Social Cinema: Kiss the Ground (2020) Q&A w/ John E. Peck & Lynn Utesch

This film is a part of WUD Film's annual Social Cinema series in collaboration with the  Havens Wright Center for Social Justice  at UW-Madison.

Social Cinema 2022 will be entirely online this spring – both the streaming of the films and the post-screening discussions led by a series of outstanding speakers. This is a two-step process. Step 1: Watch the film. You will have streaming access to view “Kiss the Ground” at a time of your convenience prior to the online film discussion. For the synopsis and trailer, see below. Step 2: Participate in the online discussion. This is a separate stand-alone event with John Peck and Lynn Utesch scheduled for April 20 (see below).
Registration is required for both steps, which are free and open to all. Register Here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-cinema-kiss-the-ground-tickets-306855532157

About the Film:
USA | 84 min | NR | Online Screening | Dir. Josh Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians turn to regenerative agriculture to save the planet's topsoil, and combat climate change. 
Watch the Trailer:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3-V1j-zMZw About the Discussion Presenters:
John E. Peck has been the executive director of Family Farm Defenders for two decades and teaches Economics and Environmental Studies at Madison College (PhD UW-Madison EIS-Land Resources 2004). For the past five years he has also co-operated Yellow Dog Flowers and Produce, farming two acres near Edgerton, WI with his partner. He has long been involved in the broader food sovereignty, agroecology, and climate justice movement, and attended COP 15 in Copenhagen in 2009 as a delegate for La Via Campesina – North America. Lynn Utesch lives in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, where he owns and operates Guardians of the Field Farm, raising 100% grass fed beef, with his herd of shorthorn cattle, utilizing rotational grazing methods on 150 acres. Lynn is married to his wife, Nancy, and has five children. For the past 25 years Lynn has been active in continuing education and events highlighting sustainable farming practices, animal husbandry, and protection of our natural resources, most notably water, at both state and local levels. Guardians of the Field Farm has hosted several educational events and presentations, pasture walks, and farm to fork dinners supporting local, organic farmers and their products.



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T his event is intended for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, Wisconsin Union members and their guests. Anyone can become a  Wisconsin Union member .