The Struggle to Stop Whiteclay Nebraska's Alcohol Bootlegging

SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Industry watchdog Alcohol Justice has organized a post-film panel discussion on the impact of the illegal alcohol activity taking place in the town of Whiteclay, Nebraska, which borders the Pine Ridge, South Dakota Native American Reservation.

What: Panel discussion following the screening of Radical Resistance Tour: Pine Ridge, South Dakota            

When: Saturday June 13, 2015, 4:00 P.M.

Where: New People Cinema, 1746 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

Who: Panelists:

• Shawn Imitates Dog, Oglala Sioux Tribe Member, Filmmaker, Board Member American Indian Community Council
• Evelyn Nieves, Independent Journalist
• Sonny Skyhawk, Founder and CEO, American Indians in Film and Television
• Jorge Castillo, Advocacy Director, Alcohol Justice
• Judy Drummond, Community activist, host KPOO-FM's Connecting the Dots, (Moderator)

Why:

• 25% of Pine Ridge Reservation youth suffer from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
• 2/3 of Pine Ridge Reservation adults suffer from alcoholism
• To stop the illegal alcohol activity at Whiteclay, Nebraska such as:
  • Retailer participation in alcohol smuggling into the Pine Ridge Reservation
  • Trade of alcohol for sex                              
  • Loitering at the premises of alcohol retailers with open containers           
  • The inability of Nebraska Liquor Commission to stop illegal retailer activity  
  • Recent homicides and physical violence
  • Alcohol sales to minors   
  • Alcohol sales to intoxicated people

About the Film:
Four liquor stores in the town of Whiteclay Nebraska (population 12), are selling and bootlegging 3.5 million cans of beer a year into the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, where it is illegal to possess or consume alcohol. All types of criminal activities take place at the stores yet local law enforcement and the Nebraska state government fails to act. The documentary shows what activists at Pine Ridge are doing to change the situation. The Radical Resistance Tour that produced the documentary is an autonomous project by a group of media makers and organizers. The film, produced in 2014, runs 25 minutes.

About the REEL Recovery Film Festival:
The film and the panel are part of the 2^nd Annual REEL Recovery Film Festival &Symposium – San Francisco Bay Area Edition.  The festival is four days of honest films and compelling discussions about substance misuse, treatment and recovery, meant to inspire and empower people in recovery to become advocates for change. Alcohol Justice and Writers In Treatment are producing the event. Tickets are available exclusively through BrownPaperTickets.com. For more information about the festival, and to view a PSA featuring Michael Pritchard, go to: FilmFestSFBay.org For media availability of participants please contact Michael Scippa at 415 548-0492 or [email protected]

To learn more about Pine Ridge: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-battle-with-the-brewers.html?_r=0

CONTACTS: Michael Scippa: 415 548-0492
Jorge Castillo: 213 840-3336

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SOURCE Alcohol Justice

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