UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 East 9th Street, hosts Clean Martini Screens, a film series presented by The Projective Eye Gallery. At these free events, participants will watch eco-films and enjoy clean martinis made by local distilleries from local products, as well as light, locally sourced hors d’oeuvres, compliments of Slow Food Charlotte. Clean Martini Screens are programmed in conjunction with Sustain Me Baby, an exhibition in the Projective Eye Gallery at UNC Charlotte Center City, and are presented in partnership with the KEEPING WATCH alliance.
May 16, 6-9 PM Bag It the Movie, followed by a panel discussion on local recycling issues
June 13, 6-9 PM Growing Cities and short clips from Jean Paul Ganam, followed by a panel discussion on soil and reclamation gardening
The movie, Bag it: is your life too plastic? follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Berrier is an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. The documentary about Berrier’s journey starts with simple questions: Are plastic bags necessary? What are they made from? What happens to plastic bags after they are discarded? What he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags.
Mary Newsom of the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute and PlanCharlotte.org will moderate the panel discussion. Panelists are:
- Mike Lizotte, the UNC Charlotte sustainability officer.
- Meg Fencil of Sustain Charlotte, a local sustainability education and advocacy group that studied Mecklenburg’s recycling rate, comparing it with other cities.
- Sam Perkins, of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, who will discuss the problem of trash, especially plastics, and how they affect our waterways.
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