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KET Film: Appalshop Film 'Sludge' to Air

WHAT:

Currently on KET

Appalshop Film 'Sludge' to Air on KET'S Kentucky Channel

WHEN:

Premiers:

1:00 pm Sunday

May 11

WHERE:

KET KY Channel

KET HD KY - Insight Cable 192

KET HD KY - Insight Cable 918

DETAILS:

Appalshop's documentary film "Sludge" will air four times in May across the Commonwealth on Kentucky Educational Television's (KET) Kentucky Channel. Shortly after midnight on October 11, 2000, a coal sludge pond in Martin County, Kentucky, broke through an underground mine, propelling 306 million gallons of sludge down two tributaries of the Tug Fork River into the Big Sandy. The Martin County sludge spill killed all aquatic life along 30 miles of river, damaged municipal water systems, and caused millions of dollars in property damage.

Appalshop filmmaker Robert Salyer follows the government agencies and community members through their clean up efforts and their attempts to understand the causes of a disaster thirty times larger than the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Filmed over four years, the documentary chronicles the aftermath of the disaster, the Mine Safety and Health Administration "whistleblower" case of Jack Spadaro, and the looming threat of coal sludge ponds throughout the Appalachian mountains.

Sludge is scheduled to air on KET's Kentucky Channel:

• Sunday, May 11 at 1:00 pm

• Friday, May 16 at 7:00 pm

• Saturday, May 17 at 12:00 am

• Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 pm

Noted Kentucky historian Loyal Jones described Sludge as "A shocking documentary.… [T]he film leaves this viewer with the conviction that without a public uprising, state and federal governments will stand with the energy corporations against the safety and welfare of citizens."

Sludge is available on DVD from Appalshop (800-545-7467 or www.appalshop.org/store.htm). Appalshop is a non-profit multi-disciplinary arts and education center in the heart of Appalachia producing original films, video, theater, music and spoken-word recordings, radio, photography, multimedia, and books. Since 1969, Appalshop has remained dedicated to the proposition that the world is immeasurably enriched when local cultures garner the resources, including new technologies, to tell their own stories and to listen to the unique stories of others.

SPONSORS:

Kentucky Educational Television

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

viewerservices@ket.org

(859) 258-7000

ALERT: Support Commission on Immigration's recommendations

NOTE: Adapted from an alert issued 10/24/07 by the Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (KCIRR)

ACTION:

Contact Mayor Newberry and your city council representative to show your support for the Commission on Immigration's recommendations.

WHEN:

As soon as possible.

MESSAGE:

A suggested message: "I want Lexington to remain a fair and welcoming city for all people.  I support the recommendations of the Commission on Immigration."

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights applauds the work of the Lexington Commission on Immigration, which approved seven recommendations to ensure that Lexington remains a fair and welcoming city for all people. The Commission was convened in June by Mayor Newberry with the mission to study how the city could address immigration-related issues.  KCIRR strongly supports their recommendations, which will help prevent discrimination and advocate for equal rights for immigrants and refugees. Residents of Lexington and Kentucky can support these recommendations.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Mayor Newberry’s Office:

859-258-3100
mayor@lfucg.com

City Council:

859-258-3200
councilmembers@lfucg.com

Click here to send a letter to the editor of the Herald-Leader.

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Kentucky Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights

Aaron Hutson

859-685-0387 phone
859-685-0399 fax