The Tar Sands Exposed: Exploring the Human and Environmental Costs

This speaking tour will feature National Geographic Photographer Garth Lenz, and First Nations Activist Crystal Lameman, who are traveling throughout New England to share their powerful stories.

Two shows:

Friday, Jan 24th at the Ira Allen Lecture Hall, UVM, Burlington. Tickets here.
Saturday, Jan 25th at Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury. Tickets here.

Lenz has been focusing on the tar sands issue for the past several years. He captures the vast destruction through photos both on the ground and in the air. His work has also brought him into the bush, where he has heard the story of the First Nations people.

Sponsored by: 350Vermont, 350Maine, 350.org, Sierra Club, Environmental Program of UVM, and SunCommon.Lameman of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation will awaken the audience to the current realities of how their people’s land, ecosystems, cultural heritage, and their health are being sacrificed by the world’s wealthiest and most powerful industries.