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Film: A Sense of Wonder

Film: A Sense of Wonder

Resistance Film Series of the Northampton Committee to Stop the Wars

2nd and 4th Wednesdays film series. Free and accessible. Discussion follows.

October 23, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Forbes Library

‘A Sense of Wonder” documents pioneering environmental Rachel Carson’s fight against pesticides and the backlash against her after her book “Silent Spring.” Carson, struggling with cancer, discusses the attacks by the chemical industry the government, and the press as she focuses her limited energy to get her message to Congress and the American people.

 

Peggy Macleod, co-founder of the Western Mass Pollinator Network , will speak at the post-film discussion.

The Resistance Film series is co-sponsored by The Resistance Center of Western MA and the Northampton Committee to Stop the Wars.

Free and accessible. 
 

Date:
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Community Room
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  Adult Events     Film     One-Time Events     Recurring Events  

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