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SCREENING OF FILM (When Elephants Fight) EXPOSING THE ILLICIT MINERAL TRADE IN THE CONGO

October 17, 2016 @ 2:00 pm - 3:40 pm EDT

[Trustees Pavilion]. The Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Communication Arts program will screen the film, When Elephants Fight, on Monday, October 17, from 2 to 3:40 p.m. in the Trustees Pavilion. A member of the production company will lead a discussion of the film by Skype. The event is free and open to the public.

Narrated and executive produced by Robin Wright (House of Cards), this film spotlights the illicit mineral trade in the Democratic Republic of Congo and shows how corporations’ complicity has affected the conflict in the region. The film is an extension of the #StandwithCongo campaign that mobilizes students and consumer activists to seek accountability in the mining sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Contact Michael Riff at ext. 7409 or mriff@ramapo.edu for details.

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October 17, 2016
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2:00 pm - 3:40 pm EDT
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