Join us for this Earth Month Community Kickoff event for all ages and learn about a wide variety of community sustainability groups and opportunities right here in Oak Park.

From Oak Park Public Library:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature in the Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Group, held the last Wednesday of the month every other month beginning in January 2024.

Islands of Abandonment: nature rebounding in the post-human landscape by Cal Flyn explores the places where nature is flourishing in our absence. Flyn visits the eeriest and most desolate places on Earth that due to war, disaster, disease, or economic decay, have been abandoned by humans. What she finds every time is an "island" of teeming new life: nature has rushed in to fill the void faster and more thoroughly than even the most hopeful projections of scientists. The book is a tour through these new ecosystems, in all their glory, as sites of unexpected environmental significance, where the natural world has reasserted its wild power and promise.

Register here: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/earth-lounge-environmental-book-club-islands-abandonment-60941

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

Do you seek to understand the impacts of climate change on our community? Do you worry about your family's or community's health in the face of increased flooding, heat, air pollution, etc.?

We invite you to a free presentation on February 27 (6-7:30 pm via Zoom) "Climate Change on Chicago's Greater West Side: Floods, Air Pollution, Extreme Heat & More." 

Our presenter is University of Michigan-based climatologist, Omar Gates, who will help us understand how climate change is already impacting us, how it will impact us in the future, and how we can adapt to our new reality.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/gws-climatechange

From Oak Park Public Library:

Explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature in the Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Group, held the last Wednesday of the month every other month beginning in January 2024.

The Nature Fix: why Nature makes us happier, healthier, and more creative by Florence Williams is an investigation into the restorative benefits of nature. The book draws on cutting-edge research and the author's explorations with international nature therapy programs to examine the relationship between nature and human cognition, mood, and creativity.

Register here: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/earth-lounge-environmental-book-club-islands-abandonment-60941

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 Oak Park Public Library:

The Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Series will meet on the last Wednesdays from August through November to explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Register for any or all of the discussions in the series:

• August 30: We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer

• September 27: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color edited by Nisi Shawl

• October 25: The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life by Johan Eklöf

• November 29: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book's covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings.

Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

Register: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/earth-lounge-environmental-book-discussion-series-how-beautiful-we-were-48567

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

On Saturday, Nov. 4, watch 6 short, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest honorable mention films from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT, take a half hour break, and then see 6 more films from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CDT. We will hear from each filmmaker before their film screens.

Free tickets: https://contesthonmention1.eventbrite.com

Elementary School
1) “Lost But Not Forgotten (4 min)” by Scott Lee from Georgia.
2) “The Salt Solution (5 min)” by Hasan Muhammad from Illinois

Middle School
3) “Invasive Fish in the DesPlaines River (3 min)” by Andrew Thomas Older from Illinois
4) “A Reason for Hope (5 min)” by Mason Mirabile of Virginia

High School
5) “Voices of the Water (8 min)” by Jenny Kim Ha Vu from Virginia
6) “Expedition (3 min)” by Milo Smith, Matthew Wilson, Romeo Keyser from Michigan

From Oak Park Public Library:

The Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Series will meet on the last Wednesdays from August through November to explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Register for any or all of the discussions in the series:

• August 30: We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer

• September 27: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color edited by Nisi Shawl

• October 25: The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life by Johan Eklöf

• November 29: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book's covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings.

Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

Register: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/earth-lounge-environmental-book-discussion-series-darkness-manifesto

From the Delta Institute:

BOOST (or "Building Opportunities for Original and Sustainable Thinking") is an annual event where you—the audience—vote for your favorite environmental changemakers to determine how we will award a total of $25,000 to all of this year's finalists!

With Delta Institute celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, we wanted to do something extra special for BOOST. For the first time ever, we have selected four all-star anniversary finalists from our cohort of past BOOST winners. This year's finalists include Chicago Eco House/Southside Blooms, Gardeneers, Lillian Augusta Hair, and Zumwalt Acres. Join us for food, drinks, and an inspiring evening promoting climate action!

