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Seabrook 1977
directed by Phyllis Joffe, 1943-2002 and Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997; produced by Turning Tide Productions and Video NewsReal (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 20 mins
In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers of potential radioactive accidents, over 2,000 members of the Clamshell Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, attempted to block construction of a n...
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directed by Phyllis Joffe, 1943-2002 and Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997; produced by Turning Tide Productions and Video NewsReal (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2007), 1 hour 20 mins
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In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers of potential radioactive accidents, over 2,000 members of the Clamshell Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, attempted to block construction of a nuclear power plant in Seabrook. 1,414 people were arrested in that civil disobedience protest and jailed en masse in National Guard arm...
In April 1977, the small coastal town of Seabrook, New Hampshire became an international symbol in the battle over atomic energy. Concerned about the dangers of potential radioactive accidents, over 2,000 members of the Clamshell Alliance, a coalition of environmental groups, attempted to block construction of a nuclear power plant in Seabrook. 1,414 people were arrested in that civil disobedience protest and jailed en masse in National Guard armories for two weeks. Filmed in a video-verité style, Seabrook 1977 chronicles the dramatic events which made world headlines and sparked the creation of a grassroots antinuclear power movement across the United States. Scenes of the nonviolent demonstration and subsequent internment are interwoven with interviews with participants on all sides of the event, including local Seabrook residents, antinuclear activists, New Hampshire's pro-nuclear Governor Meldrim Thomson, police and utility officials. The video vividly documents the unfolding events as people march with banners and backpacks across the tidal marshes onto the construction site, erect a colorful tent city, and conduct on-site negotiations with the governor and police. After the mass arrests at the nuclear site, the scene changes to inside the armories, where the video follows the extraordinary experiences of the largest group of U.S. citizens incarcerated since the Vietnam war protests. Seabrook 1977 tells the story of this seminal event of 1970's environmental activism and shows people making history from the grassroots. As the nuclear energy lobby tries to sell nuclear power as a “carbon-free alternative” to fossil fuels in the current debate over climate change, the experiences of 1970's anti-nuclear activists are more relevant than ever.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Turning Tide Productions, Video NewsReal
Author / Creator
Phyllis Joffe, 1943-2002, Robbie Leppzer, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1978, 2007
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Climate and the Environment, Political and Social Movements, Late 20th Century (1975–2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 Turning Tide Productions
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Water Trilogy, Stolen Paradise
directed by Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011; produced by Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011, Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, in Water Trilogy (Chico, CA: Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, 2018), 30 mins
Aside from the technical details of reservoir site selection and the engineering virtuosity of dam and aqueduct construction, this film is concerned with putting contemporary circumstances into historical context and asks 'how did we get here?' Interviews with tribal members reveal the abiding sense of stewardship...
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directed by Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011; produced by Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011, Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, in Water Trilogy (Chico, CA: Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology, 2018), 30 mins
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Aside from the technical details of reservoir site selection and the engineering virtuosity of dam and aqueduct construction, this film is concerned with putting contemporary circumstances into historical context and asks 'how did we get here?' Interviews with tribal members reveal the abiding sense of stewardship many feel is constitutive of their identity as Indian people not just 'from' this region, but profoundly 'of' it as well. Discussions...
Aside from the technical details of reservoir site selection and the engineering virtuosity of dam and aqueduct construction, this film is concerned with putting contemporary circumstances into historical context and asks 'how did we get here?' Interviews with tribal members reveal the abiding sense of stewardship many feel is constitutive of their identity as Indian people not just 'from' this region, but profoundly 'of' it as well. Discussions with environmentalists demonstrate that beyond the passionate rhetoric, long-range priorities are essentially consistent with those of other interest groups, e.g., farmers, municipalities and even some industries dependent upon natural resources such as timber, tourism and commercial fisheries.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011, Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology
Author / Creator
Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology
Series
Water Trilogy
Speaker / Narrator
Jesse Dizard, fl. 2011
Topic / Theme
Water supply, Water resources development, World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), American Indians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018, the CSU, Chico Research Foundation
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