A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

I officially suck at getting freebies up on time. The good news: I’ll get the Friday freebie up later today, giving you 2 chances to win –

Today’s giveaway is an Ironweed Film Club copy of Favela Rising, a moving documentary about the transformative power of music and dance even in the bleakest of situations.

The film centers around Anderson Sa, a man from the slums — aka favelas — of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, where poverty, drug wars, and police brutality are a way of life. To create an alternative to the drug trade for the youth, Anderson and his friends found Grupo Cultural AfroReggae, a multi-pronged program that not only gives young people a creative outlet, but also employs artists, provides music and dance as alternative.

The program’s not simply an after school alternative for kids, or even just a source of employment for performers. More than that, AfroReggae seeks to participate in the creation and reclamation of culture, showing the world that the slums are not just a place of poverty and violence, but also a source of culture and creativity.

Comment or email by Sunday to get into the drawing, which happens Monday. US addresses only.

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