Social Ecology Films: DOPE IS DEATH with director and special guests
Sunday, May 12, 2024
2:00 PM
The Hollywood Theatre
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“Ecology” means knowledge of home; our Social Ecology Films series explores social aspects of this knowledge.
A community conversation with director Mia Donovan and special guests from the film will follow the screening.
Our Portland area premiere of the inspiring feature-length documentary, DOPE IS DEATH, is sponsored by The AfroVillage PDX.
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DOPE IS DEATH
82 minutes | 2020 | USA
Director: Mia Donovan
In 1973, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, along with fellow Black Panthers and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America. DOPE IS DEATH explores how this form of radical harm reduction was a revolutionary act toward the government programs that transfixed the lives of black and brown communities throughout the South Bronx. There is much to learn from these accomplishments: lessons which promise to inspire generations of activists, ecologists, and all of those who are determined to serve their communities.
About the Event Sponsor: The AfroVillage PDX fosters equity, dignity, and sustainability in Portland’s Black and Brown communities, with a focus on women, immigrants, and people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
