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In honor of Earth Day, please join us for a screening of The Burning Season, the third installment in our monthly Films For Change series.

When: April 28 @ 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30).

The evening includes the film, discussion, and a complimentary beer and wine reception. Discussion will be led by Salo Vincour Coslovsky, Assistant Professor of International Development at NYU's Wagner School of Public Service.

Where: Action Center to End World Hunger, 6 River Terrace, Battery Park City (between Vesey and Murray Streets, 2 blocks north of the World Financial Center Ferry)

Tickets: $10 suggested donation at the door

RSVP to events@actioncenter.org

The Burning Season explores the environmental issue of carbon trading and how it has affected a particular rainforest in Indonesia and its furry inhabitants.

Dorjee Sun, a young Australian entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from extinction and making a real impact on climate change. Armed with a laptop and a backpack, he sets out across the globe to find investors in his carbon trading scheme. It is a battle against time. Achmadi, the palm oil farmer is ready to set fire to his land to plant more palm oil, and Lone's orangutan centre has reached crisis point with over 600 orangutans rescued from the fires.

Watch the Trailer