Register here: https://delta-institute.org/event/boost-2023-a-special-anniversary-celebrating-sustainability-entrepreneurship/

From Oak Park Public Library:

The Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Series will meet on the last Wednesdays from August through November to explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Register for any or all of the discussions in the series:

• August 30: We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer

• September 27: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color edited by Nisi Shawl

• October 25: The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life by Johan Eklöf

• November 29: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book's covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings.

Includes stories by Kathleen Alcala, Minsoo Kang, Anil Menon, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Alex Jennings, Alberto Yanez, Steven Barnes, Jaymee Goh, Karin Lowachee, E. Lily Yu, Andrea Hairston, Tobias Buckell, Hiromi Goto, Rebecca Roanhorse, Indrapramit Das, Chinelo Onwualu and Darcie Little Badger.

Register: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/earth-lounge-environmental-book-discussion-series-new-suns

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

The Earth needs a makeover and these young filmmakers will provide their tips on the best ways to improve the health of the planet. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host the Global Contest Awards Celebration, where you can meet these young filmmakers in person or online and see their extraordinary films.

• Film details forthcoming

• Doors open 11 a.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Program ends 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time

• Free popcorn

• Free beverage

Register in person: https://oneearthyfcawardsinperson.eventbrite.com

Register online: https://oneearthyfcawardsvirtual.eventbrite.com

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 31 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from among 403 submissions around the world in this first year as a global, rather than national contest. Each film is 1 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action to documentary.

Thank you to our illustrious jury: Deborah Adelman, Felice Bassuk, Amy Brinkman, Kathleen Brennan, Laurie Casey, Hussain Currimbhoy, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Steve Cohen, Layla Dade, Mary Ford, Sophia Fowler, Monica Fox, Paula Froehle, Bill Gee, Jim Gill, Kathryn Hempel, Patrick Thomas Keen, Adrija Kundu, Angelo Lavel, William Kim Lyons, Jennifer Maiotti, Jonathan Moeller, Julie Moller, Elaine Petkovsek, James Rohn, Vicky Solano, Jessie Wahlers, Karen Weigert, Risé Sanders-Weir, Marc Wellin, and Gary Wilson.

From Oak Park Public Library:

The Earth Lounge Environmental Book Discussion Series will meet on the last Wednesdays from August through November to explore the curiosities and complexities of nature, environmentalism, and sustainability through fiction and nonfiction literature. Register for any or all of the discussions in the series:

• August 30: We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast by Jonathan Safran Foer

• September 27: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color edited by Nisi Shawl

• October 25: The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms That Sustain Life by Johan Eklöf

• November 29: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

In We Are the Weather, Jonathan Safran Foer explores the central global dilemma of our time in a deeply personal, and urgent new way. The task of saving the planet will involve a great reckoning with ourselves, he posits―with our all-too-human reluctance to sacrifice immediate comfort for the sake of the future. We have, he reveals, turned our planet into a farm for growing animal products, and the consequences are catastrophic. Only collective action will save our home and way of life.

Register: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/index.php/event/earth-lounge-environmental-book-discussion-series-we-are-weather

From Oak Park Library:

On the occasion of the one-year anniversary for the Climate Ready community climate and sustainability plan, join Marcella Bondie Keenan, Chief Sustainability Officer of the Village of Oak Park, and Community Partners for conversations to answer these three questions:

  *   Where are we today on climate as a community? What climate, sustainability, and equity actions have we--individually and collectively--taken over the past year?
  *   Where do we want to go in the next year?
  *   How do we get there in a climate-just way?

Each discussion table will have a facilitator and recorder. Afterwards, the Village will publish a brief report celebrating our collective progress over the past year, and community strategies for moving forward in the next year.

Register: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/one-year-community-conversations-climate-ready-oak-park

From EcoVoice Festival 2023:

The New Earth Ensemble (NEE) performs Nicolas Cline’s Watersheds, which explores the many ways we engage with this shared resource. NEE will be joined by the Chicago Music Collective, who will be performing works by Edie Hill, Rosephanye Powell, and Moira Smiley. Guest speakers will discuss water issues facing the Great Lakes Region and what we can do to help.

