Free screening of Food, Inc. in Berkeley on Wednesday at 5:30

November 3, 2009

The Boalt Hall Animal Law Society presents a free screening of the documentary

" Food, Inc. "

Place: In room 110 in Boalt Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. Boalt Hall is on

Bancroft Way, between College Avenue and Piedmont Avenue.

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM on Wednesday, November 4

This screening is free and open to the public.

Drawing on Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's

Dilemma, director Robert Kenner's documentary (94 minutes, 2009) explores the

food industry's detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner

spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with

monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties

and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks.

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" Food, Inc. " will also be shown on Friday, December 4 at 7:00 PM in Palo Alto

at:

World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto CA 94306, 650.739.0699x721

Donations are requested at World Centric to cover cost of films and speakers.

Film to be followed by speaker, discussion, and socializing. The speaker on

December 4 will be Matt Harnack, a Stanford student and eco-documentary

film-maker, Grass Fed Films (http://grassfedfilms.org/ ). In addition to " Food,

Inc. " being shown, Matt will show his own film " Fossil Fuel Free Film " (20

minutes, 2009).

Many meat-eaters will be present; the discussion time will be perfect for

discussion pointing to the environmental damage wrought by the meat industry

(yes, even by grass-fed animals!) and vegetarianism as part of the solution.

Seating capacity at World Centric is about 70 people; arrive early to ensure

that you will get a seat.

Please feel free to bring food/drinks to share and a cushion as there are a few

metal chairs.

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