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DESCRIPTION:"Waking the Green Tiger is an inspiring and very human story... and a 
 reminder for all of us to stand up for our own environment with the same 
 courage."\n-David Suzuki, Host CBC Television, The Nature of Things\n\nGary 
 Marcuse\nCanada, 2011. 78 minutes.\nIn English and Mandarin with English 
 subtitles.\nUSA Premiere.\n\nIn attendance: Gary Marcuse, Director; Betsy 
 Carson, Producer; Peter Bosshard. Policy Director, International Rivers; 
 Katy Yan, China Program Coordinator, International Rivers\n\nScreening 
 supported by Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco & Silicon Valley. 
 Co-presented with the Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Environment, 
 and International Rivers.\n\nWaking the Green Tiger is a raw and 
 electrifying account of ordinary people in rural China standing up to a 
 juggernaut to try and preserve their homes and native culture in its 
 spectacular setting close to Tiger Leaping Gorge, a UNESCO heritage site. 
 It traces a small group of villagers and older farmers from the upper 
 Yangtze River on the verge of losing everything to a massive dam project. 
 To remarkable effect, their struggle merges with a new and growing concern 
 about environmental degradation and a revolutionary law enabling citizens 
 to voice their standpoints. Banding together with plainspoken activists and 
 earnest journalists, the film taps into a broadening sense of community and 
 environmentalism that grows beyond their single issue. It's exhilarating to 
 see the inhabitants of the valley meet their neighbors on the opposite 
 hillside to inform them of the impending danger by means of footage from 
 this very film. While gains are made, none are easily acquired as 
 underscored by chilling attempts to bully activists and journalists. Winner 
 of the Jury Prize for Best Canadian at Film in the 2011 Planet in Focus 
 Film Festival, Toronto and voted among the top ten Canadian films at the 
 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival. ~ Misha Antonich\n\nFor more 
 film details please visit: 
 \nhttp://www.facetofacemedia.ca/page.php?sectionID=2 \n\nTo purchase 
 tickets online please 
 visit:\n\nhttp://prod3.agileticketing.net/WebSales/pages/TicketSearchCriteria.aspx?epguid=df96a797-2eb8-4d69-a253-8fb45678d64c&evtinfo=28263~da07699a-65fc-4b98-b5f5-7cf9edf67f14&\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/26/18708235.php
SUMMARY:USA Premiere of "Waking the Green Tiger"
LOCATION:San Francisco Film Society Cinema \n1746 Post Street\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94115
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/02/26/18708235.php
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