$20 General Admission, free for students

Reserve Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-earth-ensemble-watersheds-tickets-653256025357

From EcoVoice Festival 2023:

10 a.m. Soundwalk with Paige Alice Naylor

11 a.m. Family Friendly Concert with Luke Wallace

3 p.m. Eco Songwriting Workshop with Luke Wallace, 737 Custer Ave., Evanston

Free. Register: https://ecovoiceproject.org/ecovoicefestival2023

From EcoVoice Festival 2023:

Music on the Hill Summer Series with Luke Wallace.

Free. Register: https://ecovoiceproject.org/ecovoicefestival2023

From Seven Generations Ahead and a5 Branding and Digital:

The climate crisis is upon us. GreenTown Climate & Equity will address how climate solutions and equity go hand-in-hand to create a healthy, sustainable West Suburban Cook County for all. Join us Thursday, June 22, 2023, for our GreenTown conference at Triton College.

Register here: https://greentownconference.com/gtrf-registrations

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

Trip Jennings/2022/101 min/Climate Change, Conservation, Health & Environment

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. We follow the harrowing escape from Paradise as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire’s start. We visit fire labs where researchers torch entire houses to learn why some homes burn and others survive. We learn from Native Americans as they employ fire to benefit nature and increase community safety as they have for thousands of years. We follow researchers who work to understand the effects of climate on forests and the crucial role that natural forests play in storing vast amounts of carbon. Along the way we listen to people who have survived the deadliest fires to underscore the importance of this quest.

“Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” won Best Director, Best Editing, and Jury Award Best Documentary at the Golden Gate International Film Festival in 2022. At the Valley Film Festival, the film earned the 10° Hotter Award in 2022.

Film Director Trip Jennings has worked with National Geographic for over a decade. His films have won dozens of awards around the world and have aired on major networks on every continent.

Register in person at Thatcher Woods: https://elementalthatcher.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Wednesday, April 19, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, 8030 Chicago Ave., River Forest

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

Register in person at Gorton Center: https://gortoncenter.org/event/elemental-reimagine-wildfire-part-of-the-one-earth-collective-2023-earth-day-mini-film-fest/

IN PERSON: Wednesday, April 19, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT
Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd. [Lake County]
John & Nancy Hughes Theater, Lake Forest

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://elementalvirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Wednesday, April 19, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Cindy Klein-Banai, Experienced Sustainability Professional and Educator

Panelists:

• Ralph Bloemers, Executive Producer, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

• Trip Jennings, Director, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

• Richard F. O'Rourke III, Film Subject, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire; indigenous fire practitioner and Fire Coordinator, Cultural Fire Management Council

• Vic Bogosian, Manager Department of Natural Resources, Pokégnek Bodéwadmik, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi

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://ci.ovationtix.com/34930/performance/11230662

IN PERSON: Monday, March 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd. [Lake County]
John & Nancy Hughes Theater, Lake Forest

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.

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

VIRTUAL: Monday, March 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Lars Henrik Ostenfeld/2022/86 min/Climate Change

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Lars Henrik Ostenfeld travels to Greenland with three of the world’s leading glaciologists to see just how fast the ice sheet is melting, and to understand the consequences of climate change. The ice at the poles is melting, which will result in enormous rises in sea level and have major consequences for the world. But how fast will it really go?

In the Greenland ice sheet we can see our future. The film travels with pioneering glaciologists on their expeditions into the inland ice of Greenland. Top-notch science meets breathtaking visuals when one of them descends into a 200 meter deep moulin hole to find out about the bottom of the ice sheet. What they find may sound the alarm for our planet's climate and is a clear call to act now.

