DATE: Thursday, October 1st
TIME: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LOCATION: Emory University - Rita Anne Rollins Building Room 102
PRICE: FREE!
In partnership with the Emory Center for Ethics, Ethics & the Arts Program, the Atlanta Film Society presents a free screening of RIVERKEEPER and a Q&A with Dr. Jacqueline Echols. This screening is a part of Emory University's ongoing Ethics At The Movies series. This event is free and open to the public; Ticket reservation is required.
FILM SYNOPSIS
The Clean Water Act has been a cornerstone of America’s environmental protections, empowering activists and communities to defend their waterways. In Atlanta, Dr. Jackie Echols embodies that promise, restoring the South River and advocating for the Black communities along its banks. But when city leaders announce plans for “Cop City,” a massive police training facility that would clearcut one of Atlanta’s last forests, Jackie joins a sprawling grassroots resistance movement to protect the land and people. In doing so she reveals the overlooked pattern of environmental racism while confronting polluters, bureaucrats, and systemic neglect in the American South.
ETHICS AT THE MOVIES
Ethics at the Movies is a documentary screening series presented by the Center for Ethics at Emory University, featuring in-person post-film conversations with members of creative teams. Ethics at the Movies has screened over 40 films and hosted such distinguished guest artists as Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand; photographer and filmmaker Ansley West; Regina Kelly, the inspiration behind the film American Violet; and Foreign Press Association Journalist of the Year Award and Peabody Award winner Saeed Kamali Dehghan, among others.
Parking
The most convenient parking is located in the Peavine Visitors Lot, 29 Eagle Row, Atlanta, 30322.
For more parking information, please visit the Emory University Transportation and Parking site.
BIO
Jackie Echols is an enviro-community activist and believes that a healthy environment is a prerequisite for healthy communities. She is a staunch advocate for citizen involvement and the inclusion of local knowledge and expertise in governmental decision making processes, and she believes that citizens have a responsibility to participate in deliberations that affect their health and well-being.
Dr. Echols was born and raised in Tuskegee, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) and Atlanta University. She received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University. Dr. Echols taught public administration at Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University for over twelve years and currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Community Development at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.
Jackie has first-hand knowledge of how important citizen input is for effective policy making, having served as president of the Underwood Neighborhood Association and chair of the Atlanta Tree Conservation Commission. She is a founding member of the Peachtree Woodall Whetstone Watershed Alliance and also served as primary spokesperson for the Clean Streams Task Force in Atlanta.