Exercise #4: Documentary Reflection
Instructions
For your fourth Exercise assignment, you will make connections between the environmental movement in the recent past and today by considering what you are challenged to learn from documentarians of that movement.
- Find a current or recent report in the mainstream or alternative media of an environmental topic or issue in your local or wider region. As you read/ hear about the issue, consider where you stand on it. Identify your position and your thoughts.
- Use the documentaries in this course unit to reflect on the role that civil disobedience has played in the history of environmentalism, researching one other recent example to defend your answer to the question of whether it works to bring positive change.
Use your research in the mainstream and alternative media from Activity 1 of this unit for this exercise Post the media links and your analysis. Aim for a minimum of 300 words.
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Submissions
Documentary Reflection
October 31, 2024 By: Josie Bates
Civil disobedience plays a noteworthy role in the environmental history of Haida Gwaii, where Indigenous activism joined with environmental efforts to defend the area’s forests from industrial logging. In April 2024, the Haida Nation and the Province of British Columbia signed the Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement. This agreement formally acknowledges that the Haida Nation has Aboriginal title over the entirety of Haida Gwaii. The “Rising Tide” is a landmark, historic achievement in the Haida Nation’s long standing struggle for recognition and validation of their Aboriginal title. This agreement renews the legacy of the Haida’s 1985 Lyell Island…
Exercise #4
September 20, 2024 By: J.Whynot
Media: Despite opposition and environmental violations, major B.C. pipeline project nearly complete | CBC NewsAmnesty International calls for Wet’suwet’en chief’s release | CBC News Having relationships on both sides of this conflict has left me with an appreciation for both perspectives – protecting Indigenous rights and economic opportunity for the province and local economies. This project has had many ups and downs, including socio impacts, such as the myriad of white f250s terrorizing Highway 16, the influx of resource workers flooding small towns in the north, environmental degradation, and most notably, the land defender blockades and arrests. Smithers and its…
Exercise 4: Wet’suwet’en struggle to protect their unceded territory/Fairy Creek Blockade
September 3, 2024 By: Sam Al-Alimi
Exercise 4: Wet’suwet’en struggle to protect their unceded territory/Fairy Creek Blockade The struggle of the Wet’suwet’en people in BC against the Coastal Gas link is a prime example of capitalism plundering the environment and Indigenous rights. While I am a champion of the use of gas as an alternative to coal and oil, in this specific case I am not. The Indigenous peoples have lost everything, and they should not be forced to give in what little they have left. The Wet’suwet’en people non-violent approach to the coastal gas link project was met by violence from the RCMP and the…
Exercise 4: Documentary Reflection
August 22, 2024 By: Jiaqi(Ryan)Shi
Jared Hayes of EWG reported in March 2024 that ‘Forever chemicals’ from landfills is threatening the environmental justice communities.The report shows us a serious environmental problem whic is “forever chemical” contamination was found in 11,000 closed landfills in the United States. This contamination seriously threatens the health of about 13 million people living in low-income communities and communities of color near landfills. This pollution brings different health risks to different communities due to different landfills. According to EWG, landfills that receive sludge and industrial waste have higher levels of PFAS. At the same time, older landfills lack the means to…
Exercise #4
July 14, 2024 By: Jinsu Kim
Local Environmental Issue: A recent environmental issue in my local area of Yongsan-gu is the ongoing soil and groundwater contamination from the U.S. military base. According to recent reports, the pollution levels remain alarmingly high, with benzene detected at 1,423 times the acceptable limit in 2020(Choi, 2022). My position on this issue is one of deep concern and frustration. As a resident of Yongsan-gu, I believe immediate action is necessary to address this environmental crisis. The contamination poses significant risks to public health and the local ecosystem. I think the U.S. military should be held accountable for the cleanup…