AWARDS: 1) 2023 Cinema Eye Honors Awards, Spotlight Award Nominee. 2) 2022 CPH:DOX Award Nominee. 3) 2022 Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Green Dox Nominee. 4) 2022 Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Green Warsaw Award Nominee. 5) 2022 Reykjavik International Film Festival, A Different Tomorrow Award Nominee.

Post-film discussion will be streamed to virtual watch party and to Gorton Center in person.

Facilitator:

• Amy Rosenthal, Senior Global Director for Conservation Initiatives, Planet

Panelists:

• Tonyisha Harris, Associate Director of Communications and Partnerships, Action for the Climate Emergency

• Dan Howells, Climate Campaign Director, Green America

• Dr. Kenya Goodson, Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineer; Climate Organizer, Hometown Action

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.

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person: https://childrensfilms3to6.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Saturday, March 4, 10 to 10:45 a.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://childrensfilms3to6virtual.eventbrite.com

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

Tickets available to North American viewers only.

We welcome our youngest environmentalists to join us for four award-winning short films, engaging discussions, and an interactive Weather Jam! At-home Watch Party attendees, bring some fun handheld instruments or noisemakers to the virtual screening, to join us as we jam. Early Childhood Educator Wendy Negron will facilitate. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. for healthy snacks and activities before the films begin.

Cloud Chaos

Athena Ousley/2021/2 min/Wildlife, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: When a mother bird gathers a portion of white cloud for her nest, the cloud becomes angry at first in this heartwarming story of forgiveness and cooperation. “Cloud Chaos” was an Honorable Mention winner in the 2022 One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.

Cool for You

Sherene Strausberg/2022/3 min/Climate Change, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Cool For You”, an animated film based on the book of the same title, explains global warming to children in a friendly way.

Hush Hush Little Bear [Čuči čuči]

Māra Liniņa/2022/4 min/Wildlife, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: Bear cubs have a good time playing merrily with a ball of yarn, but soon enough find themselves all tangled up. Based on a traditional Latvian lullaby.

Sweet Cocoon

Matéo Bernard, Matthias Bruget, Jonathan Duret, Manon Marco, Quentin Puiraveau/2014/6 min/Wildlife, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Sweet Cocoon” is an award-winning animated short about a plump caterpillar who can't get into her cocoon without the help of two friendly beetles.

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at Park Tavern: https://launchinpersonparktavern.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Friday, March 3, 6 to 9 p.m. Central Standard Time
Park Tavern, Banquet Hall
1645 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL
Admission $50 at 6:30p.m. for Launch Party
Admission $65 at 6 p.m. for Launch Party+ ( with Filmmakers Toast)
Doors open 15 minutes before 6 p.m. Filmmakers Toast. If you have Launch Party+ tickets, please arrive early to avoid lines and check in/register.

One Earth Members at the Producer level enjoy 2 free admissions to this event. Director level members receive a 50% discount on 2 tickets. Screenwriter and Cast level members get a free upgrade to include the Filmmakers Toast with the purchase of their tickets. Find out how you can become a member.

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

VIRTUAL: Friday, March 3, 7:30 to 8 p.m. Central Standard Time
Admission $25
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Help make some noise for the planet, as One Earth launches its 12th festival season!  Enjoy appetizers, drinks, and mingling with filmmakers, environmentalists, activists, and like-minded guests—all ready to rally for our one Earth. A brief program will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., with a previous One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest-winning film (“A Revolution Dance Against Petcoke”); opening remarks by Jared Policicchio, Chicago’s Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer; and the exclusive screening of a short film (that’s not on the week’s festival schedule), followed by a keynote from Jahmal Cole, Founder & CEO of the change-making Chicago-based youth nonprofit, My Block, My Hood, My City (M3). M3’s mission speaks to how justice and empowerment—tools for restoring both people and planet—can remake our blocks, our neighborhoods, our cities, our countries, and our world. 

Your $65 ticket allows you to get all this and the Launch Party+! A pre-party glass-raise with filmmakers and champagne (or a sparkling non-alcoholic beverage).

