ecology
Earth First! Journal Roadshow plus author Rik Scarce w/ music by The Pleasants
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Activists from the radical environmental group Earth First! will speak at The Sanctuary For Independent Media (3361 Sixth Avenue in North Troy) at 7 PM on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. They will be presenting the Earth First! Journal Roadshow, featuring a program about the international ecodefense movement called “Earth Nightly News” followed by a multimedia presentation on the history of Earth First! (which is celebrating 30 years on the front lines of ecological defense).
"Addicted to Plastic" screening
Please join us for a reception and information-sharing session at 7pm. The film will begin at 8pm, and will be followed by a group discussion on plastic reduction and reuse facilitated by Steve Davis.
Screening cosponsored by the Honest Weight Food Coop and the Capital District Community Gardens.
Representatives from local plastic-alternative groups Ecovative Design, Ecolibrium, and Sonrise Diaper Service will be sharing information and demonstrating plastic-reduction strategies, at tables in the Sanctuary from 7 to 8pm.
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No ecosystem or segment of human activity has escaped the shrink-wrapped grasp of plastic. What eventually happens to all the plastic in water bottles, packaging, and hundreds of other everyday uses? This documentary offers a visually compelling, entertaining, ultimately frightening explanation.
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