Harry Shearer to appear at Free Screening of
Thursday, July 14, 2011
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)"Mockumentarian" Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap/The Simpsons) will appear at
Monday’s special panel discussion and one-night-only free screening of The Big Uneasy. Shearer’s first documentary follows three remarkable people
– the leaders of two scientific investigation teams and one whistleblower from
inside the USACE (Army Corps of Engineers) – as they reveal the true story of
why New Orleans flooded and why it could happen again, both there and in other
cities around the U.S. The film also takes a look at the devastating
environmental and public health effects of the Army Corps' projects. Free but you must RSVP!