The EDGES research collaborative kindly invites everyone to our social event next week. We will be showing Even the Rain and a short documentary, created by one of our members, Margaret Morales. You will also hear short presentations introducing our work. We will have snacks and wine to turn our event into a true celebration!

Thursday, March 29th, 2012 — 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm CIRS Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability Policy Labs 1 & 2 (Reception in Atrium) 2260 West Mall Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z4 See map Even the Rain (Spanish: También la lluvia) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín about Mexican director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and executive producer Costa (Luis Tosar) who travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’s conquest. Sebastián and Costa unexpectedly land themselves in a moral crisis when they and their crew arrive at Cochabamba, Bolivia, during the intensifying 2000 Cochabamba protests, which their key native actor Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri) persistently leads. The film was directed byIcíar Bollaín, based on a screenplay by Paul Laverty. The film received nominations and won awards internationally, including an Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film and three Goya Awards, one of which was Best Original Score for the work of Alberto Iglesias. Additionally, the film was nominated as Spain’s entry for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.** Margaret Morales conducted fieldwork in Villa Lamadrid, Buenos Aires, Argentina in the fall of 2011. While there she worked with a local community group, Foro Hidrico (http://forohidricolomas.blogspot.ca/), on their fight to obtain sewage services for their community and improve community health. The small group of residents asked her to make a short video about their current situation, and their work to raise awareness about sanitation and health in their community. Foro Hidrico is currently using this video to host forums with neighboring communities to strengthen their voice and their work as they continue to lobby for sanitation services to their community.