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URL:https://meaningfulmovies.org/events/online-event-the-story-of-plastic/
SUMMARY:ONLINE DISCUSSION of The Story of Plastic
DESCRIPTION:Meaningful Movies:Sustainable Ballard is hosting a virtual scre
 ening of The #StoryOfPlastic and would like you to join! Learn the ugly tr
 uth behind the global plastic pollution crisis. #BreakFreeFromPlastic with
  us from your home during Earth Week and then join us for a panel discussi
 on on April 27 at 6:30 pm.\n\nREGISTER NOW for a viewing link and a discus
 sion link.\n\nAbout the Movie: \nTHE STORY OF PLASTIC takes a sweeping loo
 k at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it 
 has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it. Spanning th
 ree continents\, the film illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full
  of garbage\, veritable mountains of trash\, rivers and seas clogged with 
 waste\, and skies choked with the poisonous emissions from plastic product
 ion and processing.\n\nTHE STORY OF PLASTIC features interviews with exper
 ts and activists on the front lines of the fight\, revealing the disastrou
 s consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning
  communities around the world\, and the global movement that is rising up 
 in response. With engaging original animation\, archival industry footage 
 beginning in the 1930s\, and first-person accounts of the unfolding emerge
 ncy\, the film distills a complex problem that is increasingly affecting t
 he planet’s and its residents’ well-being.\n\nPanelists:\n\n 	Heather 
 Trim\, Zero Waste Washington \n 	Alyssa Barton\, Puget Soundkeeper Allian
 ce\n 	Nora Nickum\, Seattle Aquarium\n 	Karlee Deatherage\, ReSources\n\nA
 bout the Presenters:\nTHE STORY OF PLASTIC is presented by The Meaningful 
 Movies Project\,  Sustainable Ballard and The Story of Stuff Project.\n\n
 The Meaningful Movies Project is a non-profit organization that assists ne
 ighborhoods\, groups and individuals organize\, educate and advocate using
  the power of social justice documentary film and relevant conversation to
  build positive and meaningful community and a more just and peaceful worl
 d. It is the organizing arm of the Meaningful Movies Network\, a collectiv
 e of autonomous neighborhood and community Meaningful Movies groups that h
 ave agreed to work together and support one another to meet these ends.\n\
 nSustainable Ballard is a non-profit dedicated to helping prepare ourselve
 s and our community to sustain and thrive in a post-peak-oil future\, by s
 upporting and inspiring each other to build a healthy and joyful life that
  is environmentally\, socially and personally sustainable. To achieve this
  resiliency\, we believe some key ingredients are: Getting connected with 
 our neighbors to strengthen the social fabric of the community\; learning 
 new skills\; getting educated on sustainability related matters\; building
  a local food supply and a local economy\, and sharing resources.\n\nThe S
 tory of Stuff Project is a nonprofit dedicated to changing the way that we
  make\, use\, and throw away Stuff so that it is more sustainable\, health
 y\, and fair. Since 2007 the nonprofit's nine award-winning animated movie
 s have garnered more than 50 million online views around the world and ins
 pired a million-member global community to take action for systemic change
 .\n\nThe Story of Stuff Project is a member of #breakfreefromplastic\, a g
 lobal movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution. To learn 
 more about the push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis\
 , visit breakfreefromplastic.org\n\nTHE STORY OF PLASTIC was produced by P
 ale Blue Dot Media in association with React To Film.
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