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Food and Film Documentary Series: “The Ants and The Grasshopper”
February 27 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
free
The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington’s annual free “Food and Film” documentary series is the fourth Tuesday of the month Jan. 23 through June 24 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Columbia Room at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St, Vancouver. Free pizza is donated by Piehole Pizzeria. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., pizza (with vegan and gluten-free options) is served at 4:45 p.m. and the film starts at 5:15 p.m. The film series is in partnership with Clark County Green Neighbors, which offers a free lending library of previously shown documentaries.
On Feb. 27, see “The Ants and the Grasshopper,” telling the story of Anita Chitaya who brings food from dead soil, makes men fight for gender equality and ends child hunger in her village. To save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. This documentary examines climate change, gender and racial inequality, the gaps between the rich and the poor, and the ideas that could save the planet.
Get more details and sign up at thewatershedalliance.org/portfolio/film-series/.
