Thu. April 15. 7 pm.
Guardians of the Huaie River. Yumin Wang and Miguel Rojas Sotelo. 2020. China. 27’20.
For more than twenty years Huo Daishan has been documenting the Huai River, in Henan Province (near Shinqiu). Huo Daishan is a photojournalist and environmentalist, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. He is the founder of Guardians of the Huai River, which advocates for the protection of the Huai River in China. Huo grew up in Shenqiu County recalling how the river was at the center of their cultural and economic experience. The Huai River Basin is known well known; for the rising cancer rates. Huo decided not only to document and monitor the water but also, he also persuaded local factory leaders to better treat wastewater. He has led mapping efforts in the river’s basin, while helping communities with clean water initiatives, investigating, and monitoring the sources of pollution.
CONVERSATIONS | YUMING WANG & HUO DAISHAN. April 15.
Huo Daishan is a photojournalist and environmentalist, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. He is the founder of Guardians of the Huai River, which advocates for the protection of the Huai River in China. Yuming Wang (IMEP 2020) is a researcher who had traveled across China to document the history of Environmental NGOs and their work.
Co-Organized by IMEP. DKU.
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Visions of the Lost Sierra. Matthew Ritenour. USA. 15 min Visions of the Lost Sierra was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. The milestone offers a good time to reflect on how river advocates protected the place from being dammed, celebrate what we have today, and look forward to how our generation will protect more wild rivers and wilderness areas in the Lost Sierra. The Wild & Scenic Middle Fork Feather River starts in Sierra Valley and flows through the heart of the Lost Sierra. The wild section of the Middle Fork Feather River offers some of the best wild trout fishing in California, 32 miles of Class IV-V+ kayaking, 6-pitch rock climbing on Bald Rock Dome, 10.5 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, the 8.8-mile Hartman Bar National Recreation Trail and the 8.0-mile Feather Falls National Recreation Trail. The National Wild & Scenic Rivers System was created by Congress in 1968 to preserve free-flowing rivers with outstanding natural, cultural and recreational values for the enjoyment of present and future generations. California’s Middle Fork of the Feather River was one of eight “charter rivers” designated with the passage of the Act. Friends of Plumas Wilderness is a non-profit organization that brings people together to protect and maintain wild places so that what we love about the Lost Sierra—untamed nature, remote places, and clean water—is protected for generations to come. 
Following the screening.
CONVERSATIONS | GUARDIANS OF THE HUAIHE RIVER. YUMIN WANG & HUO DAISHAN. 对话：淮河卫士。王雨民和霍岱珊。
Huo Daishan is a photojournalist and environmentalist, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. He is the founder of Guardians of the Huai River, which advocates for the protection of the Huai River in China. Yumin Wang (IMEP 2020) is a researcher who had traveled across China to document the history of Environmental NGOs and their work.
霍岱珊（Huo Daishan）是摄影记者和环保主义者，曾获得拉蒙·马格赛赛奖（Ramon Magsaysay Award)。他是“淮河卫士”的创始人，该组织倡导保护中国的淮河。王雨民（IMEP 2020）是一位研究人员，他曾在中国各地旅行以记录环境非政府组织的历史及其工作。
