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JUST ADDED: Seeds of Liberation – COBALT RUSH: THE FUTURE OF GOING GREEN

  • Maysles 343 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY, 10027 United States (map)

IN CINEMA 

SEEDS OF LIBERATION:
COBALT RUSH: THE FUTURE OF GOING GREEN
Thursday, February 29 at 7PM
Tickets: FREE (with a suggested donation of $7-15)
Co-presented with Seeds of Liberation, Bklyn Combine, and Warriors in the Garden

Arnaud Zajtman, Quentin Noirfalisse, 2023, 86 min.

Cobalt, the blue gold, is essential for electric cars, which hold out the promise of a clean ecological transition. The global automotive market is concentrating its efforts on competitive production of this mineral, which is essential for batteries. It is found mainly in the Congo as well as Finland. But at what human and environmental cost?

Post-screening discussion with Seeds of Liberation!

Seeds of Liberation is a Brooklyn-based social justice and art education organization, whose mission is to equip underserved communities of the global majority with the tools they need to liberate themselves.

Bklyn Combine is a Brooklyn-based community organization dedicated to sustaining the culture that supports and advances the well-being of oppressed peoples in general and the Pan-African diaspora in particular. We utilize our means and resources locally to support that culture. This includes our work in technology, law, business, and community development.

Warriors in the Garden is dedicated to protecting our community from all forms of systemic oppression.