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DESCRIPTION:Monday, 12/10 \nWater, Sacred and Profaned\nMany documentaries have focused 
 on the various ways in which the Earth's water has become polluted and 
 otherwise profaned.  This program, however, explores the sacred nature of 
 this precious gift which is everywhere, surrounding us, enveloping our 
 lives and those of every other living thing.  Without water there would be 
 no plants, no food, no fish, no birds, no people...  no life.\nSix unique 
 men and women share their experiences and insights about water the most 
 abundant and fundamental element of the Earth.  Pulitzer Prize winning 
 authors, activists, naturalists, and scientists, give wisdom and 
 descriptions which carry the full majesty of the hydrologic cycle. With 
 their words are the compelling images of water in all its forms - clouds, 
 snow, rain, ice, rivers, lakes and oceans,\nFeaturing Linda Hogan, Robert 
 Hass, Susan Zwinger, Colin Fletcher, Jennifer Greene, David Whyte and music 
 by David Foster.\nIntroduced with a short piece by local video artist Alan 
 Prohm.\n27 minutes.  1998.  Video\n\nThe Living Land\nWe were once like all 
 the other animals that inhabit the Earth.  We too, were hunters and 
 gatherers, moving across the land to0 feed on grains, the grasses, the 
 berries and fruits - wherever and whenever we found them.  Then we 
 discovered we could plant the seeds and grow our own food.  And everything 
 changed.\nOver many years, our methods of growing food have become ever 
 mnore mechganized and more complex.  At the same time, we've lost millions 
 of acres of good soil to pollution, erosion, and an ever growing 
 population.  However, there is now an ever increasing awareness of the need 
 to change our perceptions about how we grow our food and how we treat the 
 land.  This program features four individuals on the frontier of this 
 effort.  \nJohn Jeavons, founder of Ecology Action, is known 
 internationally for his work developing small-scale sustainable food 
 production techniques.  Wes Jackson was born and raised on the Great Plains 
 and holds degrees in both botany and genetics.  For more than 20 years he 
 has been developing a revolutionary system of perennial grain cultivation 
 at the Land Institute in Salina, Kansas.  Alice Waters is an 
 internationally known chef, author, and proprietor of Chez Panisse 
 Restaurant in Berkeley.  She initiated the Edible Schoolyard program at 
 local middle schools which involves children in planting, gardening, 
 harvesting, cooking and eating their own food.  Mas Masumoto is an organic 
 farmer and author, having written both Epitaph for a Peach and, more 
 recently Harvest Son.  A sansei - or third generation Japanese American - 
 Masumoto grows peaches and grapes on his 80-acre family farm in 
 California's San Joaquin Valley.  \n27 minutes.  1999.  Video\n\nNew 
 College Cultural Center, 766 Valencia Street.\n8:00 pm.  A $3-5 donation is 
 requested.\n\nFor a complete list of New College events, 
 see\nwww.newcollege.edu/events\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/2033.php
SUMMARY:new college cinema: Water, Sacred and Profaned; The Living Land
LOCATION:New College Cultural Center\n766 Valencia Street
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/2033.php
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