"Sweet Crude" is a film to be shown on Feb. 28th at PCC Cascade's Moriarty Bldg, corner of N Killingsworth and N Albina. Show begins at 7:30 pm. Arm yourself with more knowledge of the long ugly history of human rights abuses and the ecological devastation of oil exploration.

The film is directed by Sandy Cioffi. who will introduce and discuss her film.

Sweet Crude is the story of Nigeria's Niger River Delta, where 20% of U.S. oil is produced. For 50 years foreign oil companies have extracted oil from the region, destroying the environment and harming the health of and impoverishing the indigenous people in the process. In 1995 famed writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wewa and eight others were hanged by Nigerian President Sani Abacha for leading a worldwide protest and boycott on behalf of the Ogoni people against Shell Oil Company. Today a new brand of militancy has emerged to call attention to the desperate poverty and injustice in this region. Set against a stunning backdrop of Niger Delta footage, the film gives voice to the region's complex mix of stakeholders. The film takes a stand for a more truthful conversation, with the hope that a more educated public will hold governments and big oil accountable to peaceful and just resolution.

The film was produced in 2007, 100 min.