Forwarded by Jane Clark from Iowa Chapter office. Hi, my name is Nate Allen and I am a student at Simpson College. The event discussed below is one that I have been organizing. It is a movie showing that is free and open to all. I just wanted to let the Iowa Sierra Club network know it was happening and that all are welcome. I realize that it is kind of short notice but I was hoping that perhaps the following anouncement could possibly be forwarded through the Sierra list serve or any other type of network that you may have. If you have any more questions I would be happy to do my best at answering them. My contact info. is below. Thank you so much! Nate Allen 10-22-01 (515)480-7155 PRODUCER/DIRECTOR TIM REAM BRINGS "pickaxe" FOR YOURTOWN PREMEIRE This film will show at Simpson College, Carver Science Building, Jordan Lecture Hall on October 26th at 7pm. The screening is sponsored by the Simpson Progressive Action Coalition. For more information locally, please call Nate Allen (515)480-7155. The Forest Defense Tour 2001 comes to Simpson College on Oct. 26th as part of its 30 city national fall tour. Forest and film activist Tim Ream will premiere his documentary feature "pickaxe" on Oct.26th at 7pm. "pickaxe" is an amazing story of a year-long citizen blockade of a forest road to protect a 9000 acre arson-burned old growth forest from clearcut logging. Mr. Ream, who also figures prominently in the action on screen, will speak about current forest defense actions after the film. "Less than five percent of the original forests in the continental US remain," said Ream. "Threats to our public forests are perhaps the greatest they have been in twenty years." This story of the citizen action to save Oregon's Warner Creek gained national attention after becoming the longest road blockade in US history. On-screen action includes mass arrests, Mr. Ream's 75 day hunger strike and an incredible jail riot that brings efforts to protect the forest to a powerful conclusion. Earth First! activists count the Warner Creek campaign as the standard for successful forest direct action. Cutting a successful career short at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Ream took to the woods to defend our last threatened forests on the ground. In addition, to Warner Creek and the 75 day hunger strike at the Eugene, Oregon Federal Building, Mr. Ream is veteran of numerous tree sits including the unprecedented campaign at Washington's Watch Mountain, actions in the California Redwoods and directed and produced RIP WTO N30 during the actions that shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999. Mr. Ream is now available for print and radio interviews by phone. Television interviews and editorial board meetings can be arranged for the day of the screening. Audio and Beta-Cam SP video B-roll from the film are also available. Call Mr. Ream at 206-579-3900. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]