[Green] Fwd: Come Hell or High Water – Join IPL for this film event!

[Kelcey Jacobs]

Would this be something we (as indiv. or Green Sanctuary) might want to
chip in and purchase the congregation view (150 people) ticket?

On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 3:18 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

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> Fyi. —dawn, groggy
> Sent from my iPhone
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* "Sarah Paulos, Interfaith Power & Light" <
> info at interfaithpowerandlight.org>
> *Date:* July 22, 2020 at 2:51:46 PM EDT
> *To:* Dawn Hewitt <hewitt at earth-maker.com>
> *Subject:* *Come Hell or High Water – Join IPL for this film event!*
> *Reply-To:* "Sarah Paulos, Interfaith Power & Light" <
> info at interfaithpowerandlight.org>
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> Dear Dawn,
>
> Our nation is faced with a kairos moment with the pandemic, economic
> downturn, racial injustice, and climate change overlapping to create a
> nationwide crisis. The book of Ephesians in the bible uses the word Kairos
> to mean an appointed time of revealing; an opportune moment when new ways
> of being can come forth. We are opening our eyes to the hard truth that the
> impact of these intersecting challenges weighs most heavily on black and
> brown communities, leading us to learn better ways to respond.
>
> So join Interfaith Power & Light – at this right time – to view *Come
> Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek*, an award winning film
> about the unjust impact of climate change on an historic black community,
> and attend an IPL webinar to learn ways we can practice being allies in the
> fight for safe and healthy black communities.
>
> *Click here to watch a preview and purchase a ticket for the film and
> webinar.*
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf19c303d-7c53-4dcf-8c8d-9fb9a397ae6e/a2d48d19-4be2-440b-865e-3e3628f66aa2>
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> *Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek *follows the
> painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves
> home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed
> to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a
> decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests
> and politicians and face ordeals that include Hurricane Katrina and the BP
> oil disaster in their struggle for self-determination and environmental
> justice.
>
> *“This powerful documentary illustrates a classic case of environmental
> injustice and exposes raw in-your-face Mississippi racial politics. Come
> Hell or High Water is a perfect lesson that we are not living in a
> post-racial era.”*
>
> Dr. Robert Bullard, “father of environmental justice”
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> *Watch a preview and purchase your ticket
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/T247642ca-bf3b-4ed9-8df9-8507c4fad578/a2d48d19-4be2-440b-865e-3e3628f66aa2> *to
> view this critically acclaimed film online August 2 through August 4 and
> attend the webinar.
>
> The webinar will be at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on August 5 with filmmaker
> Leah Mahan and Derrick Evans, the activist featured in the film.
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> Moderated by Susan Stephenson, the conversation will center around the
> disproportionate impacts of climate change on black and brown communities.
> We’ll also hear updates on the fight to achieve environmental justice for
> Turkey Creek and learn measures we can all take through policy and direct
> action to create more just systems and healthier communities.
>
> $20 for an individual ticket. You will receive the link to view the film
> and the password, plus access to the webinar.
>
> $50 for a congregational screening ticket. You will receive a link for up
> to 150 members of your congregation to view the film for free and attend
> the webinar.
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> *Click here to purchase
> <https://default.salsalabs.org/T4c302e3f-117b-40cd-8705-8470ac737b6a/a2d48d19-4be2-440b-865e-3e3628f66aa2>. *Funds
> will go to support climate justice for Turkey Creek and to reimburse the
> small independent film team.
>
> May you and yours be well,
>
> Sarah Paulos
>
> Community Engagement and Program Manager
>
> Interfaith Power & Light
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