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A must watch documentary on the links between the environment and cancer for those who live in the London/Brighton area organised by colleagues Brighton Breast Cancer Action and Pesticides Network.It is inspired by Sandra Steingraber's book, one of the most beautiful, engaging, nuanced and punchy academic books I have ever read.
Ana
Free screening of Living Downstream followed by debate4th December, Brighthelm Centre (Hanover Room), 7pm Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic documentary film.This poetic film follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. After a routine cancer screening, Sandra receives some worrying results and is thrust into a period of medical uncertainty. Thus, we begin two journeys with Sandra: her private struggles with cancer and her public quest to bring attention to the urgent human rights issue of cancer prevention.
But Sandra is not the only one who is on a journey—the chemicals against which she is fighting are also on the move. We follow these invisible toxins as they migrate to some of the most beautiful places in North America. We see how these chemicals enter our bodies and how, once inside, scientists believe they may be working to cause cancer.
Several experts in the fields of toxicology and cancer research make important cameo appearances in the film, highlighting their own findings on two pervasive chemicals: atrazine, one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, and the industrial compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Their work further illuminates the significant connection between a healthy environment and human health.
At once Sandra’s personal journey and her scientific exploration, LivingDownstream isa powerful reminder of the intimate connection between the health of our bodiesand the health of our air, land, and water.
Co-hostedby Brighton Breast Cancer Action and Pesticide Action Network UKFormore information visit Brighton Breast Cancer Action website:[log in to unmask]:" target="_blank">https://brightonbca.wordpress.com/free-screening-of-living-downstream/Email:[log in to unmask]: https://www.facebook.com/events/1709505632615884/Followus on Twitter: @BrightonBCA
------“later that nighti held an atlas in my lapran my fingers across the whole worldand whisperedwhere does it hurt? it answeredeverywhereeverywhereeverywhere."poem by Warsan Shire.
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