THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 @ 6:30 PM Based on the autobiographical novel by Farley Mowat, Carroll Ballard’s film chronicles the work of Tyler (Charles Martin Smith), a biologist who sets out alone on a government-sponsored mission to study the lives of Arctic wolves, an experience which ultimately becomes a journey of self-discovery as well. The screening […]
America Recycles Day® (ARD), a Keep America Beautiful® program observed on November 15, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States. ARD educates people about the importance of recycling to our economy and environmental well-being, and helps to motivate occasional recyclers to become everyday recyclers. […]
The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-And How We Can Make It Better, by Annie Leonard (with 2-minute video). The book, published in 2011, expands on the original documentary film, which was released in 2007.
The Story of Stuff. With just 5 percent of the world’s population, the United States consumes 30 percent of the world’s resources and creates 30 percent of the world’s waste. If everyone consumed at U.S. rates, we would need three to five planets. This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation […]
Green Minds LFLB is proud to announce we are cohosting the Illinois Premiere of the documentary Last Man Fishing @lastmanfishing with @elawafarm And @gortoncommunitycenter. Come meet the Director JD Schuyler and Exec producer Nicolaas Mink on Jan 12th 1 pm- and perhaps even meet a real Alaskan Fisherman or a member of the award winning […]
A Women’s Exchange Program In this transformative program with Kathleen Skoller, we will view a series of short film clips to explore what it means to be human at this critical moment in time. There will be discussion from “Climate: A New Story”, journaling or art making prompts each week. We’ll reflect on the opportunities […]
A Women’s Exchange Program Ever find yourself standing at a sorting bin not knowing whether an item you’re finished with should go in there? Should it be landfilled, recycled, or composted? Join Go Green Winnetka and Women’s Exchange to learn about best recycling practices and – just as important – what to do with those […]
Saturdays, December 7 2019 – April 25, 2020 Make your Saturday morning destination the Evanston Ecology Center Indoor Farmers’ Market. Come support Midwest vendors selling your winter time favorites. Parking: Free parking is available in the lot at Bridge and McCormick. This parking lot can be accessed from McCormick Blvd.
Meet in the south lot on Harms Road, the first forest preserve lot north of Golf Rd.
Monty and Rose tells the story of a pair of endangered piping plovers that successfully nested at Chicago’s Montrose Beach in the summer of 2019, the first of the species to nest in Chicago in 64 years. The short, independent documentary chronicles these special birds and an unpredictable series of events including a proposed music […]