The UW Combined Fund Drive and UW Tower Green Team are partnering to host a monthly sustainability film series starting March 14. Each screening will feature a local environmental nonprofit who will lead a post-screening discussion. All screenings start at 12 p.m. in the UW Tower Auditorium and are free and open to all UW faculty, staff and students. Popcorn will be sold for $1 a bag to benefit the chosen nonprofit.
"Broken Fish" and "A River Poem"
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Learn about wild salmon habitat destruction and how pollutants in Puget Sound impact tribal communities. Follow a Puget Sound river from headwaters to mouth where it reaches the Sound and what it means to our community. Puget Soundkeeper will lead the discussion after the film.
"The Story of Stuff"
Friday, April 12, 2019
This short thought-provoking movie highlights the ways we make, use and throw away the stuff in our lives. Executive Director Heather Trim of Zero Waste Washington will provide a short presentation and lively discussion after the film.
"Wild Olympics Campaign"
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Learn about the campaign to protect the ancient forests and wild rivers of the Olympic Peninsula. Featuring local nonprofit Washington Wild.