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Grit: Discussion Guide Resources

Resources

FILM-RELATED WEB SITES

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Grit – The official website for the film.

Environmental Justice Atlas: "Environmental Conflicts in Indonesia" – A global atlas of environmental conflicts.

Friends of the Earth Indonesia – A source for current environmental advocacy initiatives in Indonesia, searchable by category (e.g., mining, agriculture, disasters).

Katadata: "The Revival of Bakrie Group's Oil and Gas Business" – A 2018 story from Katadata by Safrezi Fitra about the company that owns Lapindo.

Natural Resources Defense Council: "The Environmental Justice Movement" – This advocacy organization provides an explainer on environmental justice.

The Victim of Mud Volcano Lapindo Disaster – A 2007 series of blog posts from a victim of the mudflow.

Sources

About the author:

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow, Ph.D., is the co-author of The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin, 2012) and past president of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. She has written discussion guides and lesson plans for more than 250 independent films.

Faith Rogow