SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM: LAST CALL AT THE OASIS

from Nancy Stiefel

January’s Social Justice Film is Last Call at the Oasis.  This documentary presents a powerful argument for why the global water crisis will be the central issue facing our world this century.  Water is the Earth's most valuable resource. Our cities are powered by it, agriculture and other industries depend on it, and all living things need it to survive. But instead of treating our water sources with care, we've allowed them to become polluted with toxic chemicals and agricultural and industrial waste. And it is very possible that in the near future, there won't be enough water to sustain life on the planet. 

Jennie Punter of the Toronto Globe and Mail says:  “There is nothing dry about Last Call at the Oasis, an engaging, informative, and fast-flowing documentary exploring the global water crisis.  While aimed at U.S. audiences, the film also includes stories from Australia, Asia, South America and, most interestingly, the Middle East, where a water shortage in one region is making allies of political foes.”

The public is invited to attend this 2011 documentary from Participant Media, the company responsible for An Inconvenient Truth, Food, Inc. and Waiting For “Superman.”   Pelican Island Audubon Society activists Richard and Juanita Baker will facilitate the discussion after the film which was featured at the 2012 Florida Audubon Society Conference.  The Fellowship’s Fair Trade Corner will be open one-half hour prior to the film.