McGill Chapter hosting documentary Up the Yangtze

On the night of January 19th, 2010, the McGill University Chapter hosted a screening of the documentary "Up the Yangtze", followed by a Q and A session with the Chinese-Canadian director Yung Chang.


One by one, the lights by the sluice gate turned on. Their reflection danced off the surface of a calm river, the mythical Yangtze, flowing steadily through the world's largest hydroelectric dam. Thus closed the documentary portraying the lives of those affected by the construction of the dam. As Yung approached the podium, he was welcomed by the applause of a full house audience in the Chemistry Department auditorium. More than 150 McGill students attended the event, a ninety minutes screening followed by an hour of discussion. 


This free public film screening is the first in a series of events planned by the McGill University Chapter to increase the chapter's presence in the university community, in addition to fundraising and volunteer recruitment events.