Franklin - Movie Screening and Panel Discussion

Name: Franklin - Movie Screening and Panel Discussion
Start: 2023-09-25 12:00:00

Event status:

In order to celebrate World Rivers Day, the Centre for the Study of the Inland and the Office of the Vice-Chancellor are supporting a screening of the documentary 'FRANKLIN' hosted by Prof Clare Wright, Prof of Public Engagement. This screening will be followed up with a panel discussion, facilitated by A/Prof Liz Conor. This Q&A panel will include the film's protagonist Oliver Cassidy and Director of the Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems Professor Nick Bond.

Date:: Monday 25 September 2023 12:00 pm (Add to calendar)
Contact:: Centre for the Study of the Inland
csi@latrobe.edu.au
Presented by:: Professor Clare Wright
Type of Event:: Community Event; Public Lecture; Seminar/Workshop/Training

FRANKLIN

Eighth-generation Tasmanian and environmentalist Oliver Cassidy embarks on a life-changing solo rafting trip down the beautiful yet remote Franklin River. His goal is to retrace his late father’s 14-day expedition to attend the blockade that helped save the World-Heritage listed national park from being destroyed by a huge hydroelectric dam project in the early 1980s.

Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with key players such as Bob Brown and Uncle Jim Everett, the eight-year-long 'Franklin campaign' is revealed as the most significant environmental protest in Australia's history; an inspiring example of the power of non-violent direct action to bring about lasting change.

A man sits next to a kayak in the middle of a river surrounded by green forest