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Through the Lens: Wrenched

In 1975, author Edward Abbey published "The Monkey Wrench Gang." The novel – along with Abbey's anarchist environmentalism – helped create a blueprint for direct action and civil disobedience in the 70s, 80s and even today.  A new documentary called WRENCHED looks at the influence of Abbey on groups like EarthFirst! and more recently the Occupy Movement.

On Monday, March 3rd director ML Lincoln and others will join us on RadioWest. LINK

We'll screen WRENCHED on Thursday, March 6th at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. It begins at 7:00 p.m., but you should arrive early to get a seat. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Presented as part of our Through the Lens series in partnership with Utah Film Center

Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.