Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disaster

Cape Fear River Watch, New Hanover County NAACP, and Working films are presenting a free screening of Revisioning Recovery: Films Uncovering the Roots of Disasters.

The effects of climate change are unfolding before our eyes as hurricanes, wildfires, floods, subzero temperatures, and tornadoes ravage the nation and the globe. Many communities who survive climate disasters do so with limited to no resources and are often struggling to recover before the next disaster hits. Equitable disaster preparedness and recovery is increasingly urgent as COVID-19 further exposes cracks in the system.

Revisioning Recovery illuminates the current injustices, systems at play, and the solutions needed to prepare and respond to climate disasters. The short films bring overlooked stories into the light and exposes the historical inequities that are exacerbated when disasters hit.

There will be a panel discussion after the film featuring Katja Esson and Ann Bennett (Director and Producer of Razing Liberty Square), Eli Jacobs-Fantauzzi (Director of We Still Here and Co-Founder of Defend Puerto Rico), and Deborah Maxwell (President of New Hanover County NAACP). Join us for this free screening and discussion to learn more and take meaningful action.

To learn more and to view the trailers for the short films, visit https://www.workingfilms.org/revisioning-recovery/#:~:text=Revisioning%20Recovery%3A%20Uncovering%20the%20Roots,are%20exacerbated%20when%20disasters%20hit.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revisioning-recovery-films-uncovering-the-roots-of-disaster-tickets-116923309767

Join us on Saturday, Sept 5 from 9-11am to continue the discussion on Environmental Injustices in NC at our First Saturday Seminar with Sherri White-Williamson, Environmental Justice Policy Director at NC Conservation Network: https://www.facebook.com/events/1219257951752597/