The author of The Small-Mart Revolution and Going Local introduces a screening of a thought-provoking new documentary by Hanson Hosein, Independent America: The Two Lane Search for Mom & Pop (2005), which uncovers the growing opposition to big box retail across the U.S. and the often desperate fight being waged by independent retailers to stay alive. Independent America is an entertaining account of the filmmakers’ expedition through 32 states as they look for an America unchained by corporate retail. Self-imposed road rules bar them from major highways and corporate retail—traveling on alternative roads, the duo can only do business with Mom & Pop. Presented with Sustainable Hudson Valley, Honest Weight Food Coop and the Capital District Community Loan Fund. 

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