Newport Film Screening of 'The People vs Agent Orange' Register

Date and Time:
Sat, Sep 26, 2026; 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM  (Pacific)

Organized By: Oregon Chapter

Location: Pacific Maritime Heritage Center: 333 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, OR 97365, USA

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Poster by Sierra Club Oregon volunteer Luna Bartleson

Want to learn more about deadly chemicals sprayed on the forests and waters of the Oregon Coast? Join Sierra Club Oregon for a free screening of the documentary The People vs. Agent Orange on September 26, 2026 at 5:00pm at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center's Doefler Family Theater on Newport’s historic Bayfront.

The 90 minute film about pesticide spraying in forest watersheds will be followed by a live Q&A featuring local forest defenders Carol VanStrum, Deb Fant and Eron King. Carol VanStrum is featured in the film and will be reading from and signing copies of her book, A Bitter Fog, during the event. Anyone who has survived pesticide spraying is encouraged to attend and share their story with us at the event.

Content warning: this film features disturbing themes of ecological destruction, birth defects, and death. Viewer discretion is advised. Watch the trailer here

The People vs. Agent Orange is a 2020 American-French television documentary film, directed and produced by Alan Adelson and Kate Taverna. It follows the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam and the United States. The film follows two activists, Tran To Nga, and Carol Van Strum, as Tran spends several years preparing litigation against American companies that produced herbicides poisoning her and her family, while Van Strum fights against the use of Agent Orange and other poisons in her home state of Oregon, and spreads awareness of how Agent Orange is still used in present day.

A Bitter Fog is a true story of people living in the forests of Oregon fighting to protect their families and environment from Agent Orange poisons sprayed on them from the air. It puts human faces on those who defied profiteering corporations and indifferent government agencies and fought to protect their homes and families. It is the story of a struggle that spawned a still-vibrant environmental movement.

*Registration is not required for admission, this is a free event*

Cost: Free!

Additional Directions: Please park only in spots reserved for the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center or on Bay Blvd.

Cancellation Policy: Activity is held rain or shine, but may be altered due to inclement weather

Watch the trailer here