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Food for Change Director to Discuss Community Involvement at Special 亚色影库 Screening

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Steve Alves is the director and producer of the film “Food for Change.”

The director of the movie 鈥淔ood for Change鈥� will screen portions of his film and facilitate a discussion about the positive impacts of community involvement as well as his educational beginnings at a community college on March 2 at Mount Wachusett Community College.

鈥淚 want to encourage students and the general public to attend this screening. This film is a story of what can be done when people come together and are engaged with their community, which aligns with Mount Wachusett Community College鈥檚 ongoing commitment to service learning and volunteerism,鈥� said 亚色影库 President Daniel M. Asquino.

鈥淔ood for Change鈥� is a documentary film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture. The project began when filmmaker and co-op member Steve Alves was asked to make a film for the Franklin Community Co-op, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. What resulted is a film detailing the history of co-ops and their influence.

At the聽free screening, Alves will show clips from the film as a means to spur discussion, stressing the impact that students can have if they work hard for their communities.

鈥淎s a group, we can come together to create pantries, create co-ops and community gardens and do a lot to not just deal with the food issues but deal with the structural issues that keep us away from each other and don鈥檛 let us become aware, active citizens,鈥� Alves said.

But Alves鈥� appearance will not just be about the impact that students can have on their communities, but on their own lives. As a former community college student himself, Alves plans to discuss how this prepared him to be a film maker and how students can be bold and successful even if they do not have a lot of resources.

鈥淚 want to hold myself up as an example to the students of how I went into film making and by extension if you have a drive and a plan鈥� you can go for it,鈥� Alves said.

The screening and discussion will take place on Thursday, March 2 at 12:30 p.m. in the 亚色影库 multi-purpose room. The public is encouraged to attend.聽The presentation is funded in part by Mass Humanities.