This community screening of Youth v. Gov is a Missoula kickoff party in support of the courageous Montana youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana trial which will take place in Helena, June 12-23rd.
Doors open at 6pm at the ZAAC. Screening 6:30-8:30. Panel 8:30-9:30pm. Suggested donation: $5 for youth and students, and $10-50 for adults. All proceeds will support Our Children’s Trust and Helena Held vs. MT organizing efforts. Panel discussion to follow the screening.
YOUTH v GOV is the story of the Juliana v. The United States of America constitutional lawsuit and the 21 American youth, ages 14 to 25, who are taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, the legal non-profit Our Children’s Trust, has been representing these youth in their landmark case against the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety, and property through their willful actions in creating the climate crisis they will inherit.
“I wish I could help you understand that this is the most important movie you may ever see, and that this question of who deserves a future is one that my generation demands an answer to. This movie must be taken in as a whole, a beautiful, loving story, capturing the most important court case that you’ve probably never heard of and the lives of 21 of the many children who just might save the world.” - Lucy Hochschartner in Climate Culture
Viewing this documentary will help set the stage for your understanding of Held vs. Montana, and inspire you to join other Montanans in Helena in June to support them.
Screenings of Youth vs. Gov will be held statewide pretrial in
Livingston | May 15th | 6pm | Shane Center
Billings Climate Week | June 7th | 5:30-8:30pm | Pub Station
Screenings in partnership with Our Children’s Trust, Montana Environmental Information Center, Forward Montana; Park County Environmental Network, Montana Sierra Club
About Held v. State of Montana:
On March 13, 2020, 16 young people from across the state of Montana filed their constitutional climate lawsuit, Held v. State of Montana, against the State of Montana. The plaintiffs argue that, by supporting a fossil fuel-driven energy system, the State of Montana is violating their rights to a clean and healthful environment; to seek safety, health, and happiness; and to individual dignity and equal protection of the law.
This historic trial - the first children’s climate trial in U.S. history - will begin on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Helena, Montana, and will conclude Friday, June 23, 2023.
The youth plaintiffs are represented by Our Children’s Trust, Western Environmental Law Center, and McGarvey Law.
