Movie: The Witness

Please join us for a screening of The Witness (http://www.witnessfilm.org/), the classic 2000 documentary about a New York City construction contractor who becomes an animal rights activist.

About the film: How does a construction contractor from a tough Brooklyn neighborhood become an impassioned animal advocate? In the award-winning documentary THE WITNESS, Eddie Lama explains how he feared and avoided animals for most of his life, until the love of a kitten opened his heart, inspiring him to rescue abandoned animals and bring his message of compassion to the streets of New York. With humor and sincerity, Eddie tells the story of his remarkable change in consciousness.

THE WITNESS has been an official selection in 32 film festivals where it has received eight awards for Best Documentary and two for Best of Festival. It has been broadcast on the independent film showcases of several regional PBS stations, as well as LinkTV, FreeSpeech TV, and United Kingdom's Community Channel. Thus far, the film has been translated into 11 languages, including Russian and Chinese.

Join us on Sunday, March 12, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Natural Health Center (http://www.naturalhealthfoodcenter.com/) (4610 W Main St, Kalamazoo) for this movie and an optional and fun discussion afterwards. Event is free; we do request and appreciate an optional $2 donation to cover group expenses.

As always, at Vegan Kalamazoo events, everyone is welcome, including vegans, vegetarians, omnivores, and vegans-in-progress.

Note: this movie contains some graphic scenes of animal use.