“Not in Our Name”: the film exposes corporate control of the media

Not In Our Name by Chris Hill KickStarter, 15 Feb 15 A film telling how a nation went to war with its own veterans and scientists, and kept its head in the tar sands on climate change.

About this project

How many wrong decisions can one nation endure? Every week there’s a new story that shows a shocking lack in judgment or ethics on the part of the government. It’s open season on the environment, on science, on the rights of veterans, and it shames us all.

Media in disarray

Cuts to investigative journalism by most media outlets (including Canada’s CBC, which has been decimated by recent government funding cuts) are allowing many stories to remain under-covered, or untold altogether.

Media consolidation has meant there are fewer voices reporting, with ever-tightening restrictions on what they can say. This is a critical threat to democracy, and it’s the principal motivation for this film. Independent voices must pick up the slack.

Science Abandoned

The Canadian tradition of being at the forefront of scientific research and innovation, critical to the nation’s prosperity, has been all but abandoned. The Harper government has pulled the plug on any science that doesn’t conform to its specific oil and gas agenda, and it has effectively muzzled scientists by forbidding them from speaking out to the press.

Critical programs that monitored the melting arctic, smoke stack emissions, food inspections, water quality, oil spills and climate change have been systematically dismantled.

Hundreds of the world’s scientists have written an open letter to the Harper government, voicing concerns over the inability to conduct basic research environmental and health issues, and other areas of science that should contribute to the public good.

It is a frivolous waste of taxpayers’ dollars to fund research only to have it repressed, causing decisions to be made without adequate data and information. This puts our citizens at risk, as it leaves us flying blind amid the dangers of increasing pollution and climate change.and other environmental hazards.

Our tradition of scientific prowess and innovation has been flushed down the toilet because of what scientific research is revealing — the effects of our own country’s destructive policies.

Canada at war with its own veterans…..since 2006 there has been an erosion of funding for veterans. The closure of nine offices has resulted in many veterans’ having to drive for as long as eight hours to receive support. The Harper government has also prioritized pageantryand photo ops over services to veterans. Lump sum payments have replaced lifelong pensions, leaving our soldiers with less. …..

Tar sands = climate change

Stephen Harper was in New York on September 21 of this year, but decided not to attend the UN Climate Change Conference. It may have had something to do with the fact that Canada is listed 58th out of 61 on the list of countries dealing with the issue. Other studies have placed us dead last. Or that we conceal emissions data and ignore or remove environmental protections. Or that from Kyoto to Copenhagen, Canada has been a saboteur when it comes to dealing with CO2 reduction, and is commonly referred to internationally as a carbon criminal. …….

“Not in Our Name”: the film

“Not in Our Name” (NION) will explore the axis of Industry, Media, and Government, which prioritizes corporate interests over the people’s. The film will show how similar tactics are being employed in the US, Britain, Australia…leaders administering the instructions of the multinational corporations who bought them. They count the profits while we, society and the environment count the cost.

If we don’t vigorously confront their stranglehold on our governments, we will have forever crossed the Rubicon, and there will be no turning back……..

Timeline

The film will be released a month before the Canadian federal election in October, 2015. Because of the timeliness of the issues, this release date will help with promotion of the film. But more importantly, we hope to make sure that people are aware of the truth about this government, one that is not acting in the best interests of the people it was elected to serve.

We plan to submit NION to festivals around the world, and to seek as many viewing platforms as our resources will allow. ……https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1916096034/not-in-our-name

February 16, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized

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