PANEL DISCUSSIONS
“They’re Both Extraordinary Women”: Heroic Campaigners Against Toxic Herbicide Headline ‘The People Vs. Agent Orange’ – For The Love Of Docs “
Q and A with moderator Matthew Carey of DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD : FOR THE LOVE OF DOCS series festival. November 10, 2021.
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In conjunction with The Darkside Cinema run in Corvallis, Oregon, in January 2021, the filmmakers discuss activism with Carol Van Strum, author and activist from the film, and organization leaders: Leah Bolger, president of World Beyond War, Susan Hammond, founder and Executive Director of War Legacies Project, Debra Fant, organizer from Lincoln County Community Rights, Alison Clement, author from Corvallis and moderator Andrew Collins-Anderson of The Coast Range Association.
On December 2, 2020, after the opening night at the Global Health Film Festival in the U.K., the filmmakers spoke with Carol Van Strum, author and activist and character in the film, along with Michael K. Skinner, Professor, Environmental Epigenetics, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University. His research shows how exposure to toxins leads to increased susceptibility to disease in future generations. Moderated by Andrew Jack, Global Education Editor at The Financial Times.
The History Film Forum is an online series from the Smithsonian that explores history on the screen and the evolution of film as public history. Frank Blazich, Curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is joined by the film directors Alan Adelson and Kate Taverna and activist Carol Van Strum for a conversation focusing on how the film was made and the story it tells. Presented by Smithsonian Associate and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History through the generous support of Dan Manatt and Democracy Films.
Filmmakers Kate Taverna and Alan Adelson in conversation with producer Veronique Bernard about their 2021 film THE PEOPLE VS. AGENT ORANGE which follows two heroic women leading a worldwide movement to end the use of Agent Orange and hold the manufacturers accountable.
Community Rights activists from several Oregon counties share their experiences living with the aerial spraying of herbicides. Dr. Renee Stringham reports on caring for patients exposed to toxic sprays, of delivering babies born with significant birth defects including deformed brains, and of a threat to her children. Community rights activists discuss their efforts to change local and state, detailing their campaign to protect the Rights of Nature, and their successful campaign to pass the country's first aerial spray ban in in 2017. The ban was over-turned through preemptive claims based on state statutes. The case is now pending on appeal.
Enduring Impacts of Agent Orange
Heather Bowser, president and founder of the Children of Vietnam Veterans Health Alliance, Josh Kelley, son of a Marine Vietnam veteran, Carolann Caroll, a widow of an Agent Orange-impacted Vietnam veteran, and Dat Duthinh, war refugee and peace activist. Moderated by Tony Talbott, director of advocacy at the Human Rights Center.
Webinar: Agent Orange: Lasting Legacy of the Vietnam War
In this powerful panel on March 25, 2021, Hoan Thi Tran and Heather Bowser share their personal stories. Jonathan Moore discusses the U.S. legal cases around Agent Orange, and Tricia Euvrard talks about the current lawsuit in France. Susan Schnall talks about the broad health effects of Agent Orange, and Paul Cox briefly discusses the legislation on Agent Orange that U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee will soon introduce. This webinar was inspired by the documentary The People Vs Agent Orange.
Redefining Ecocide: Addressing Mass Damage and Destruction
During the Vietnam War, Arthur Galston at Yale University coined the term Ecocide to describe the environmental destruction of the war, including the use of over 20 million gallons of herbicides against forests and croplands in southern Vietnam, southeastern Laos and parts of Cambodia. Today, there is a new effort to make individuals responsible for the destruction of the environment liable at the International Criminal Court for the crime of Ecocide. In collaboration with the new documentary film, The People VS Agent Orange currently streaming at the Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles, The Promise Institute for Human Rights at the UCLA Law School invites you to a discussion on Redefining Ecocide - answering renewed calls to protect the environment and the life which depends on it.
WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM BEING POISONED
Live Q&A with Filmmakers and Activists.
Filmmakers: Alan Adelson and Kate Taverna
Oregon resident featured in the film: Dr. Renee Stringham Members of Community Rights Chapters in Lane and Lincoln county: Debra Fant and David Tvedt.
A roundtable discussion at the Movies that Matter 2021 festival codifying ecocide by the International Criminal Court at the Hague. The film “The People vs. Agent Orange” inspired the conversation.