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Poisoning Paradise

Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides sprayed upwind of their homes, schools, hospitals, and shorelines. Discover what’s at stake for Hawaii from local activists, scientific experts and healthcare professionals as they expose the effects of environmental injustice on a local population. Join the international debate about pesticides that is raging around the world, as well as the people’s movement to hold corporations and governments accountable for poisoning planet Earth.

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Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides sprayed upwind of their homes, schools, hospitals, and shorelines. Discover what’s at stake for Hawaii from local activists, scientific experts and healthcare professionals as they expose the effects of environmental injustice on a local population. Join the international debate about pesticides that is raging around the world, as well as the people’s movement to hold corporations and governments accountable for poisoning planet Earth.

  • Director Keely Brosnan
  • Starring Shiva Ayyadurai, PhD., Eric Chivian, MD, Sylvia Earle, PhD, Brenda Eskenazi, MA, PhD, Lee Evslin, MD, Gary Hooser, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. , Andrew Kimbrell, Lorrin Pang, MD, Bradley Peterson, MD, Fern Rosenstiel, Vandana Shiva, PhD, Ashley Lukens, PhD, Paul Achitoff, Chris Lee, Senator Josh Green, MD, Carey Gillam
  • Running time 77 mins
  • Premiere Philadelphia Premiere

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  • Saturday 2:00 pm

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