John Howard Society of Saskatchewan is pleased to present #TilTheCowsComeHome on Thursday, October 23 at the University of Regina. TIL THE COWS COME HOME: A documentary film about the citizens’ movement to stop the closure of the Frontenac Prison Farm in Kingston, Ontario. 58 minutes, 2014 Produced by Lenny Epstein, Elaine Foreman, Clarke Mackey and Jamie Swift prisonfarmfilm.org/ Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 p.m. University of Regina, Room CL 126 Admission is free Q and A after the movie with a representative of the John Howard Society of Canada When Canadas Government takes the decision to transform the correctional system to one that puts punishment first, Canadas rehabilitative prison farms are one of the first casualties. A strong opposition forms towards the farm closures and for two days in the late summer of 2010, hundreds of angry protesters stand in front of Frontenac Prison Farm in the heart of Kingston, Ontario, ready to block cattle trucks brought in to remove the hundred-year-old prize dairy herd. The dramatic standoff between protesters and police lasts two days, through pouring rain and hot sun. Black-clad police arrest 24 people, the youngest 14 years old, the oldest, 85. TIL THE COWS COME HOME tells the story behind this extraordinary display of civil disobedience, filled with gripping confrontations and a cast of colourful characters, from irate farmers to passionate nuns to endearing ex-cons. It asks provocative questions about the Canadian governments hardening approach to criminal justice, food security....and democracy itself.
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:31:55 +0000
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