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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear MIT Community, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">History at MIT invites you to join us <b>today</b> <b>at 4 pm in the MIT Welcome Center Auditorium
</b>to attend a Seminar on Environmental and Agricultural History (SEAH) special film screening of the 2026 documentary
<i>Overburden</i> with Gregg Mitman, Creative Producer of the film and Principal Investigator at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, LMU Munich. We will also be joined by Shadrach Kerwillain, a Liberian conservation biologist featured in the
film, who will lead a Q+A with Gregg Mitman after the film. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Doors open at 4 pm with refreshments and light food, and the film screening starts at 4:30 pm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Film Screening of Overburden with Gregg Mitman <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Founded in the wake of war, the East Nimba Nature Reserve shelters some of West Africa’s most endangered species. With exclusive, on-the-ground access,
<b>OVERBURDEN</b> follows rangers, scientists, and forest defenders, including ranger Moses Darpey, biologist Grace Kotee Zansi, chief park warden Catherine Kuku Dolo, and community leaders Saye Thompson and Dada Konkah, who tend the land, protecting endangered
species and sustaining livelihoods as a billion-dollar company falls short of promised support. They are joined by Shadrach Kerwillain, a Liberian conservation biologist and Mnqobi Mamba, a bat scientist from Eswatini, who navigate the tangled frontier where
mining meets conservation and where memory, science, and power collide.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>OVERBURDEN</b> tells a powerful story of resilience and transformation in a landscape shaped by industry yet alive with possibility. Through vivid cinematography and deeply rooted storytelling, the film follows communities and nature
enduring and adapting in the face of relentless global forces. <b>OVERBURDEN</b> celebrates the power of mutual aid, showing how people and ecosystems persist, rebuild, and thrive against overwhelming odds.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Date:</b> Thursday, September 24, 2026<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Time:</b> 4 pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Doors open <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Film starts at 4:30 (77-minute runtime)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Q+A after film <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Location:</b> MIT Welcome Center Auditorium (E38)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Attendance:</b> In-person <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the attached flyer for more details. We hope to see you there!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mina Hadley | MIT (she/her)<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Events and Communications Assistant<br>
STS, History, and Anthropology<br>
508-808-4282<br>
<a href="https://sts-program.mit.edu/"><span style="color:blue">STS</span></a> - <a href="https://history.mit.edu/">
<span style="color:blue">History</span></a> - <a href="https://anthropology.mit.edu/">
<span style="color:blue">Anthropology<br>
</span></a>On campus: Mon Wed Thu<br>
Remote: Tues Fri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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