Save the date for our Women of Water August Meeting (virtual event), where we’ll discuss the powerful documentary: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.
Here's the trailer: Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal - Trailer
This documentary was produced by American Experience and released for streaming this spring. It recounts a classic tale from the early days of environmental awareness, offering valuable insights for today's water quality challenges, told in an engaging way. A group of women became the faces of environmental reform. (Talk about drama: the women even go so far as to take two EPA members hostage!)
The description from the PBS website says: "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health. Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power, forced America to reckon with the human cost of unregulated industry, and created a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill."
Watch the full video (1:52:30) streaming on YouTube by using this link:
Then join us for an engaging lunchtime discussion. Bring your thoughts and questions!
Date: Wednesday, August 28, noon - 1 p.m. MST
Please RSVP by emailing womenofwater@gmail.com
The event link will be sent out the day of the event to those who RSVP.
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