Special Virtual Documentary Night!

Watch the film on your own then join us for rounds of small group discussion and a special guest Q&A!

Virtual Documentary Night is a monthly online event hosted by Community Documentary Night. It is designed to give people the opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions on a wide range of topics with people from various backgrounds. This event is in collaboration with Inside Animal Ag, The Humane League (THL), Wholesome Minnesota, Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry (UUAM), Colorado Voters For Animals (CVA), the Reducetarian Foundation, and the Sierra Club Metro Atlanta Group. Inside Animal Ag is a nonprofit research-based guide to the structure and impacts of U.S. factory farming. They cover the whole system from feed crops to slaughterhouses, along with the wide-ranging effects on animals, society, and the natural world. THL is an international nonprofit organization that works to end the abuse of animals raised for food through corporate, media and community outreach. Wholesome Minnesota is a program from the non profit Compassionate Action for Animals, whose mission is to help Minnesota's food service leaders to simplify the process of creating culturally inclusive, healthy, money-saving, and climate-friendly menus. UUAM is a group of concerned Unitarian Universalists and friends who desire to express their faith, in part, through their compassion and respect for all beings. CVA is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission has been to identify and help elect animal-friendly lawmakers, and then work with them to pass sensible animal welfare and protection laws. The Reducetarian Foundation is a nonprofit organization working to reduce societal consumption of animal products to improve human health, protect the environment, and spare farmed animals from cruelty. Their inclusive approach acknowledges the importance of all dietary changes, big or small. The Sierra Club Metro Atlanta Group comprises the largest Sierra Club membership within the Georgia Chapter and is dedicated to exploring, preserving and protecting the environment within Atlanta's environs.

For this Special Virtual Documentary Night, in honor of Earth Month, we are meeting to talk about the documentary, Common Enemy. Oklahoma has a growing factory farming problem. The state leads the nation in foreign-owned agricultural land, and the death of the small family farm is a theme that lingers throughout the heartland. Corporate animal agriculture is taking over the state, destroying the land, and making life for animals hell on earth. The citizens, the environment, and the animals in Oklahoma have a common enemy—factory farming. Adam Peditto, Jason and Jennie Hays, Pamela Kingfisher, and Ed Brocksmith will be joining us for a special guest Q&A! You can watch the film for free at the link below.

>>Click here to watch Common Enemy for free<<

**PLEASE REMEMBER TO WATCH THE FILM ON YOUR OWN BEFORE JOINING THE EVENT**

How this all works is you will first watch the film on your own prior to our event. Then we will meet on Zoom on the day of the event, where you participate in multiple rounds of small group discussions with a different discussion prompt and different randomized groups for each round. This gives you the opportunity to hear a variety of perspectives throughout the night. Then we will follow with the special guest Q&A! Again, you must watch the film on your own BEFORE the event. You will receive the Zoom link and password once you register for the event. Please remember your Eventbrite login and password. You may need that to access the Zoom info on the day of the event.

If you have any trouble accessing the zoom link, have any questions or would like to be added to the email list, please contact CommunityDocumentaryNight@gmail.com.

To learn more about Community Documentary Night and our past events, check out our website. https://documentarynight.wordpress.com/

We have generated a set of norms and expectations for our event. They were created to help us maintain a welcoming and civil environment for everyone in attendance. Please read through before attending. They will also be recited at the start of the event.

1. This event is open to all who are open to all. This is an inclusive event. We are open to anyone including all gender expressions, racial identities, political affiliations, etc. as long as you are open to hearing the perspective of others.

2. Step Up and Step Back. Step up meaning we ask that you step up and share your perspective so that we can learn and grow from your knowledge and experience. Step back meaning we ask that you step back on occasion, allowing yourself the opportunity to hear and grow from the experience and perspectives of others in attendance.

3. Allow others to express their full thought. This is just a nice way of saying try not to interrupt.

4. Be mindful of others wanting to speak. Try to keep your thoughts concise, allowing time for others to respond.

5. If you don't agree, this is not a debate but a discussion. So instead of trying to sway the other person, try to understand where they are coming from. That can be done by asking "What makes you think that?" This requires coming from a place of curiosity rather than competition.

6. But even though it's not a debate, feel free to challenge what is said. Not in saying "You're wrong." But by sharing the idea that you have and asking how that fits with what they just shared. This allows for both ideas to be in the same space and gives the other person an opportunity to explain their thinking.

7. Assume good intentions. We are all here to learn and grow together. If something does not sound right, ask first for clarification before jumping to conclusions.

8. If there is an issue, speak up in the moment, if at all possible. Some may not realize that what they said had a negative impact on those in the room. Speaking up can give them the opportunity to correct what they said.

9. If it is not possible to resolve amongst yourselves, request that the host join your room. Once he enters your breakout room you can explain the situation or send him a private message if you are not comfortable stating the problem openly. If you would rather wait till after the event, feel free to email the host at CommunityDocumentaryNight@gmail.com, then we can figure out a way of resolving the issue for future events.

10. It's ok to eat on video. This event occurs around dinner time for many of us. So feel free to eat while participating in the discussion. We just ask that you mute yourself while you are chewing