From Oak Park Public Library:

Join us as Cody Norman, a local artist and designer who uses an industrial robot and custom tools to turn recycled plastic into functional art pieces inspired by nature (and whose sculpture pictured you have probably walked by right in downtown Oak Park!), dives into his creative process and discusses how he promotes environmental awareness through a unique approach to art. Q&A will follow the presentation. Once registered, you will receive an email of optional recyclable items to bring along for Cody to turn into future art.

About the artist
Cody Norman is a Chicago-based artist, designer, and educator. He currently serves as part-time faculty in the Sculpture and Designed Objects departments at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He graduated with a BFA from SAIC in 2016 and earned an MFA in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2020. Through a local network of households and small businesses, he collects post-consumer plastic to create work inspired by nature and sustainability. Norman’s process physically blurs the line between digital and hand craft creating works that resemble nature but have a chaotic and unpredictable materiality, challenging viewers to consider how the work is made. 

Register here.

From One Earth Local:

Climate Ready Community Outreach to Oak Park (COOP)  is an outreach and education project around the Village of Oak Park’s Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan (approved in August 2022), bringing diverse community groups together to promote the plan to Oak Park’s 55,000 residents. 

One Earth Local gathered COOP organizations together in October 2022 and pushes out quarterly communications tied to the Climate Ready Oak Park plan and organizes outreach events, such as the Oak Park Tree Stroll each April and October. 

COOP is a place where community activists can collaborate and communicate on projects such as a community-wide Earth Month celebration in April 2023. COOP members post their events on One Earth's calendar and have a google group, as well as monthly meetings.

If you would like your Oak Park community based organization to be a part of COOP, please contact:
laurie@oneearthcollective.org

From One Earth Local:

Climate Ready Community Outreach to Oak Park (COOP)  is an outreach and education project around the Village of Oak Park’s Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan (approved in August 2022), bringing diverse community groups together to promote the plan to Oak Park’s 55,000 residents. 

One Earth Local gathered COOP organizations together in October 2022 and pushes out quarterly communications tied to the Climate Ready Oak Park plan and organizes outreach events, such as the Oak Park Tree Stroll each April and October. 

COOP is a place where community activists can collaborate and communicate on projects such as a community-wide Earth Month celebration in April 2023. COOP members post their events on One Earth's calendar and have a google group, as well as monthly meetings.

If you would like your Oak Park community based organization to be a part of COOP, please contact:
laurie@oneearthcollective.org

From One Earth Local:

Climate Ready Community Outreach to Oak Park (COOP)  is an outreach and education project around the Village of Oak Park’s Climate Ready Oak Park sustainability plan (approved in August 2022), bringing diverse community groups together to promote the plan to Oak Park’s 55,000 residents. 

One Earth Local gathered COOP organizations together in October 2022 and pushes out quarterly communications tied to the Climate Ready Oak Park plan and organizes outreach events, such as the Oak Park Tree Stroll each April and October. 

COOP is a place where community activists can collaborate and communicate on projects such as a community-wide Earth Month celebration in April 2023. COOP members post their events on One Earth's calendar and have a google group, as well as monthly meetings.

If you would like your Oak Park community based organization to be a part of COOP, please contact:
laurie@oneearthcollective.org

For Earth Day Mini Film Fest (April 19 to 23) from One Earth Film Fest and the City of Chicago:

Fernanda Heinz Figueiredo, Ataliba Benaim/2022/107 min/Built Environment, Conservation, Climate Change

U.S. PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: How would you reinvent some part of your world using nature as a model? In “Biocentrics”, this and other provocations are answered by the eyes and voice of biologist Janine Benyus. Traveling to different corners of the planet, the film reveals the birth and principles that guide biomimicry, a transdisciplinary methodology of technological innovation inspired by a master with 3.8 billion years of experience. As a hub connecting knowledge, cultures, natural technologies and initiatives that choose the continuity of life as the premise of their projects, the charismatic activist proposes a common agenda, a new posture and a tool that is at the tip of the spear of contemporary science to face the global challenges that lie ahead.

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Doug Dixon, Neighbor—OUR Community

Panelists:

• Fernanda Heinz Figueiredo, Director, Biocentrics

• Rachel Hahs, Project Management & Research, Biomimcry 3.8

• Dr. Udit Halder, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

Register for screening at Chicago Cultural Center: https://biocentricsculturalcenter.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Saturday, April 22, 2 p.m. CDT [Central]
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.,
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago

Arrive early, at 12:30 p.m., for an Action Fair in the 2nd Floor Rotunda.
Enjoy free refreshments and fellowship with environmental advocates. Register here.
ADA compliant accessible venue.

Register for screening at Wayfarer Theaters: link not available yet

IN PERSON: Saturday, April 22, 2 p.m. CDT [Lake County]
Wayfarer Theaters, 1850 2nd St., Highland Park

A Collaboration with Wayfarer Theaters and Organic Oneness.
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines,
check in/register, purchase concessions, and get best seats.
ADA compliant accessible venue.

Register for virtual screening: https://biocentricsvirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Saturday, April 22, 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time

Register for Action Fair beforehand: https://earthdayactionfair.eventbrite.com

Start your Earth Day celebration early, at the Earth Day Action Fair beginning at 12:30 p.m. at the same location as the first screening above, the Chicago Cultural Center. Join One Earth Film Festival, the City of Chicago's Office of Climate & Environmental Equity, and partners working on environmental and climate justice initiatives. Visit with groups to learn about and plug into their work, opportunities, and events. Enjoy refreshments and fellowship with other environmental advocates.

For Earth Day Mini Film Fest (April 19 to 23) from One Earth Film Fest and the City of Chicago:

Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman/2020/85 min/Water, Conservation, Health, Advocacy

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature Documentary” is a “paradigm shifting” documentary about the creation of ‘Rights of Nature.’ The defining battle of our times where Nature, democracy and capitalism face off in rural America.

Produced in-part by award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo, “Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature Documentary” takes you behind the curtain of the global economy where ‘Rights of Nature’ becomes “capitalism’s one true opponent.”

People in Toledo, Ohio, vote to grant Lake Erie the right to exist while others in Grant Township, Pennsylvania, protect groundwater from industrial waste. They, along with Defend Oh:yo’ and Standing Rock, are joined in an international fight to protect more than just water. They fight for their community, democracy, and for Nature as a living entity unto itself. In the end, "Who will speak for Nature?"

This film won Best Documentary Feature from the Hollywood Verge Film Awards, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards’ Gold Award, 2021 Common Good International Film Festival Audience Award, and Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Excellence for Documentary.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Toni Anderson, Associate Director at Black Oaks Center for Sustainable, Renewable Living in the historic Black farming community of Pembroke Township, IL

Panelists:

• Joshua Pribanic, Director, Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature Documentary

• Alicia Smith, Executive Director, Junction Coalition

• Eleanor Ferguson, Youth Leader, Oglala Lakota Chapter of the International Indigenous Youth Council

Register for Truman College Screening: https://invisiblehandtruman.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Friday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. CDT [North]
Truman College, McKeon Building
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago
(directly south of the Main Building and in the ground floor of the garage)

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, get refreshments and find best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Register for virtual screening: https://invisiblehandvirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Friday, April 21, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at the Tavern at Haymarket Pub & Brewery: https://haymarkettotheend.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, find best seats and get refreshments.
VIEW & BREW [West]
Tavern at Haymarket Pub & Brewery
737 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL

Admission $25 includes an award-winning film, one of Haymarket’s draft beers or a non-alcoholic beverage, and house-made chips with savory seasonings.
(A special lunch menu with delicious, local, farm-to-table fare and additional beverages will be available to purchase separately.)

Tickets in person at The Well Spirituality Center: https://totheendthewell.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time
The Well Spirituality Center
(film screening will be in Welcome Hall, located in Congregation of St. Joseph building facing Ogden Ave.; enter at main entrance under canopy)
1515 W. Ogden Ave., La Grange Park, IL [W Suburbs]
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, enjoy refreshments, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets virtually: https://totheendvirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Rachel Lears/2022/106 min/Environmental Advocacy, Climate Change, Youth

FILM DESCRIPTION: Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, “To the End” captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. The award-winning team follows four exceptional young women— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and political strategist Alexandra Rojas—as they grapple with new challenges of leadership and power and work together to defend their generation’s right to a future. From street protests to the halls of Congress, these bold leaders fight to shift the narrative around climate, revealing the crisis as an opportunity to build a better society. Including up-to-the-minute footage that culminates in 2022’s landmark climate bill, “To the End” lifts the veil on the battle for the future of our world, and gives audiences a front seat view of history in the making.

AWARDS: 1) 2022 Winner Best Documentary Feature, Crested Butte Film Festival. 2) 2022 Nominee F:ACT Award, CPH:DOX. 3) 2022 Nominee Global Health Competition, Cleveland International Film Festival.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

Post-film discussion will be streamed to virtual watch party and to in person locations at Haymarket Pub and The Well Spirituality Center.

Facilitator

• Susan Lucci, Soulful Facilitator

Panelists:

• Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Producer, To the End

• Samira Hanessien, Energy Policy Director, IL Environmental Council

• Dejah Powell, Deputy Organizing Director, Sunrise Movement

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at Southeast Environmental Task Force: https://noclimatewastelandsetf.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Central Standard Time
Southeast Environmental Task Force
13300 S. Baltimore Ave., Chicago,IL [South]

Doors open 60 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, visit with action partners, and get best seats. Refreshments available for purchase. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets in person at McKinley Park Fieldhouse: https://noclimatesheddmckinley.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
McKinley Park Fieldhouse, 2210 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago [South]
The entrance to the building is located on the opposite side from the parking lot, on the north side, facing into the park. Doors open 60 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, enjoy refreshments, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue. A collaboration of Shedd Aquarium in partnership with Chicago Park District's McKinley Park.

Tickets in person at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: https://wastelandgoodshepherd.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Central Standard Time
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
611 Randolph St., Oak Park, IL [W Suburbs]

Doors open 60 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, get best seats, and peruse a Green Home Fair focused on food/gardening and affordable/clean home energy in the basement along with refreshments. A collaboration with Oak Park Climate Action Network. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Entrance for those not wishing to use stairs is on NW corner of building. Elevator from entrance to the basement for the Green Fair or to the Sanctuary for the film. A seamless t-coil system transmits signals directly from the microphone to a hearing aid. Please see an on-site volunteer for assistance.

Tickets virtually: https://wastelandnoclimatevirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time

Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

NO CLIMATE.NO EQUITY. NO DEAL.

Fenell Doremus, Danny Alpert/2022/21 min/Environmental & Social Justice, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: This film follows the grassroots movements in Illinois that led to the passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. According to the Illinois Government, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act puts Illinois “on a path toward 100% clean energy [by 2050], invests in training a diverse workforce for the jobs of the future, institutes key ratepayer and residential customer protections, and prioritizes meaningful ethics and transparency reforms. Illinois is the first state in the Midwest to enact legislation to combat the climate crisis and build an economy for the future.” 

WASTELAND: IOWA

Elisa Cambino/2022/28 min/Environmental & Social Justice, Health & Environment, Environmental Advocacy, Food & Agriculture

FILM DESCRIPTION: For more than 150 years farmers in Iowa have been raising corn & pigs and the people of Iowa have been drinking untreated water from rivers polluted with nitrogen fertilizers, pesticides and livestock excrement. In a state where Big Ag wields massive power and influence, will the residents and local officials' concerns be heard?

The 5-minute film “Take Action Against Lead” by Lion Eli Birnecker will screen before these feature films. Lion won the top middle school prize in the 2022 One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend these screenings.

Post-film discussion will be streamed to virtual watch party and to in person locations at Southeast Environmental Task Force, McKinley Park and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Facilitator for Wasteland: Iowa and No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

Dorie Ellzey Blesoff, Consultant, Coach, Facilitator; Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy

Panelists for Wasteland: Iowa:

• Elisa Gambino, Director, Wasteland Iowa

• Emma Schmit, Senior Organizer, Food & Water Watch; Film Subject, Wasteland Iowa

Intro to No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• Trevor Tejeda-Gervais, Producer, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

Panelists for No Climate. No Equity. No Deal:

• Eduardo Flores, Co-Chair, Clean Power Lake County; Film Subject, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• Delmar Gillus, Chief Operating Officer, Elevate; Film Subject, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person: https://childrensfilms7to12.eventbrite.com

N PERSON: Saturday, March 4, 10:45 to 12 p.m. Central Standard Time
Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Veterans’ Room
Oak Park, IL [W Suburbs]

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check-in/register, enjoy refreshments, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets virtually: https://childrensfilms7to12virtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Saturday, March 4, 10:45 to 12 p.m. Central Standard Time

Young environmentalists, join us for three award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll get loud about our planet! We'll also settle in to contemplate and celebrate the power of creativity, art, and nature. Early Childhood Educator Wendy Negron will facilitate. Enjoy healthy snacks and activities.

Birth of Form [Kuumba Umbo]

Ekaterina Ogorodnikova/2021/7 min/People & Culture, Wildlife, Historical Perspectives, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: A young boy befriends an African buffalo, but when tragedy strikes, he dedicates his life to commemorating his lost friend.

Cracked

Mahmut Taş/2021/5 min/Water, Climate Change, Family

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: A little girl lives in a village with her mother where water sources are dwindling by day. This little girl never loses hope though; she tries to do the best she can, sacrificing for nature.

Hargila

Gerrit Vyn/2022/28min/Wildlife, Conservation, People & Culture, Environmental Advocacy, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: Produced by the Cornell Lab’s Conservation Media center in partnership with Dr. Purnima Devi Barman, "Hargila" documents India’s grassroots effort to save the endangered Greater Adjutant Stork.

Enjoy a sneak peek of the 2023 One Earth Film Fest by attending our Preview Party on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. CT. Tickets are available to sponsors and donors at the Contributing level and above and to members at the Cast level and above. 

You will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the festival lineup, meet the 2023 One Earth team, and learn how to reserve your early-access tickets to our March 2023 Festival (a benefit for all levels of membership).

Want to play a large role? Please consider asking your employer or professional to become a Sponsor, or become a member at the Cast, Director, or Producer level to snag your invite to the upcoming Preview Party. 

Is this level of support outside your budget? Check out our other membership categories: there are valuable benefits at every level. Sign up today, and be a part of our change-making 2023 season. To learn more, contact riley@oneearthcollective.org.

From the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

Celebrate our 10th Birthday with us! See the 10 best films from the past 10 years of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest. Choose to attend in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., in Chicago, or stream online simultaneously on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 11:30 a.m. CDT (for those attending in person, there will be free popcorn and hot chocolate or coffee).

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 9 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from students across the country. Each film is 2 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action. Meet these young filmmakers in person or online, hear where they are today, and see their extraordinary films.

In person free tickets at Gene Siskel Film Center: https://10bestofthebestinperson.eventbrite.com

Virtual tickets: https://10bestofthebestvirtual.eventbrite.com

Hunter Harding, 'The Chase' (6 min)

• Suzie Kang, 'Vandals' (6 min)

• Sezgin Yüzay, 'Scent/Koku' (5 min)

• Tim DeBlois, 'Endangered' (4 min)

• Oriana Camara, 'Yasuni National Park: The Real Power Belongs to the People' (7 min)

• Chingtien Chu, 'Verge' (3 min)

• Zachary Goodwin, Flynn Harris, Alex Flanagan, Alex Kumph, 'Eyes' (6.5 min)

• Samantha Lane, 'Spell of the West' (7 min)

• Nathan Goswick, 'Environmental Racism' (3 min)

• Tara Gupta, 'Lucy' (2 min)

  Thank you to our jury: Felice Bassuk, Amy Brinkman, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Monica Fox, Bill Gee, Patrick Thomas Keen, Jennifer Maiotti, Julie Moller, and James Rohn.

From Food Aid 2022:

Featuring

THE O'MY'S | WYATT WADDELL | KARA JACKSON

GENERAL ADMISSION DOORS AT 6:30PM

CONCERT STARTS AT 7PM

Food Aid is a two day music festival in support of addressing food insecurity. Food Aid's mission is to eliminate individuals and their families from experiencing hunger. We believe that food insecurity should not exist, as the right to food is a human right. Through music and entertainment, Food Aid will serve as an important funding source for interconnected community organizations and initiatives aimed at addressing food insecurity.

LEARN MORE @ WWW.FOODAIDFESTIVAL.COM

Get tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/food-aid-2022-the-omys-the-kehrein-center-for-the-tickets/12201795

From One Earth Film Fest and It’s Our Future:

Starting Friday, April 29, “YOUTH v GOV” will be available on Netflix. This is a film about youth activists suing the U.S. Federal Government over its inaction to protect their future from climate catastrophe. “YOUTH v GOV” was a featured film in One Earth Film Fest 2021.

Be sure to watch the film at home, then next Wednesday, May 4, join a FREE virtual conversation with film director Christi Cooper and two youth featured in the film from 6 to 7 p.m. Central Time. Please register for the discussion here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQniE-RcCDRPVVknYns8u6auTIfeNbBsxAxdii7Y3UsTu9dA/viewform?mc_cid=e2e0d3cf5b&mc_eid=c0f6d9cb53

Campaign Against the Climate

Mads Ellesøe/2020/58 min/Environmental Advocacy, Historical Perspectives, Energy

FILM DESCRIPTION: The planet's largest oil companies were among the first to detect global warming. Instead of taking action, they launched a campaign that has derailed the fight against climate change. A shocking investigation uncovers what these institutions have done to impede the battle against climate change. Companies fired scientists who spoke out, and public perception was purposely manipulated. As the scale and urgency of the climate crisis are becoming undeniably clear, the impact these actions may have had on the race to save the planet is more startling than ever.

Let Us Breathe

Lizabeth Frohwein, Alisa Gao, Katie Jahns, Alexandria Wilt/15 min/2021/Environmental & Social Justice, Climate Change, Health

FILM DESCRIPTION: Follow the story of two teenagers as they go up against a serial polluter (General Iron scrap metal) moving into their already overly industrialized neighborhood in the southeast side of Chicago. Destiny and Greg show us what it's like to grow up in an area with dangerous air pollution and why they deserve better.

Created by four student filmmakers from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/campaign-against-the-climate-let-us-breathe-watch-party-tickets-255479996547

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Howard A. Learner, President & Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Panelists:

• Gregory Miller, Film Subject, "Let Us Breathe"

• Olivia Knight, Racial Justice Initiative Manager, As You Sow

• Todd Larsen, Executive Co-Director for Consumer & Corporate Engagement, Green America

From One Earth Film Fest:

Irja von Bernstorff/2021/88 min/Environmental Advocacy, Environmental & Social Justice, Health, Sustainable Food-Agriculture, Waste, Water

FILM DESCRIPTION: Girls for Future follows four girls from Senegal, Indonesia, Australia and India who fight for a better future. Between the ages of 11 and 14, they are all directly affected by the consequences of environmental destruction. In the film, we see the global water crisis as it is playing out in Senegal. A visit to the girl from Indonesia highlights plastic waste pollution. A segment on the girl from India reveals the effects of the agricultural crisis. Finally, the Australian girl reveals the fatal destruction found within oceans and on land due to climate change.

Recommended for middle school+ general audiences.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-for-future-watch-party-tickets-255177391447

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Marin Chalmers, Freshman at Oak Park & River Forest High School in Illinois, member of One Earth Youth Advisory Council

Panelists:

• Irja Bernstorff, Director, "Girls for Future"

• Sabyah White, Film Subject, "Girls for Future"

• Sandra Henry, Senior Director, Energy and Sustainability, Elevate

From One Earth Film Fest:

In accordance with CDC guidelines for congregate settings, a well-fitting mask is required at this event. In addition, this venue host will check vaccination cards or negative COVID tests.

Irja von Bernstorff/2021/88 min/Environmental Advocacy, Environmental & Social Justice, Health, Sustainable Food-Agriculture, Waste, Water

FILM DESCRIPTION: Girls for Future follows four girls from Senegal, Indonesia, Australia and India who fight for a better future. Between the ages of 11 and 14, they are all directly affected by the consequences of environmental destruction. In the film, we see the global water crisis as it is playing out in Senegal. A visit to the girl from Indonesia highlights plastic waste pollution. A segment on the girl from India reveals the effects of the agricultural crisis. Finally, the Australian girl reveals the fatal destruction found within oceans and on land due to climate change.

Recommended for middle school+ general audiences.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girls-for-future-institute-of-cultural-affairs-tickets-259594412877

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Marin Chalmers, Freshman at Oak Park & River Forest High School in Illinois, member of One Earth Youth Advisory Council

Panelists:

• Irja Bernstorff, Director, "Girls for Future"

• Sabyah White, Film Subject, "Girls for Future"

• Sandra Henry, Senior Director, Energy and Sustainability, Elevate

From One Earth Film Fest:

Slater Jewell-Kemker/2021/89 min/Climate Change, Environmental Advocacy, People & Cultures, Environmental & Social Justice

FILM DESCRIPTION: Youth Unstoppable takes us inside the rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. 15-year-old Slater Jewell-Kemker began documenting the untold stories of youth on the front lines of climate change, refusing to let their futures slip away. Over the course of 12 years and set against stunning visuals of a planet in crisis, Slater follows the evolution of a diverse network of youth rising up to shape the world they will live in.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-unstoppable-watch-party-tickets-255012849297

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Krishna Madhav, Senior at Lebanon Trails High School in Texas, member of One Earth Youth Advisory Council

Panelists:

• Slater Jewell-Kemker, Director, "Youth Unstoppable"

• Abrar Anwar, Film Subject, "Youth Unstoppable"

• Dejah Powell, Frontloading Structure & Culture Coordinator, Sunrise Movement

From One Earth Film Fest:

Holly Morris/2022/88 min/People & Cultures, Environmental & Social Justice, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: During one of the most chaotic polar seasons in history, 11 women from the Arab World and the West struggle together to reach climate change ground zero: The North Pole. As the travelers face wild challenges—from Russian helicopter crashes and moving Arctic sea ice to punishing frostbite and navigation of the harsh, barren landscape—Exposure tells an exciting story of resilience and intense camaraderie.

Tickets available to viewers from the Midwest to East Coast only.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/exposure-watch-party-tickets-255000592637

Post film discussion with Facilitator:

• Reesheda Graham Washington, Principal, RGW Consulting

Panelists:

• Holly Morris, Director, "Exposure"

• Sana Jafri, Executive Director, Chicago Learning Exchange, Co-Founder and CEO, BabyGami

• Zorbari Nwidor, Senior Program Staff, Chicago Adventure Therapy

From One Earth Film Fest:

Namak Khoshnaw/2021/59 min/Climate Change, Environmental Advocacy, Environmental & Social Justice

FILM DESCRIPTION: With 2021 marked as the fifth hottest year on record, Life at 50 Degrees reveals how extreme temperatures around the world are wreaking havoc on nature, forcing climate migration, causing water shortages and triggering dangerous health conditions. By following people in seven countries, the film reveals the resourcefulness and resilience of many communities as they struggle to adapt and survive.

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/life-at-50-degrees-watch-party-tickets-251492670347

Facilitator:

• Kyra Woods, Policy Advisor, City of Chicago

Panelists:

• Amaris Alanis-Ribeiro, North Park Village Nature Center of the Chicago Park District and Climate for Health Ambassador

• Raed Mansour, Director, Office of Innovation, Chicago Department of Public Health

From One Earth Film Fest:

The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse

Camille Chaix, Hugo Jean, Juliette Jourdan, Marie Pillier, and Kevin Roger/2017/6.5 min/Wildlife, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: Watch this beautiful and touching award-winning 3D animated short as a lonesome fox hunts a mouse—and their relationship evolves as two owls begin to interfere with the hunt.

Blackout

J. Williams-Wood/2013/7 min/People & Cultures, Health, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: This adaptation of author and illustrator John Rocco's 2011 picture book—which won acclaim as a Caldecott Honor Book and Best Book of the Year for Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews—features a rousing salsa-ish soundtrack by David Mansfield. Narrated by Oscar-nominee Stanley Tucci, the almost-luminously animated Blackout focuses on a young boy and his family in a city apartment on a hot summer night. Everyone is too busy talking on the phone, cooking, etc., to play a board game, so the protagonist turns to video games. . . until “the lights…went. . . out. . . all of them.” What happens next is a surprising delight.

Hopper’s Day

Jingqi Zhang/2021/5 min/Water, Wildlife

ONE EARTH YOUNG FILMMAKERS CONTEST ANIMATION WINNER

FILM DESCRIPTION: Water is a precious resource in an abandoned quarry, where a small grasshopper competes for access with an army of ants while trying to avoid a hungry crow and lizard. The water Hopper wants is not just a selfish desire, but for a glorious garden oasis hidden in an old boot.

Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-childrens-short-film-program-ages-3-8-watch-party-tickets-259476490167

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Wendy Negron, Early Childhood Educator

Panelists:

• Adia, 3rd Grader, Kilmer Elementary school

• Jasmine, 4th Grader, The Children's School

Join Chicago Wilderness and the Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. CST Wednesday, Jan. 26, to discuss the international campaign to protect 30% land and water by 2030, and how Illinois can align with this ambitious goal. IEC has convened a coalition of conservation experts, community organizations, land trust, land and water management organizations, and more to develop a strategy for how Illinois can resolve its conservation issues in a comprehensive and equitable manner. With Moderator Tonyisha Harris and Co-host Lindsay Keeney from IEC.

Register here: https://www.chicagowilderness.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1581508&group=

From the City of Chicago:

Ever want everyone to just get on the same page and make meaningful progress on the climate crisis and environmental justice? If you are a Chicago resident, here’s your chance! The City of Chicago’s Office of Sustainability invites you to contribute your ideas as it updates its Climate Action Plan. Please attend one of two virtual Climate Action Plan Town Halls on January 19 and 22 (translated in Spanish and American Sign Language). Submit your thoughts through an online or paper survey offered in five languages. You can also let the City know how you’d spend $100 to improve the livability of your neighborhood. Check out the plan’s Get Involved page to register for the town halls or do the surveys.

The City invites all residents to contribute to this collective brainstorming effort. Your ideas will help inform the final report, which is slated for publication in April. “Joining 96 cities around the world, the City of Chicago will update its Climate Action Plan to reflect the bold action needed to protect and strengthen communities—locally and globally,” announces the City’s website. There are so many benefits of this carbon reduction work, including increasing household savings, advancing environmental justice and improving community health.

With historic investments from the federal government coming in 2022, the City’s plan is to create a toolkit for residents and organizations to make the city greener, cleaner and in better health.

Register here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/climate-action-plan/home/get-involved.html

From the City of Chicago:

Ever want everyone to just get on the same page and make meaningful progress on the climate crisis and environmental justice? If you are a Chicago resident, here’s your chance! The City of Chicago’s Office of Sustainability invites you to contribute your ideas as it updates its Climate Action Plan. Please attend one of two virtual Climate Action Plan Town Halls on January 19 and 22 (translated in Spanish and American Sign Language). Submit your thoughts through an online or paper survey offered in five languages. You can also let the City know how you’d spend $100 to improve the livability of your neighborhood. Check out the plan’s Get Involved page to register for the town halls or do the surveys.

The City invites all residents to contribute to this collective brainstorming effort. Your ideas will help inform the final report, which is slated for publication in April. “Joining 96 cities around the world, the City of Chicago will update its Climate Action Plan to reflect the bold action needed to protect and strengthen communities—locally and globally,” announces the City’s website. There are so many benefits of this carbon reduction work, including increasing household savings, advancing environmental justice and improving community health.

With historic investments from the federal government coming in 2022, the City’s plan is to create a toolkit for residents and organizations to make the city greener, cleaner and in better health.

Register here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/climate-action-plan/home/get-involved.html

Inspire environmental change or action through film. One Earth Film Festival seeks short, 3- to 8-minute environmental films from youth in third grade through age 25 for the Young Filmmakers Contest. Animated films of 45-seconds minimum are also accepted. Rules are more relaxed for those in grade 12 and up, and prizes have expanded. There are four $1,000 top prizes for live action, animation, creativity, and post grad categories, as well as several $500 activism awards. Deadline is Jan.5, 2022. Submission is easy on Film Freeway. Learn more here: https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/contest-details

The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest awards environmental films created by students from grade 3 to age 25. Films that inspire change or action stream in from across the country each year, with 149 total submissions in 2021.

In this virtual event, we feature seven, short, Honorable Mention winning films (from college to post-grad level), which were just a hair's breadth away from first place. Zoom discussion with filmmakers from Texas to Washington, DC, will be facilitated by Young Filmmakers Contest Founding Director Sue Crothers.

Young Filmmakers and their short films:

• MacKenzie Claflin and Karli Weatherill (CO) “Saving Solitary Bees” (8 min)

• Maddie Matsumoto (CA) “Bee the Solution” (1.5 min)

• Matthew Taylor (TX) “A Few Feet Away” (4 min)

• Eliza Ward (Washington, DC) “The Bambi Effect” (3 min)

• Anna Lee Ackermann (IL) “As We Are Planted” (7 min)

• Lexie Chu (CA) “Embers” (5 min)

• Mark De Bruin (IA) “Troposphere” (4.5 min)

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmakers-contest-honorable-mention-winning-films-college-level-tickets-149090456569

From It’s Our Future:

It’s Our Future Youth-led Conversations with Daniela Raik, Conservation International Amazon Rain Forest Protection and Policy Expert and Suzy Schlosberg, Youth Climate Activist and former Co-Director of the Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action.

Youth and Adults Invited!

Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94688804146?pwd=eWk1QVdrZ2JyZHpXNjh0ZDRlYlZDZz09

Debby Lee Cohen and Atsuko Quirk/2019/79 min/Family, Youth, Waste, Advocacy, Health

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Microplastic Madness” is the story of 56 fifth graders from Public School 15 in Red Hook, Brooklyn, living in the frontline of the climate crisis. Their actions on plastic pollution morph into extraordinary leadership and scalable victories. With stop-motion animation, heartfelt kid commentary, and interviews of experts and renowned scientists who are engaged in the most cutting edge research on the harmful effects of microplastics, this alarming, yet charming narrative, conveys an urgent message in user-friendly terms.

These eleven year olds dive deep into the root causes of plastic pollution. Taking on the roles of citizen scientists and community advocates, they collect local data, lead community outreach, and use their own local data to inform policy by testifying and rallying at City Hall. Then they turned their focus back to school, taking action in their cafeteria to eliminate all single-use plastic!

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/microplastic-madness-watch-party-tickets-138478257195

After the screening, stay connected to discuss the film with:

Facilitator Jackie Majdov, Conservation Stewardship Manager, Shedd Aquarium

Panelists:

• Debby Lee Cohen, Director, Microplastic Madness

• Krystyna Meyer, Conservation Stewardship Facilitator, Shedd Aquarium

“The eyes of all future generations are upon you.” —Greta Thunberg

We invite you to join us for the 9th season of the Young Filmmakers Contest Awards & Screenings. You'll see the incredible films of motivated and inspired young people from ages 8 to 25. Their efforts show us there is a new generation of talented and wise environmental leaders and communicators on the horizon. Join us at the premiere screenings of the winning films, to be inspired by their creativity, and to learn more about the non-profit organizations that will benefit from matching grants the winners receive. Founding Director of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Sue Crothers will introduce guest host, Adam Joel, of Aggressively Compassionate. He is a former contest winner for the film, "The Green Burger Challenge."

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmakers-contest-awards-celebration-tickets-138193296871

Christi Cooper/2020/109 min/Youth, Climate Change, Advocacy, Social Justice

FILM DESCRIPTION: “YOUTH v GOV” is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, 21 plaintiffs, now ages 13 to 24, have been suing the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety, and property through its willful actions in creating the climate crisis these young people will inherit.

This is the story of empowered youth finding their voices and fighting to protect their rights and our collective future. This is a revolution designed to hold those in power accountable for the past and responsible for a sustainable future. And many of the movement’s leaders aren’t even old enough to vote. (Yet.)

Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-v-gov-watch-party-tickets-138191690065

After the screening, stay connected to discuss the film with:

Welcome: Kaleigh Clarke, One Earth Youth Screenings Team and High School Student

Facilitator: Brandon Pineda, One Earth Youth Screenings Team and High School Student

Filmmaker: Christi Cooper, Director, "Youth v Gov"

Panelists:

• Isaac Vergun, Film Subject/Youth Plaintiff, "Youth v Gov"

• Alexia Henderson, Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action

Philip Hunt/2020/36 min/Family, Advocacy, Wildlife

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth” is about a precocious 7-year-old who, over the course of Earth Day, learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents and from a mysterious exhibit at the aptly titled Museum of Everything. Based on the best-selling book by Oliver Jeffers. Voiced by film stars Chris O'Dowd (Moone Boy), Ruth Negga (Preacher and Loving), Jacob Tremblay (Room and Wonder) and the inimitable Meryl Streep.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/here-we-are-watch-party-tickets-138182969983

The feature film will be preceded by "Enviroman" by Caitlin Clonan, Honorable Mention Winner in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest at the college level.

Stay for post-film chat with:

Facilitator Wendy Negron, Early Childhood Educator

Panelists:

• Philip Hunt, Director, Studio AKA, Here We Are

• Alison Paul, Senior Program Manager, Chicago Region, Keller Science Action Center, Field Museum (youth conservation action team)

• Hallel Howard, 8th grader at Fiske Elementary in Chicago, member of Earth Force environmental youth group

• Maddy Gregg, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots National Youth Leadership Council