Film screening of "Reluctant Radical" + Skyping with Ken Ward, a Valve Turner.

We will watch a full length film called "The Reluctant Radical" and will be joined via Skype by protagonist Ken Ward, who is a member of the "valve turners". We look forward to the opportunity to talk with Ken after the film.

See the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/248062039

THE RELUCTANT RADICAL follows Ken for a year and a half through a series of direct actions, culminating with his participation in the coordinated action that shut down all the U.S. tar sands oil pipelines on October 11, 2016. The film reveals both the personal costs and also the fulfillment that comes from following one’s moral calling- even if that means breaking the law. Ken Ward has no regrets, and his certainty leaves the audience to consider if he is out of touch with reality, or if it is the rest of society that is delusional for not acting when faced with the unsettling evidence that we are collectively destroying our world.

Director Lindsey Grayzel, co-producer Deia Schlosberg and cinematographer Carl Davis were three of four independent filmmakers to be arrested and charged with crimes for filming the activists on October 11, 2016. Their charges have been dropped, and they have joined forces to tell Ken’s story through this film.

This event will be cosponsored by Environmental Education Fund.