Earth Month Film Showing "A Fierce Green Fire" at Belfast Free Library, Belfast Register

Date and Time:
Tue, Apr 8, 2025; 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM  (Eastern)

Organized By: Maine Chapter

Location: 106 High St, Belfast, ME 04915, USA

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Event Organizers:
Beverly Roxby
   beverlyteach@gmail.com
   (207) 561-7616

A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: The Battle For a Living Planet is the first big-picture exploration of the environmental movement - grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change. From halting dams in the Grand Canyon to battling 20,000 tons of toxic waste at Love Canal; from Greenpeace saving the whales to Chico Mendes and the rubbertappers saving the Amazon; from climate change to the promise of transforming our civilization... the film tells vivid stories about people fighting - and succeeding - against enormous odds.

The film is divided into five "acts".

Act 1 focuses on the conservation movement of the `60s, David Brower and the Sierra Club's battle to halt dams in the Grand Canyon. Narrated by Robert Redford.

Act 2 looks at the new environmental movement of the `70s with its emphasis on pollution, focusing on the battle led by Lois Gibbs over Love Canal. Narrated by Ashley Judd. 

Act 3 is about alternative ecology strands and the main story is Greenpeace's campaign to save the whales. Narrated by Van Jones.

Act 4 explores global resource issues and crises of the `80s, focusing on the struggle to save the Amazon led by Chico Mendes and the rubber tappers. Narrated by Isabel Allende.

Act 5 concerns climate change. Narrated by Meryl Streep.

Cost: FREE

Signup Instructions: Please register for this free film screening courtesy of Sierra Club Maine Chapter and the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition to celebrate Earth Month in Belfast. Special thanks to the Belfast Free Library for hosting this event!

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