Water, at the world renowned National Black Theater in Harlem, New York. Hurricane Season pounds with intensity and fierceness and love. Naima and Alixa are truly forces of nature, delivering a performance that will move you to tears and to action. Read More |
Almost 4 years have passed since the levees failed in New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. And recovery has been slow, particularly for people in lower-income and communities of color. We witnessed Bush Administration that was clearly more engaged with waging a war overseas than with creating equity at home. Policylink makes specific policy recommendations and reports on what the Obama Administration is already doing differently to reinvigorate the region, http://www.policylink.org/site/c.lkIXLbMNJrE/b.5160103/k.70A2/New_Orleans_and_Gulf_Cost.htm Read More |
As the US Army Corps of Engineers testifies this week in DC about the state of New Orleans' levees, the agency has yet to submit to an independent investigation of how and why the levees failed during Hurricane Katrina. Find out more at http://www.levees.org. Read More |
As the US confirmed it would seek a seat at the UN Human Rights Council and then flirted with the idea of participating in the follow-up to the world conference against racism (the Durban Review Conference), many began to hope that perhaps the US was ready to mend its ties with the international human rights mechanisms that it once helped establish. In the last month, however, the Obama administration has missed a key opportunity to engage with the world on non-discrimination, an issue that is a priority for the international human rights community. Read More |
Rooftop Films, one of New York City’s premiere showcases for independent and underground films, has launched its new season and will screen more than 20 feature and over 150 short films. Last Fall, Rooftop Films sponsored a free outdoor screening of Trouble the Water at the Harlem Meer in Central Park, a community event that also featured a live performance by rapper Blackkoldmadina. This weekend, Trouble the Water’s director Tia Lessin will be on a panel as part of Rooftop’s Panoarama series discussing the state of independent cinema with other filmmakers, programmers and funders. Check it out if you are in the area: http://www.rooftopfilms.com/panorama09.html Read More |
Advocates for Environmental Human Rights ("AEHR") will host a fact-finding mission on environmental justice for the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility ("ICCR"), which is holding its annual conference in New Orleans this week (June 2 -5, 2009). Read More |
On June 1st, as hurricane officially began, five members of Congress sent a letter to each of their members of Congress asking them to mark the beginning of Hurricane Season by co-sponsoring legislation to rebuild and sustain the Gulf Coast region.
The Gulf Coast Civic Works Campaign and its partners are calling for letters to Congress to help bring justice to the Gulf Coast.
Read the letter below, and please take action!
