Listening to Mother Earth Through Film
Senior Center (& below see September 30 “Drawdown”)
28 South Linn Street • Iowa City, IA 52240
Fee: none. No registration. Open to All Ages

Mondays, 10/7 – 10/28    6:30 – 8 PM in room 202   Organizer: 100grannies

What do you really know about the issues
of climate change and global warming?
100Grannies.org for a Livable Future present
four films for education and discussion this
fall.

10/7: The Human Element (2018, 75 minutes)
James Balog, reknowned cinematographer
of Chasing Ice, explores the ever-changing
and significant effects of the human race on
an already fragile world. This documentary
incredibly frames and captures various events
all over the world and explores why the world
as we know it can come to an abrupt and
irreversible change.

At the IC Public Library just 10/14
10/14: Right to Harm (2019, 60 minutes)
The riveting stories of five rural communities
exposed the devastating public health impact
factory farming has on citizens throughout
the United States. Concentrated Animal Feed
Operations (CAFOs) produce millions of
gallons of untreated waste that destroy our
water, land, and quality of life.

10/21: Paris to Pittsburgh (2018, 75 minutes)
This documentary brings to life impassioned
efforts of individuals who are battling the
most severe threats of climate change in their
own backyards. Set against the debate over
our country’s energy future and exit from the
Paris Climate Agreement, this film captures
what is at stake and the inspiring ways
Americans are responding.

10/28: Climate Change – The Facts (2019, 60
minutes)
David Attenborough and the BBC present a
very urgent message in this call to arms! This
documentary explains that we have less than
a decade to curb our emissions and transition
into a carbon/fossil-free energy generation.
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish student who led
school strikes, and many scientists including
James Hansen are featured.

Also Monday, September 30:
Reversing Global Warming: Introduction
to Drawdown
Fee: none. no registration.
Membership Not Required
Monday, 9/30
6:30 – 8:30 PM in room 202
Presenters: Sally Hartman, Virginia Melroy, Deb
Schoelerman
Are you interested in solutions to climate
change that go beyond solar panels and
energy efficient light bulbs? Would you like
to learn what you can do to help reverse
global warming? This 2-hour workshop
invites participants to see both the possibility
of reversing global warming and that they
have an important role to play in that
process. Project Drawdown is a scientific
study that identified 100 solutions that, if
implemented together, can begin to roll back
global warming by 2050. These 100 solutions,
which are already being implemented in
many places around the world, include the
areas of energy, agriculture, forests, industry,
buildings, and transportation. One of the
goals of Drawdown is to promote climate
change in a positive way and shows us what
we can do. As Drawdown editor Paul Hawken
says, “Is it game over or game on? I choose
game on.” We hope you will join us for this
important program. There will be a follow-
up session on November 4 at 6:30 PM to
discuss ways you can get engaged and make a
difference in our community.