STUDENT-LED SUSTAINABILITY FAIR TO AUGMENT SCREENING OF TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI, CELEBRATE LIFE OF KENYA’S NOBEL-WINNING ACTIVIST
Nashville Screening To Also Include Seedling Giveaway from Metro Beautification & Environment Commission
Whites Creek High School junior Hailie Wilson took her mysterious health problems to school – specifically, to her environmental science class. When a doctor suggested that Wilson’s vertigo, migraines, asthma and skin growths might be environmental, Wilson, who lives in Bordeaux, began a research project. She’s since been studying the relationship between her symptoms and synthetic chemicals found in soil, water and air in her community, which is near the DuPont chemical plant.
Wilson’s research project, which involves testing and comparing soil samples from the DuPont area and Bethel Church of Christ in Joelton, will be on display at the December 17, 2:00 p.m. ITVS Community Cinema Nashville screening at the downtown Nashville Public Library of TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MATHAAI as part of a student-led sustainability fair. High school students from Sierra SCENE (Student Coalition Empowering Nashville Environmentalists) will present their research projects before a panel of judges. Prizes will be given to winning projects during the post-screening discussion, which is also led by students and their teacher mentors.
In addition, Metro Beautification and Environment Commission will give away dozens of seedlings to people who sign up to receive one at the screening (first-come, first-served while they last), and announce plans to plant a tree in Nashville to memorialize the life and work of Wangari Maathai.
WHAT: FREE screening/discussion of TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI and student-led sustainability fair.
WHO: ITVS Community Cinema Nashville, presented by NPT, Nashville Public Library, Nashville Film Festival and Hands On Nashville with special partners Sierra SCENE, The Sierra Club of Middle Tennessee, and Metro Beautification and Environment Commission.
WHEN: Saturday, December 17, 2 p.m. reception/sustainability fair, 3 p.m. film/discussion
For more information, visit: http://www.itvs.org/engagement.
Where: Nashville Public Library, Downtown Branch, 615 Church St., Nashville, TN 37219
Please contact Allison Inman (allison_inman@itvs.org or 615-585-8321) by Thursday, December 15, for accessibility or accommodation requests, including captioning, sign language translation, or audio description services.
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