[Peace] Coalition Against Coke Contracts presents film

[lori serb]

Hi all,

Tulsi and I are members of CACC and we talked at the AWARE meeting on 
Sunday regarding this event.

Lori Serb

Coalition Against Coke Contracts

Invites you to a documentary film screening about
the struggle against Coca-Cola's corporate callousness  in northern India

MEHANDIGANJ: WHERE LIFE IS AT STAKE

VENUE: 192 Education Building [1310 S. Sixth Street, Champaign]
WHEN: Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 @ 7:00 PM

While soft-drink companies boast of their contributions to economic 
progress and development in India, community members
living near the giant bottling plants are telling a different story. 
Severe water shortages along with soil and
groundwater pollution are threatening people's livelihoods, and their lives.

Mehandiganj: Where Life is At Stake offers a view into one 
community's struggles against a local Coca-Cola bottling
plant and its destructive environmental practices. The film 
highlights the courage and hope of the local people, while
leaving the viewer with a clear picture of the violence and 
intimidation that Coca-Cola is willing to use to protect its
$4.8 billion in annual profits.

Runtime is approximately 36 minutes, and a question and answer 
session will follow.

This event is free and open to all

Coalition Against Coke Contracts (CACC), is a broad coalition of 
campus and community groups in Champaign-Urbana that
has mobilized to demand that the University cut its contract with 
Coke and divest from Coke since it has repeatedly
violated labor rights in Columbia, and is responsible for severe 
environmental abuse in India.

http://caccuc.blogspot.com or email: cokeactiongroup at riseup.net