Thursday, March 6, 5-7pm, UCI ALP 2100
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Event Description
UCI EcoGovLab and Student Anthropology Club are hosting a special pre-screening of Waterkeeper, a powerful documentary film that follows the extraordinary life of Diane Wilson, a shrimp boat captain and environmental activist fighting to protect the waters of Texas’ Gulf Coast. Filmmaker Fax Bahr will join in person. Goldman Prize winner Diane Wilson will join us virtually.
From the filmmaker: The film captures her decades-long battle against corporate polluters, from her historic $50 million Clean Water Act victory over Formosa Plastics to her fight against Max Midstream’s reckless oil terminal expansion in the fragile Matagorda Bay. With gripping storytelling, Waterkeeper exposes the catastrophic impact of petrochemical giants on frontline communities while showcasing Wilson’s unwavering commitment to justice. A stirring portrait of courage and resistance, this film is a must-see for anyone who believes in the power of grassroots activism to defend our planet’s most precious resource—clean water.
Contact: Tim Schütz, PhD Candidate, Anthropology & EcoGovLab, tschuetz@uci.edu
Read more about Diane Wilson and the landmark lawsuit she helped win against Formosa Plastics Corporation in this news article:
Dylan Baddour. A Shrimper’s Crusade Pays Big Dividends on a Remote Stretch of Texas Coastline. Inside Climate News.
And in this 2023 academic article:
James Adams, Tim Schütz & Kim Fortun (2023) Late Industrialism, Advocacy, and Law: Relays Toward Just Transition, East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal.
