You are cordially invited to a screening of "GasLand," the Sundance award-winning documentary depicting the dangers of extracting natural gas by horizontal hydrofracking, at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
Sponsored by community, religious and environmental organizations,* the program will begin at 7:30 PM promptly so please arrive early to get your ticket and seating. Introductions will be followed by the screening of "GasLand." Questions will be answered afterwards by a panel including Dr. Jannette Barth, an economist who has written about the economics of fracking; Nadia Steinzor, the Regional Marcellus Organizer for Earthworks Oil and Gas Accountability Project (OGAP); and a resident who lives in the heart of the drilling devastation in Pennsylvania. A post-screening reception will follow offering an opportunity for guests to meet with our panelists in person, learn about the kick-off of the New York GasLand Education Project which will be made available, free of charge, to grassroots organizations and concerned citizens in early December, and what actions can be taken now.
This issue is of unparalleled environmental, economic and political importance. We hope you will sign and return the attached statement so that we can announce your position during the evening for the benefit of the press and public.
Tickets are $12 for the evening's affair. Due to the widespread acclaim for the film, we are expecting a sold-out audience of 250. Please make out and mail your check together with your signed statement to:
CWCWC, Inc.
P.O. Box 484
Bedford, NY 10506
* Event sponsors: Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition (CWCWC) in collaboration with Oil and Gas Accountability Project (OGAP), BECZAK Environmental Education Center, Bedford Audubon Society, Concerned Residents of Carmel-Mahopac (CRCM), Federation of Conservationists of Westchester County (FCWC), Friends of the Great Swamp (FRoGS), GreenYorktown, League of Women Voters of Larchmont/Mamaroneck (LWV), Morgenthau Preserve, Pound Ridge Land Conservancy, Putnam County Coalition to Preserve Open Space, Religious Organizations Along River (ROAR), Rusticus Garden Club, Saw Mill River Audubon Society, Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group, Teatown Land Reservation, Trout Unlimited Croton Watershed Chapter, and Westchester Land Trust
Special thanks to Westchester Community Foundation for their generosity in funding this event.
Visit the Jacob Burns Film Center at: http://www.burnsfilmcenter.org
Official GasLand website: http://gaslandthemovie.com
