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“Voices from Paikgacha” – a new video on Bangladesh shrimp farms

Posted in Shrimp Farming, Video, tagged , , on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

About the people who live around the shrimp farms in Khulna, Bangladesh.
Running Time: 5 min 23 sec

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Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival THIS WEEKEND!

Posted in Events, Video, tagged , , , , on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Please join us on Sunday, May 4, at 1 pm for this special screening of the short video “It’s All a Lie.” Come learn about the threats posed by shrimp farm development, and the communities fighting to protect their land and livelihoods in Northeast Brazil. Immediately following the screening there will be a question [...]

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CNN Video on Alleged Worker Abuse

Posted in Consumer Info, Shrimp Processing, Video, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

CNN’s Zain Verjee on the Solidarity Center’s 3-year labor investigation report suggesting Thai and Bangladeshi shrimp often come from factories that abuse workers. Includes Thai police video footage of raid on shrimp processing plant and interviews with Solidarity Center director, U.S. State Department rep, and Thai and Bangladeshi ambassadors. Time: 3min 44sec. (photo from Solidarity [...]

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Film on Shrimp Farming at Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival – May 4

Posted in Events, Shrimp Farming, Video, tagged , , , , , , on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It’s All a Lie (10 min, UK)
In September, 2007, Environmental Justice Foundation investigators visited Caravelas, Bahia State, on the NE coast of Brazil where a proposal for a shrimp farm the size of London’s Heathrow airport would turn coastal forests into a virtual wasteland, destroying sustainable livelihoods and threatening marine habitats. The film illustrates the [...]

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