My 20 year old nephew sent me an email recently with the personal message “PLEASE PLEASE watch this” accompanied by a link to a documentary entitled "Toxic Amazon" (apparently it's also come to be called “Murder in the Amazon.”). Since he is far more awake and aware than most people I know, I figured it must be worth giving it a shot even though the title sounds a little too narrow for my taste. I thought it couldn’t hurt to see what it’s about, give it the first few minutes. Next thing I knew, it was over and I was/am enraged, enlightened, sad, and motivated to share it as well. Only when we acknowledge the scope of this problem will be able to make any headway whatsoever in saving ourselves from the mercenary barbarism that so flippantly destroys life.
Watching this important film, which is a tribute to an ecosystem and two people who died protecting it, was worth every second I spent watching and thinking about it - and then every second playing it over in my head afterward. People who read and/or are tuned in to environmental activism know about the struggle going on in the Amazon, but little do we know about the personal stories of those who live there. I wanted to include it here, but it's a lot of bandwidth for my little blog. It's free online on youtube here, and also at Top Documentary Films - so please watch when you have the time. You will honor them by watching. (Two 30-minute segments)
Watching this important film, which is a tribute to an ecosystem and two people who died protecting it, was worth every second I spent watching and thinking about it - and then every second playing it over in my head afterward. People who read and/or are tuned in to environmental activism know about the struggle going on in the Amazon, but little do we know about the personal stories of those who live there. I wanted to include it here, but it's a lot of bandwidth for my little blog. It's free online on youtube here, and also at Top Documentary Films - so please watch when you have the time. You will honor them by watching. (Two 30-minute segments)