Film Screening & Panel Discussion: The Condor and the Eagle

Register at: http://bit.ly/tracs-greenfilm

A virtual film screening of “The Condor & The Eagle” followed by a Q&A panel with climate activists from the film.

From the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, to the oil fields of Texas, to the Ecuadorian Amazon, THE CONDOR & THE EAGLE tells the story of the collective struggle of the Indigenous peoples of North and South America in their fight to preserve their communities and to protect the Earth from climate change. Watch the trailer here.

The schedule of the online event is as follows:

6:00 pm - Film Screening

7:30 pm - Panel Session

You must RSVP to receive the links to watch the film and panel.

Panelists:

• Bryan Parras is a co-founder of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) and the Sierra Club of Texas Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign. He is a longtime environmental justice advocate based in Houston, TX. He co-founded the Librotraficante movement, serves as an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund, and sits on the board of the Environmental Support Center. Bryan was recently awarded a Gulf Coast Fellowship and has been working to help organizations use media for education, organizing, and advocacy.
• Yudith Nieto is a queer Mexican-American artist, interpreter, and organizer, enjoying spending time in the bayous of Louisiana working on projects like CRY YOU ONE, Amor y Solidaridad, a solidarity house in support of undocumented Transwomen, and recently BanchaLenguas, a Language Justice interpreters collective. Currently, she is part of the core leadership circle for Another Gulf Is Possible and a youth organizer with Los Jardines Institute. For over 5 years, Yudith has been fighting for the rights of her fenceline community in Manchester, Houston in collaboration with T.E.J.A.S, and last year was named one of Grist.org 50 Fixers of 2018.