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If you missed last week’s screening of ‘WE CAN DO BETTER,” you can watch it online here!

“WE CAN DO BETTER” is a 34-minute documentary film about a win over environmental racism in Kingsboro, North Carolina. In 1995, the plan to locate a giant hog slaughterhouse in the predominantly Black community of Kingsboro was uncovered. Concerned residents organized a mass effort to stop the proposed IBP slaughterhouse.

Here’s what Sound Rivers Executive Director had to say about the film and the efforts of those involved: “The Tar River would look much different today and be much less healthy than it is if IBP wasn’t stopped by the Kingsboro community. This is a wonderful testament to the power of community activism. And it shines a bright light on the very real need for a community-centered approach to local zoning. That is something we are still fighting for today. To have healthy, vibrant communities, we must move away from the business-first and, at times, business-only approach, to a transparent, community centered process.”