GVFF Presents:
BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN
at  U of A International Week
Co-Director Michael Galinsky in Attendance

BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN follows the story of reluctant activist Daniel Goldstein as he struggles to save his home and community from being demolished to make way for a professional basketball arena and the densest real estate development in U.S. history. Along the way, he falls in love, gets married and starts a family while living in a vacated building located at the heart of the project site. Over the course of seven years, Daniel spearheads the movement against the development plan as he and the community fight tenaciously in the courts, the streets, and the media to stop the abuse of eminent domain and reveal the corruption at the heart of the plan.  BATTLE FOR BROOKLYN is the epic and universal tale of one man under pressure, and how far he will go to save his community and his home from the private developers who want to build a basketball arena on top of it. Battle for Brooklyn is an intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by the Prospect Heights community to save their neighborhood from destruction.

WHEN | WHERE
Wednesday February 1, 2012
7 pm
Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre (8712 – 109 Street)
$10 entrance fee

INTERNATIONAL WEEK – Living Democracy: Citizen Power in a Global Age
Jan 30 – Feb 3, 2012
International Week is the largest annual educational extracurricular event at the University of Alberta, and fosters global citizenship through engagement with today’s most pressing issues. Events feature faculty, students, community and government. Check out over 60 free events, including workshops, lectures, concerts, and more! Everyone welcome.
Program Guide: www.globaled.ualberta.ca