Upcoming Film Screenings

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October 22, 2021
I would like to share a message from the Citizens Campaign about a National Symposium on 1,4-Dioxane this Friday, as well as two upcoming film screenings. 

National Symposium on 1,4-Dioxane

Find out from the experts what is being done to combat this emerging contaminant in our nation’s drinking water. Now FREE to CCE Members.

The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists is hosting a Virtual Environmental Symposium on 1,4-Dioxane to discuss how hidden carcinogen 1,4-dioxane ends up in drinking water and what is being done around the country to protect our water resources and public health. New York was the first state to ban 1,4-dioxane in products and now has a state drinking water standard, but there is still no national policy to reduce 1,4-dioxane contamination and wells across the country have tested positive for this dangerous chemical. 1,4-Dioxane is found in 80% of personal care products, including shampoos, bath gels, dish soap, laundry detergent, and even baby products. To hear the cutting-edge science on the emerging contaminant and learn from experts on-the-ground how we can fight back to protect our water, join us this Friday.

The event is normally $100 but is now FREE to CCE’s supporters. Click here to register with your email and use the code AEGCCE for a free ticket.

When: Friday, October 22, 2021 from 1:00-5:00pm

Schedule:

  • 1:00-1:50pm - Joan Smyth - Keynote: 1,4 Dioxane – In Consumer Products, Landfill Leachate and Surface Water
     
  • 2:00-2:25pm - Kyla Bennett - Just Because It’s Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Safe: The Case of 1,4-Dioxane
     
  • 2:30-2:55pm - Adrienne Esposito - Long Island Citizens React to Nation’s Highest Level of Dioxane in Drinking Water Wells
     
  • 3:00-3:15pm - Break
     
  • 3:15-3:40pm - Gary Smith - 1,4-Dioxane in Groundwater: Emerging Contaminant Concerns
     
  • 3:45-4:10pm - Gary Smith - 1,4-Dioxane Remediation in Groundwater: A Worldwide Remediation Technology Survey
     
  • 4:15-4:40pm - Arjun Venkatesan - Innovative and Alternative Treatment Technologies to Mitigate 1,4-Dioxane Contamination in the Long Island, New York Water Cycle
     
  • 4:45-5:00pm - Discussion
Film Screening Through the Environmental Health Trust
 
You don't want to miss "MisLEAD: America's Secret Epidemic," the next film in our 2021 Jackson Hole Environmental Health Trust virtual screening series! 

From October 23-28, 2021, you can watch this film on any screen from the comfort of your home or wherever you will be. You only need to register and we will send you the link. You watch for free during the screening window.

EHT will host a live Q&A with MisLEAD director Tamara Rubin on October, 28, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. MT, after the end of the screening window! We'll send you the Q&A link with the film registration!

As always, we recommend you watch with a wired ethernet connection.
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 
October 24-30, 2021

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Film Screening Through the Ferguson Library
 
A Home Called Nebraska, a documentary directed and produced by Beth and George Gage, spotlights people who have escaped war, torture and persecution and introduces the co-sponsors who welcomed them, taught them and helped them find housing and jobs. The refugees are succeeding and giving back to the communities.
 
Program
• Introduction and update on refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers - Chris George, Executive Director of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services
• Film Screening (69 minutes)
• Q&A with film directors Beth and George Gage

Register