Horizons of Friendship will begin its annual summer video series, starting this Thursday, July 29th at 6:00 pm. The goal of the video series is to provide an opportunity for people in Northumberland to view international documentaries, and reflect on issues affecting populations beyond our local borders.
The Price of Gold
Synopsis
A devastating mercury spill by the world’s richest gold mining corporation transforms a quiet peasant village in Peru’s Andean mountains into a hotbed of civil resistance. A courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for health care and justice. But powerful interests conspire to thwart the villagers at every turn in this 2-year epic chronicle of the real price of gold. Duration: 75 minutes
When:
Thursday, July 29th
Time:
6:00 pm
Where:
Horizons of Friendship
50 Covert Street (2nd floor)
Cobourg
Free of charge
☺Light refreshments will be served ☺
For more information on Choropampa, consult:
Guarango Production
Oxfam Advocacy
Upcoming Titles:
Missing Young Woman
Missing Young Woman tells the story of the over 370 kidnapped, raped and murdered young women of Juarez, Mexico. The murders first came to light in 1993 and young women continue to “disappear” to this day without any hope of bringing the perpetrators to justice.
To learn about this issue, consult:
Amnesty Take Action
The Promised Ship
In the 1920s, Marcus Garvey, the leader of the massive black power movement of the early 20th century, founded a steamship line intended to transport black people back across the Atlantic to their ancestral homelands. In this documentary, the old townspeople of Limón, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, recall the emotional impact this venture had on them and their parents, although it never came to fruition.
Marcus Garvey
