BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Boise X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Boise BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2723460:Event:209896 DTSTAMP:20260310T094443Z SUMMARY:The Story of Plastic - Meaningful Movies Project DESCRIPTION:THE STORY OF PLASTIC is a searing exposé revealing the u gly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic r ecycling. Different from every other plastic documentary you’ve seen , this film presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis and how the oil and gas industry has s uccessfully manipulated the narrative around it. From the extraction o f fossil fuels and plastic disposal to the global resistance fighting back, THE STORY OF PLASTIC is a life-changing, Emmy-winning film dep icting one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues.\r\nPan elists for the Earth Day, April 22, Meaningful Movies Event:\r\nLindse y Schromen-Wawrin lives on Klallam land in Port Angeles. He studied e nvironmental studies, chemistry, and system ecology at Oberlin College , and law at Gonzaga University, graduating with highest honors and pu blic service distinction. His legal work focuses on the relative power of the people, governments, and corporations, and structural barriers to ecological democracy. He now works as Policy and Partnerships Mana ger for Firelands Workers Action/Acción de Trabajadores, doing multir acial working class organizing in Washington’s rural timber counties to fight for a just, green economy. He also serves on the Port Angele s City Council.\r\nBridgid Normand is the facilitator for Circles of Hope and Resilience. These Circles provide opportunities to come toge ther with others in deep listening and shared intention to create a pl ace of safety and support. In the safe space of the circle, people are invited to explore how they are feeling in these times of crisis, and with the support of the circle to connect to their deepest self and e merge with a new understanding about their path forward. Bridgid is a retired  counselor and educator, who has had a mindfulness practic e for over 25 years and who has worked extensively to support social e motional learning in schools.\r\nHeather Trim is the Executive Direct or for Zero Waste Washington where she works to reduce upstream source s of waste, get toxic chemicals out of products, reduce plastic pollut ion through the organization’s signature producer responsibility pol icy initiatives. Previously, she worked with Futurewise  to prevent r unoff from entering our waterways, improve shoreline management practi ces and policies and address a range of issues from community sustaina bility, habitats, and climate change; and with People for Puget Sound where she focused on protections for the marine environment.\r\nREGIST ER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/278990125977\r\nAFTER YOU REGIS TER YOU WILL RECEIVE A WEEK-LONG SCREENING LINK TO USE ON YOUR OWN DE VICE – SCREENING WINDOW April 16 to April 22.\r\nTHEN JOIN US FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSION AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION VIA ZOOM on FRIDAY,  April 22 at 7PM PT.\n\nFor more information visit http://transitionw hatcom.ning.com/events/the-story-of-plastic-meaningful-movies-project DTSTART;TZID=America/Boise:20220416T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Boise:20220422T190000 CATEGORIES:online, movie LOCATION:Online WEBSITE:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/278990125977 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/278990125977 CONTACT: ORGANIZER:Meaningful Movies ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0 /file/get/10394863901?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="David Ma cLeod":http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidMacLeod END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR