UniEcoBudget Working Group

"The Story of Stuff" is a look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. This documentary exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. More at www.storyofstuff. com . "Timber GAP" is the story of a community struggling to save the last of Mendocino's coastal redwood forest. Starting with a look at the unsustainable logging practices of the Mendocino Redwood Company, it provides an overview of the ecological issues behind the environmental and community resistance. Judi Bari, the late radical Earth First! organizer, explains how timberland can be converted once the forest has been logged to death, showing how vineyards and gentrification are moving north into the redwood region. This story shows how social activism can have an important impact on preventing environmental harm. Discussion follows. Refreshments. Wheelchair accessible.
Cost: donations welcome, no one turned away for lack of funds.