The Cowichan Valley chapter of the Council of Canadians will be screening the film Fractured Land on Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. at the Duncan United Church Hall at 246 Ingram St. The screening comes ahead of World Water Day on March 22.
Fractured Land tells the coming-of-age story of young Dene lawyer and activist Caleb Behn. Born with a cleft lip and palate, Behn spent years in surgery before returning to the land to see the effects of fracking.
“There, he witnessed the damage being done by the resource industry. With a mother in a senior position in the oil and gas industry and his father an environmentalist, his family is fractured too,” details a press release from the Cowichan chapter of the Council of Canadians.
“He tried to stand up for his people but found he needed the law on his side, so he went to school and became a lawyer. That still wasn’t enough, so he became political as well. Damien Gillis and Fiona Rayher spent four years following Caleb, meeting his family and learning about important issues such as fracking, resource politics and Canada’s dark colonial legacy.”
Beverly McKeen will play several songs, followed by an introduction by Joe Thorne, with a discussion to follow the film.
Fore more information contact Donna Cameron at dcameron@seaside.net. Admission is $5 at the door.
