Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments:
Libraries – Grammar Schools for the Commons: Joe Clement shares commentary and news on the political significance of libraries, examining the material context of social attacks on them and the utopian potential of their sharing ethos. We hear audio from Mariame Kabe on the podcast Death Panel speaking to how libraries can help us rediscover the grammar of commoning and belonging to one another. Shawn Vulliez of the Srsly Wrong podcast speaks as a guest on the librarypunk podcast about how the at once practical and yet ideal principle of usufruct, or free use of abundant shared public goods, can underpin a “library socialist” solution to the ecological and social crises of today.
At the Intersections of Extraction, Militarism and Climate Collapse: Desiree Hellegers and Julian Ankney, Nimiipuu director of Native Programs at Washington State University Vancouver talk about WSU’s 5th annual SJCon social justice conference coming up on April 19 and 20, which is virtual, free, and open to the public. This year is focused on “Health & Environmental Justice: Constructing Coalitions at the Intersections of Extraction, Militarism, and Climate Collapse.” As of 2022, more than 1500 institutions globally “with over $40 trillion in assets, have committed to some level of fossil fuel divestment.” Still, more action is needed to mobilize institutions of higher education, faith communities, unions, and local and state governments to divest from extractive industries–along with the war industries they fuel.
International Uranium Film Fest: In its 13th year, the International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF), which is based in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, comes to Portland as part of its multi-city US tour. From Hiroshima, the Manhattan Project, Fukushima and everything in between, where Oppenheimer dared not go, these films from around the world throw much needed light on all nuclear issues. Jan Haaken's film, ATOMIC BAMBOOZLE: THE FALSE PROMISE OF A NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE, was selected for the tour and is screening here in Portland along with ATOMIC COVER-UP, directed by Greg Miller, and DEMON MINERAL, directed by Hadley Austin. On today's show, Jan talks with Hadley Austin about DEMON MINERAL and how she and her team approached the tragic and ongoing legacy of uranium mining in the Southwest in this award-winning film.
2024 INTERNATIONAL URANIUM FILM FESTIVAL US TOUR
When: Wednesday, April 17th and Thursday, April 18th, doors open at 6 pm
Where: First Unitarian Church, Eliot Chapel, 1226 SW Salmon St
Tickets: $5-20 suggested donation at the door
Screenings followed by panel/Q&A
Wednesday:
Atomic Coverup, USA, 2021, directed by Greg Mitchell
Atomic Bamboozle: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance, directed by Jan Haaken (2024 Special Jury Award).
Thursday:
Demon Mineral, directed by Hadley Austin (2024 Best First Feature Female Documentary Award).
- KBOO