Post by Okwes on May 23, 2008 13:11:23 GMT -5
UAT Previews Documentary About Effects of Uranium Mining on Native American
Population
May 21, 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. ���©Ñ�¢¥ University of Advancing Technology (UAT) will present a
preview screening of alumna Jenny Pond's documentary "Poison Wind" at its upcoming
Technology Forum on June 17 at 7:00 pm on the campus of the university. The
documentary explores the effects of U.S. government uranium mining within the
Four Corners area of the Southwest, affecting tribes including the
Havasupai, Navajo, Acoma Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Hualapai and Shoshone.
Pond's co-producer Norman Patrick Brown Dine, as well as others featured in
the film, will take part in a roundtable discussion following the screening.
According to Pond, the 37-minute documentary "tells the story of corrupt
government, unconscionable greed and a policy of destruction aimed at the
aboriginal homelands of indigenous people from the 1950s until today. It is a
documentary set against the landscape of the Desert Southwest that focuses on
lives being destroyed by the horror of uranium mining and effects of radiation."
Pond continues to be a worthy contributor to her alma mater and to her field.
"Our goal is to bring this film to the forefront of public awareness by
submitting it to film festivals throughout the country and abroad. We hope to
raise the level of awareness concerning the hideous tactics used by mining
companies in relation to the actual mining of this monster and the lack of
compensation due former miners."
"Poison Wind" will preview during UAT's biannual Technology Forum, a
three-day symposium devoted to connecting key industry players with current students
in a celebration of all things related to technology.
Following this preview, "Poison Wind" will appear at the Talking Stick Film
Festival, taking place June 21-26 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "Poison Wind" then
goes international with screenings at the Globians Film Festival in Potsdam,
Germany, August 8-17 and the Globians Film Festival Re-Run in Berlin,
September 1-7.
About UAT: The University of Advancing Technology is a unique, private
college that fosters knowledge creation and academic excellence in an environment
that embraces the young technophiles of the world. UAT hosts three centers of
research and a suite of technology-centered undergraduate and graduate
degrees.
www.poisonwindmovie.com
www.uat.edu
University of Advancing Technology Robert Marshall, 602-383-8205
rmarshal@uat.edu
Article: _www.centredaily.com/news/education/story/608367.html_
(http://www.centredaily.com/news/education/story/608367.html)
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Population
May 21, 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. ���©Ñ�¢¥ University of Advancing Technology (UAT) will present a
preview screening of alumna Jenny Pond's documentary "Poison Wind" at its upcoming
Technology Forum on June 17 at 7:00 pm on the campus of the university. The
documentary explores the effects of U.S. government uranium mining within the
Four Corners area of the Southwest, affecting tribes including the
Havasupai, Navajo, Acoma Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Hualapai and Shoshone.
Pond's co-producer Norman Patrick Brown Dine, as well as others featured in
the film, will take part in a roundtable discussion following the screening.
According to Pond, the 37-minute documentary "tells the story of corrupt
government, unconscionable greed and a policy of destruction aimed at the
aboriginal homelands of indigenous people from the 1950s until today. It is a
documentary set against the landscape of the Desert Southwest that focuses on
lives being destroyed by the horror of uranium mining and effects of radiation."
Pond continues to be a worthy contributor to her alma mater and to her field.
"Our goal is to bring this film to the forefront of public awareness by
submitting it to film festivals throughout the country and abroad. We hope to
raise the level of awareness concerning the hideous tactics used by mining
companies in relation to the actual mining of this monster and the lack of
compensation due former miners."
"Poison Wind" will preview during UAT's biannual Technology Forum, a
three-day symposium devoted to connecting key industry players with current students
in a celebration of all things related to technology.
Following this preview, "Poison Wind" will appear at the Talking Stick Film
Festival, taking place June 21-26 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "Poison Wind" then
goes international with screenings at the Globians Film Festival in Potsdam,
Germany, August 8-17 and the Globians Film Festival Re-Run in Berlin,
September 1-7.
About UAT: The University of Advancing Technology is a unique, private
college that fosters knowledge creation and academic excellence in an environment
that embraces the young technophiles of the world. UAT hosts three centers of
research and a suite of technology-centered undergraduate and graduate
degrees.
www.poisonwindmovie.com
www.uat.edu
University of Advancing Technology Robert Marshall, 602-383-8205
rmarshal@uat.edu
Article: _www.centredaily.com/news/education/story/608367.html_
(http://www.centredaily.com/news/education/story/608367.html)
**************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with
Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.
(http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)