Screening of "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics"

Join us for a FREE screening of Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics hosted by Clean Water Action, the Coalition for Plastic Reduction, and Fridley Public Schools. The documentary will be shown in the auditorium of Fridley Senior High School on October 23rd. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the screening starts at 6:30 PM.

There will be a short panel discussion after the screening featuring special guests:  

• Moderator: Avonna Starck, Clean Water Action Minnesota State Director, member of the Fridley Environmental and Energy Quality Commission, and Fridley School Board member
• Advocate: Aaron Klemz, Chair of the Fridley Environmental and Energy Quality Commission and Chief Strategy Officer with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy  
• Legislator: State Senator Judy Seeberger
• Scientist: Mary Kosuth, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment

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The award-winning feature documentary Plastic People investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming a permanent part of the environment. 

Now, leading scientists are finding these particles in our bodies: organs, blood, brain tissue, and even the placentas of new mothers. What is the impact of these invisible invaders? And can anything be done about it?

Acclaimed author and science journalist Ziya Tong takes a personal approach by visiting leading scientists around the world and undergoing experiments in her home, on her food, and her body while collaborating with award-winning director Ben Addelman (Discordia, Bombay Calling, Nollywood Babylon, Kivalina v. Exxon) in an urgent call to action for all of us to rethink our relationship with plastic.

RSVP for this FREE event today. There is limited space available in the auditorium. Cash concessions will also be available at the event.

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