Tapped
March 2, 2010
Movie About the Bottled Water Industry
Movie, Panel Discussion,
Water Tasting
Columbia Gorge Earth Center with support from Columbia Riverkeeper and Food and Water Watch presents a screening of TAPPED the Movie.
When
Tuesday,
March 2, 2010
(See Details Below)
The evening will kick off with bottled water tastng and commence with a panel discussion centered around the themes of the movie, including a proposed Nestle water bottling plant in Cascade Locks.
About the Movie
Panel Discussion
A panel discussion will take place immediately following the movie.
Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director, Columbia Riverkeeper, will sit on the panel, along with Julia DeGraw, Northwest Organizer for Food & Water Watch.
David Palais, Natural Resource Manager for Nestle Waters North America, declined an invitation to join the panel, but plans to send a short video—the company’s response to the film.
TAPPED the Movie, Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature, is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.
From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water.
From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table.
A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water.
“People are really excited about this film,” says Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director, Columbia Riverkeeper. “The impacts of bottled water are of nationwide importance, and the proposed Nestle plant brings it home to the Gorge."
Movie Trailer
To view the movie trailer, go to www.tappedthemovie.com.
Event Details
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
- Bottled Water Tasting starts at 6:30 p.m.
- Film starts at 7 p.m.
- A panel discussion after the film
Where: Columbia Center For the Arts 215 Cascade Avenue Hood River, Oregon
Cost: Free - Donations appreciated.
About the Organizers
About Columbia Gorge Earth Center
Columbia Gorge Earth Center is a nonprofit organization based in Hood River. Green Drinks is just one of many programs and events Columbia Gorge Earth Center hosts in an effort to foster sustainable living practices in the Gorge. Other events include films, lectures, a reuse business, farmer’s market, Enviro House Tour, promotion of a local currency system, and much more. More info: www.cgec.org
About Columbia Riverkeeper
Columbia Riverkeeper’s mission is to restore and protect the water quality of the Columbia River and all life connected to it, from the headwaters to the Pacific Ocean. It utilizes community-based grassroots organizing, public education, legal enforcement, and hands-on citizen involvement in tangible river protection projects. More info: www.columbiariverkeeper.org
About Food and Water Watch
Food & Water Watch is a non-profit organization working with grassroots organizations around the world to create an economically and environmentally viable future. Through research, public and policymaker education, media, and lobbying, we advocate policies that guarantee safe, wholesome food produced in a humane and sustainable manner and public, rather than private, control of water resources including oceans, rivers, and groundwater. More info: www.foodandwaterwatch.org.