“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
People are often afraid of the consequences, if their attempt at enforcing
change goes wrong. They are scared that they will be laughed at or talked
about. There are millions of people behind us too shy to take a stand or
maybe they do not have the resources so people in developed countries
should speak up for them. Documentary film “Waste land” is about a
project in Jardim Gramacho, one of the largest landfills in the world, to
raise awareness about catadores. Pickers, who sift through detritus
looking for recyclables to redeem for cash, took part in an art project
directed by Vik Munix, Brooklyn-based Brazilian-born artist, who wanted to
step up and start changing world. Pickers shared their stories and thanks
to project started seeing their life from a different perspective. Vik Munix
changed picker’s lives for the better by giving them something to life for.
The world is has never been the same. People living a century ago, can
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