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10/2-11/6 Westminster Presents 2nd Annual Food Film Series

Westminster’s Environmental Center and Organic Garden Host Lecture & Film Series

What: 2nd Annual Food Film Series
 
Where: Westminster College
             Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business Auditorium
             1840 South 1300 East
             Salt Lake City, Utah
 
When: Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, 2012
            7 – 9 p.m.
 

SALT LAKE CITY – Westminster College’s Environmental Center and Organic Garden present the 2nd Annual Food Film Series on the first Tuesdays of September, October and November, 2012 from 7 – 9 p.m. in the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business Auditorium.  Guest speakers will address the audience at each screening. The film series is free and open to the public. 

 

October 2nd 7 – 9 p.m.
Bananas!*
This is a documentary about a lawsuit between Dole Food Company and banana plantation workers in Nicaragua over use of a pesticide known to cause sterility. Find more information at www.bananasthemovie.com. Westminster Professor Luis Pradanos-Garcia will speak on equity and globalization of the food system. 


November 6th 7 – 9 p.m.
Grown in Detroit
This documentary focuses on urban farming efforts of a Detroit public school for pregnant and parenting teenagers. It explores the transformation of a struggling industrial city through urban gardening. Find more information at www.grownindetroitmovie.com.

Westminster student Leslie Kobinsky will present her research on food stamp use in Utah farmers markets.

Media Contacts:  Krista DeAngelis & Arikka Von (801) 832-2682
 
About Westminster:
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