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Sometimes it can feel like the environmental, economic and social issues the world is currently facing are too big, too overwhelming, to be dealt with by individuals. Climate change, resource limits, economic downturn, social disconnection. Surely these issues can only be properly managed by our governments?
Living the Change explores solutions to the global crises we face today – solutions any one of us can be part of – through the inspiring stories of people pioneering change in their own lives and in their communities in order to live in a sustainable and regenerative way.
Directors Jordan Osmond and Antoinette Wilson have brought together stories from their travels, along with interviews with experts able to explain how we come to be where we are today. From forest gardens to composting toilets, community supported agriculture to timebanking, Living the Change offers ways we can rethink our approach to how we live.
Each and every one of us has the power to create change. Living the Change sets out to inspire us to do just that. There are so many exciting and important ideas and initiatives out there, so much hope and inspiration. We want to generate discussion as widely and deeply as possible about how each of us views the future and our part in it.
Learn more at https://livingthechangefilm.com/
Rice Media Center, 2030 University Blvd, near Stockton and University.
6:30 PM conversation, networking, and a light meal
7:00 PM film screening (1 h 25 min)
Free to the public, though donations are kindly appreciated.
Friday 11/30 at 6:30 pm
Family Movie Night sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital
All aboard for Family Movie Night sponsored by Texas Children’s Hospital! Guests are encouraged to come in their pajamas or holiday sweaters for the animated adaptation of the beloved Children’s book The Polar Express.
No outside furniture is allowed, but blankets or park chairs can be used.
University of Houston-Clear Lake will host a special screening of award-winning film EarthRise.
EarthRise tells the story of the first image captured of the Earth from space in 1968. This iconic image had a powerful impact on the astronauts and the world, offering a perspective that transcended national, political and religious boundaries. Told 50 years later, EarthRise compels us to remember this shift and to reflect on the Earth as a shared home.
The film will be followed by a Q&A with Director Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee and scientists from NASA.
Join the Texas Association of Environment Professionals (TAEP), the Air and Waste Management Association- Gulf Coast Chapter (AWMA-GCC), and the Society for American Military Engineers Houston/Galveston Post (SAME) for a fun celebration, games, and as always, great networking and camaraderie. Saint Arnold draft beers and root beer, non-alcoholic beverages, and BBQ dinner will be served, so please don’t forget to tip your bartender and bring your designated driver.
Reservation deadline is at noon on Dec. 13, 2018, or when they reach 200 attendees (whichever comes first). Sponsorships are also available.
The films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributi
In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.
For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.
The films presented by the Houston Green Film Series are free to public and funded by volunteer efforts, in-kind contributi
In general, the series is screened on the third Wednesday of each month.
For current films, visit the Houston Green Films website or Facebook page.
The City of Angleton will host the next Bringing Back Main Street Revitalization roundtable meeting at the Brazoria County Historical Museum. During this roundtable, participants will hear information on meeting building codes and regulations when renovating older buildings in downtowns. The presentation will be followed by a tour of two renovated buildings in downtown Angleton. H-GAC hosts quarterly roundtables to help local governments, chambers of commerce, and economic development interests promote the economic revitalization of downtown areas. Online RSVP is requested.
The Bringing Back Main Street initiative offers local communities a place to share best practices and engage in a regional dialogue about revitalizing and supporting vibrant downtown spaces. Each quarter, community leaders gather for a roundtable on topics ranging from small business support to sidewalk infrastructure. These ongoing roundtables add to the knowledge shared during a 2015 workshop series.
Save the date for H-GAC’s next Bringing Back Main Street Roundtable. The location and topic are to be determined.
Join Citizens’ Environmental Coalition as they visit the Hannah and Arthur Ginsbarg Nature Discovery Center in Bellaire. There will be a guided tour outside and a chance to view major renovations that were completed recently. They will visit the pocket priarie, deciduous woodlands, prairie wetland, and cypress pond in Russ Pitman Park; nature play area; and Critter Classroom. On the tour, you will learn about environmental education initiatives at a mainstay of environmental education inside the loop. The last part of the meeting is our traditional EEE Round-table Forum where members and attendees introduce themselves, their programs, make announcements and discuss challenges and successes in environmental education.
This EarthxFilm sponsored event precedes the CCL Third Coast Conference “Uniting for Climate Solutions,” which will be held on Feb. 9, 2019. If you register for that conference, admission to this event is included (a promotional code will be given at checkout).
About the Screening:Â
- Followed by Q&A with James Balog, renowned photographer of environmental change
- Produced by the Earth Vision Institute
- Event sponsored by EarthxFilm, which showcases films and emerging media that explore conservation, climate change, and the environment with the mission of turning awareness into action, through art and media.