"For the Next 7 Generations" highlighting the work of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
(SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – NOVEMBER 5th, 2009): The film For the Next 7 Generations, a documentary about the work of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers to promote sustainability, will be screened on November 13th from 6 to 9 pm at Algoma University’s Great West Life Amphitheatre. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $15 for adults and $7 for students and elders. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
Formed in 2004, the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers is comprised of elder indigenous women from North, South and Central America, Africa and Asia. The group was united by their concerns about environmental destruction, war atrocities, poverty and other pressing global problems.
The council members believe that their ancestral ways of prayer, peacemaking and healing are vitally needed to help humanity navigate its way through an uncertain future. The For the Next 7 Generations film documents the Council's perspectives on healing and their efforts to bring about change.
Making For the Next 7 Generations was a four-year long project, with the final cut being culled from more than 600 hours of original footage. Shooting took place at locations around the world, including the Amazon rainforest, the mountains of Mexico, and in India where the grandmothers met with the Dalai Lama. The film takes its title from the Great Law of the Iroquois Constitution: “In all our deliberations, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” A variation of this saying is also found in the Grandmothers' mission statement.
The film was directed and produced by the husband and wife team of Bruce and Carole Hart. The tandem were veterans of the television industry, with both having received Emmy awards for their work on several children's programs, including Sesame Street and Free to Be…You and Me. Bruce Hart passed away in 2006 while production on For the Next 7 Generations was still on-going. The film is dedicated to his memory.
More information on For the Next 7 Generations can be found online at www.forthenext7generations.com. The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers also maintains a dedicated website about their work and projects at www.grandmotherscouncil.com. Donations are welcome.
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