A Concerned Citizen: Civics in Action (2019)

In A CONCERNED CITIZEN, marine toxicologist Dr. Riki Ott, who helped fishing communities hit by the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon spills, creates a civics course to help young ... See full synopsis »

Director:

Bo Boudart

Star:

Riki Ott

Cast

Credited cast:
Riki Ott	...	Herself

Storyline

In A CONCERNED CITIZEN, marine toxicologist Dr. Riki Ott, who helped fishing communities hit by the Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon spills, creates a civics course to help young activists become effective.

A CONCERNED CITIZEN documents the work of Dr. Riki Ott, a citizen activist who predicted the Exxon Valdez oil spill hours before it happened and came to the aid of her Alaskan community in their battle to get fair compensation for their loss of health and income. More recently Riki, a toxicologist, author, and activist, has been organizing the Gulf coast communities as they struggle to recover from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. Taking the lessons she learned as an activist, she is also spearheading the campaign called Ultimate Civics, a complete civics curriculum she developed that empowers students to participate in their democracy. Recognizing the power of money in politics she advocates for a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood, and to reform campaign ...

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 March 2019 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bo Boudart Productions

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