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Wedday, April 14, 2021, 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
via Zoom
Recommended for: Adults and older youth, suitable for ages 14+ The Library will host Rev. Vernon Walker, from CREW to talk about extreme weather and social justice through Zoom. In 2018 a UN report warned that humans have 12 years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, a degree above which will make the risk of droughts, floods, extreme heat will become more severe and can cause climate related poverty for millions of people. Learn to prepare for extreme weather that will elicit hope and social justice.
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
via Zoom
Recommended for: Adults and older youth, suitable for ages 14+ Resident Scholar, Rajashree Ghosh, from Brandeis University will host a discussion through Zoom on the film RiverBlue. She will include film clips and conversation on the fashion industry in the West and its impact on rivers in China, India, and Indonesia. RiverBlue shows impact of untreated wastewater on environment, livestock, food and human health. How can a pair of jeans destroy rivers and lives? What toxic chemicals may be released into the environment? 4:30-5:45pm