February Films: Silent Spring
02/19/2013 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM CT
Admission
- Free
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Summary
Celebrate great environmental films. This fascinating documentary highlights Rachel Carson's poetic and seminal work "Silent Spring." The book was widely credited with spurring the movement questioning pesticides in our environment, and Carson's personal story is equally poignant. Facilitated discussion follows.
Free. Donations appreciated.
Free. Donations appreciated.
Description
This production from PBS's "The American Experience offers a presentation of marine biologist/zoologist Rachel Carson's poetic and seminal work "Silent Spring." Afterwards, we discuss the implications, past and future, of her work and what it has done for the environmental movement and our everyday lives.
