Cine debate: Toxic harvest

What: Documentary screening, to be followed by a panel discussion
Where: Cinéma Vendôme, Chaussée de Wavre 18, 1050 Brussels

Language: the documentary will be screened in English with French subtitles.
The panel discussion will be held in English but questions can be asked in EN / FR / NL.

How to participate: admission is free of charge, but registration is mandatory as the number of seats is limited. Please register by clicking on the ‘Infos et réservation’ button further below in the registration page.

Background
For the past four years, DKA Austria,- member of KOO, CIDSE’s Austrian member organisation – has been advocating for an EU export ban on highly hazardous chemicals that are banned within the EU but continue to be exported to countries in the Global South. This work is carried out in close cooperation with partner organisations, including Women on Farms Project South Africa. The documentary Toxic Harvest, which will have it’s Brussels premiere on 19 March, sheds light on the human and environmental consequences of this practice and forms part of their broader advocacy efforts to promote greater policy coherence and justice in global agricultural supply chains.

Programme
18:30: Welcome
18:45: Introduction
19:00: Screening
20:05: Panel discussion

About the documentary
Toxic Harvest uncovers the devastating impacts of pesticides, highlighting the use of highly hazardous pesticides in South Africa. Through powerful firsthand accounts from farm workers and eye-opening expert interviews, the film exposes how these toxic chemicals poison our soils, water, and food, affecting us all. 

About the panel discussion
The discussion will focus in particular on the European Union’s double standards and the continued export of pesticides that are banned within the EU to countries in the Global South. It will also examine the current rollback of pesticide protections in Europe and its consequences. Together, participants will explore questions related to accountability, environmental justice, and the urgent need for coherent and fair pesticide policies worldwide.

Speakers:

•  Colette Solomon from the Women on Farms Project and protagonist of the documentary
• Angeliki Lysimachou (PAN Europe) on behalf of the End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition
• Saskia Bricmont, member of the European Parliament

Moderation: Natasha Foote, freelance journalist

Contacts:
CIDSE : Manny Yap (yap(at)cidse.org)
DKA Austria : Isabelle Schützenberger (Isabelle.Schuetzenberger(at)dka.at)