The fifth annual Human Rights Film Series at Duquesne University presents a free screening of Blue Gold: World Water Wars on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in Room 105 of College Hall.

Directed by Sam Bozzo, Blue Gold is a documentary about the global water crisis that shows examples of people fighting for their fundamental human right to water, from court cases to violent revolutions to U.N. conventions to revised constitutions to local protests at grade schools. This is the fourth of six films being screened for the Human Rights Film Series.

Following the film, Katie Baucco, director of operations at Amizade Global Service-Learning, will lead a discussion about global access to clean water.
The Human Rights Film Series, which is free and open to the public, is presented by Duquesne’s Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. For more information, call 412.396.6415.

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Founded in 1878, Duquesne is consistently ranked among the nation's top Catholic research universities for its award-winning faculty and tradition of academic excellence. The University is nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review for its rich academic programs in 10 schools of study for 10,000-plus graduate and undergraduate students, and by the Washington Monthly for service and contributing to students’ social mobility. Duquesne is a member of the U.S. President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for its contributions to Pittsburgh and communities around the globe. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges acknowledge Duquesne’s commitment to sustainability.

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