Program Details:

FILMMAKER TOAST FACILITATOR:

Cesar Almeida. Marketing Manager, One Earth Collective

FILMMAKERS:

• Ekaterina Gardener, Director, Birth of Form

• Sherene Strausberg, Director, Cool for You

• Lucas Sabean, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

• Peter Hutchison, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

• Andi Campbell-Waite, BFE, Editor, Going Circular

• Richard Dale, Producer/Director, Going Circular

• Lars Ostenfeld, Director, Into the Ice (pre-recorded)

• Paula Champagne, Director, Mardi & the Whites (pre-recorded)

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

• James Becket, Director, The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

• Rachel Lears, Director, To the End  (pre-recorded)

• Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Director, Utama (pre-recorded)

• Elisa Gambino, Director, Wasteland Iowa

LAUNCH PARTY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:

• Ana Garcia Doyle, Executive Director, One Earth Collective

• Sue Crothers, Founding Director, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest (prerecorded)

• Jared Policicchio, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Climate and Environmental Equity, City of Chicago

• Jahmal Cole, Founder/CEO, My Block, My Hood, My City

From Delta Institute:

Join us Tuesday, Oct. 27, to support sustainability in entrepreneurship. For over 10 years at our annual BOOST event, emerging entrepreneurs have shared innovative ideas to promote sustainability in their communities with innovative products and solutions. Please join us at this year’s event — hosted live in Chicago for both in-person and virtual guests — to hear their ideas and then cast your vote for which entrepreneurs you would like to win this year’s BOOST competition, including $5,000 awards to continue developing their start-ups.

Since its inception, the BOOST program has awarded grants to 18 start-ups ranging from local composting businesses, biodegradable hair products designed for Black women, regenerative agriculture farming, an accessible repair-and-share tool library, a zero-waste grocer, and much more.

Register for tickets: https://delta-institute.org/event/boost-2022-supporting-innovative-emerging-entrepreneurs-in-sustainability/

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 One Earth Film Fest:

Sergio Mata’u Rapu and Elena Rapu/2018/70 min/Waste & Recycling, Climate Change, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: The iconic statues and sensationalized "mysteries" of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) have drawn the interest of the world for centuries, attracting curious visitors to its shores. Today, this tiny, barren island is experiencing an economic boon as tourism skyrockets. Yet the indigenous culture and the island’s fragile environment are suffering. In their own voices, these Rapanui reveal the reality of modern life and the actions they are taking to preserve their culture and environment amidst rapid development. Crafted as a story passed down,“Eating Up Easter” intertwines the authentic history of the island with the stories of four islanders while revealing ways forward in tackling the universal complexities of balancing growth and sustainability faced by local communities worldwide.

For general audiences; teens/young adults encouraged to attend.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eating-up-easter-watch-party-tickets-305016000067

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Jonathan Pereira, Executive Director, Plant Chicago

Panelists:

• Sergio M. Rapu, Director, “Eating Up Easter”

• Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago

From One Earth Film Fest:

Sergio Mata’u Rapu and Elena Rapu/2018/70 min/Waste & Recycling, Climate Change, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: The iconic statues and sensationalized "mysteries" of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) have drawn the interest of the world for centuries, attracting curious visitors to its shores. Today, this tiny, barren island is experiencing an economic boon as tourism skyrockets. Yet the indigenous culture and the island’s fragile environment are suffering. In their own voices, these Rapanui reveal the reality of modern life and the actions they are taking to preserve their culture and environment amidst rapid development. Crafted as a story passed down,“Eating Up Easter” intertwines the authentic history of the island with the stories of four islanders while revealing ways forward in tackling the universal complexities of balancing growth and sustainability faced by local communities worldwide.

For general audiences; teens/young adults encouraged to attend.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eating-up-easter-plant-chicago-tickets-305021947857

Doors open 2 p.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 2:30 p.m.

• Program ends 5:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time

Masks required and vaccinations requested.

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Jonathan Pereira, Executive Director, Plant Chicago

Panelists:

• Sergio M. Rapu, Director, “Eating Up Easter”

• Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago