The Ecology Center and Zero Waste Youth USA invite you to a virtual screening of The Story of Plastic. The show will be followed by a panel discussion featuring key figures from the film, moderated by Shilpi Chhotray, Break Free From Plastic. There will also be opening remarks by City of Berkeley Vice Mayor Sophie Hahn.

*Registration is Required: All registered emails will receive a private link with instructions for viewing 24 hours ahead of the event. Space is limited .

COST: No cost. Donations appreciated.

Sponsored by: The Story of Stuff, Plastic Pollution Coalition, San Francisco Department of Environment, Northern California Recycling Association, #Break Free From Plastic

EVENT DETAILS:

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Watch Party 6:00-7:30PM

10 MINUTE PAUSE 7:30-7:40PM

PANEL Discussion 7:40-8:40PM

SPEAKERS:

Sophie Hahn, City of Berkeley Vice Mayor

Shilpi Chhotray , Break Free From Plastic (Moderator)

PANEL DISCUSSION :

Stiv Wilson, Executive Producer, The Story of Plastic

Yvette Arellano , Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services

Jackie Nunez, Plastic Pollution Coalition

Martin Bourque, Ecology Center

About THE STORY OF PLASTIC:

THE STORY OF PLASTIC is a searing expose, uncovering the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling. Different from every other plastic documentary you’ve seen, THE STORY OF PLASTIC presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis and how the oil and gas industry has successfully manipulated the narrative around it. This film introduces audiences to the heroes and the villains behind one of the world's most pressing environmental issues, from the extraction of fossil fuels to plastic disposal and the global resistance fighting back.

"The Story of Plastic is a seething expose uncovering the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling processes with no end in sight. Original animations, interviews with experts and activists, and never-before-filmed scenes reveal the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world – and the global movement rising up in response. " The Story of Stuff

Digital Watch Party and Panel Discussion: The Story of Plastic