Bidder 70

Thursday, June 20, 2013 - 6:30pm

A documentary on Tim DeChristopher’s story, will be shown at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis in the sanctuary on Thursday, June 20 at 27074 Patwin Road. Doors open at 6:30. A discussion will follow. Suggested donation: $5 –$10.

“Bidder 70” centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability.  In 2008, the University of Utah economics student and Unitarian Universalist Tim DeChristopher committed an act which redefined patriotism in our time and ignited a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice that continues to unfold.

Bill Moyers interviewed Tim on May 24 to talk about the necessity for civil disobedience in the fight for environmental justice, how the jury was ordered to place the strict letter of the law over moral conscience, and the future of the environmental movement.  Listen to the interview “Going to Jail for Justice” at www.billmoyers.com for May 24.

The screening of Bidder 70 is co-sponsored by Green Sanctuary of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis, Cool Davis, and the Church and Society Ministry of Davis Community Church. For more information about the film screening, contact lnittler@sbcglobal.net.