Free Film Series: The Environmental and Health Impacts of Consumption and Waste

About this event

An important new community-led film series, The Environmental and Health Impacts of Consumption and Waste, is coming to Carlisle this fall, aiming to spark critical conversations and inspire local action toward a more sustainable future. The three-part educational series is open to all area residents, including families and children aged 10 and older (includes some profanity). The series kicks off with a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy on Saturday, October 3, at 7 p.m. in Union Hall, First Religious Society (FRS), 27 School St, Carlisle. This ground-breaking, subversive documentary unpacks the tricks brands use to keep their customers buying more -- and the real impact this overconsumerism has on our lives and the world. (Contains some profanity and a flashing light sequence) Next in our series will be Plastic People: the Hidden Crisis of Microplastics on Nov 7, at 7 p.m., a powerful exposé of how plastic pollution is damaging our planet and our bodies, that highlights the urgent health and environmental hazards it poses to us all. (Contains some profanity and some explicit surgery footage) And finally, on Dec 12, at 7 p.m., we will be screening Just Eat It: a Food Waste Story that reveals the vast amount of food waste that happens in stores, farms, and at home, and one couple’s 6-month experiment eating only what they can salvage. Admission to the screenings is free, and complimentary refreshments will be provided. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. This important and timely series is co-sponsored by Carlisle’s Transfer Station Action Committee (TSAC), the Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC), the First Religious Society (FRS) Environmental Action Committee, and the Gleason Public Library. Following the film, attendees are encouraged to stay for a community Q&A session that will provide friends and neighbors an opportunity to discuss their reflections on the film, and explore local actions that can be taken to address the urgent global issue of waste pollution.