Environmental Film Festival (Room 124 in Bldg 32) (Event Over)

Movies will be shown from 6:30p–9:00p in ROOM 124 in MIT's STATA center. Some free food will be available ;-) at 6:00PM. Doerte will look out for anyone that wants to meet up beforehand at the Starbucks Cafe inside the STATA center from 5:45 PM to 6 PM. MOVIES on Jan 16 Troubled Waters, Drop of Life, Water Warriors (preview only) Pls find below my attempt to provide directions. I hope it will help ;-) I have also posted a map in the photo section of this event posting and a picture of Frank Gehry's STATA center for your orientation. Check it out ;-) DIRECTIONS By car: Drive towards Kendall Sq (East Cambridge). There should be (metered) parking along Main St. By T (public transit): It is a 5-10 minute walk from the T to the STATA center. Exit at the Kendall Sq T Stop on the Red Line Walk west on Main Street; towards Kendall Sq Hotel, Legal Seafood, Broad Institute, Whitehead Institute etc. [away from the river and Boston skyline] Continue straight at intersection of Main St and Ames St. Take a left onto the big parking lot between the MIT Bio Building and the STATA Center BEFORE you reach Vassar St. Cross the parking lot and continue straight until you almost hit the red metal sculpture, take a right towards the main entrance to the STATA center (the outdoors atrium with the steep stairs is to the left of the entrance) The Starbucks Cafe will be inside the STATA center to your left. We will meet up at the Starbucks Cafe between 5:45 PM and 6 PM. Arriving later? Just continue straight when you are in the STATA building and find the entrance to the lecture hall (Room 124) a few steps behind the cafeteria area. Details on movies on Jan 16: Troubled Waters - A reminder that safe water's "primary source" is not a 12-ounce plastic bottle. It's the world's rivers, streams and lakes that are being strained by the world's burgeoning population and consumption. Acclaimed actress Lynn Redgrave hosts the 60-minute documentary, which was filmed in various locations around the world, including Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Middle East; Bolivia; Waukesha, Wis.; Washington, D.C.; Boston, Mass., and other locations, to capture stories of water's evaporating availability. UCC justice advocates joined ecumenical partners in February to raise water-availability concerns at the World Council of Churches' 9th international assembly. A Drop of Life - About two women, one Indian woman and one American, and the convergence of their shared struggle to save the world’s drinking water. Water Warriors (preview only) - While corporations urge local governments to privatize municipal water systems, communities around the world organize to ensure affordable access to this life sustaining resource. Water Warriors is the story of one community’s determination to fight the seemingly inevitable path of water privatization. MIT's Environmental Film Festival is a series featuring films about the environment, technology, and humanity. Sponsored by: Student Pugwash USA, The MIT Chapter of, Students for Global Sustainability, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, AID-MIT, GSC Funding Board, Groundwork USA ( http://www.groundwork-usa.org/) Admission: Open to the public