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Green Tuesdays: Lectures and Films about Sustainability
February 9, 2010: Healthy Home Fabrics with Karen Powell
As an apparel designer for nearly 30 years, Powell has worked with mills, dyers, and finishers around the world, seeing firsthand how the textile industry releases toxic chemicals into the air and water. Conventionally-produced textiles are processed with chemicals proven to be toxic to flora, fauna, and our food chain. The chemicals remain in the new textile products we bring home, contributing to poor indoor air quality and health problems as they outgas, absorb through our skin, and get ingested or inhaled.
There is some good news. There are growing numbers of fabrics made using certified organic methods and sustainable practices. They greatly reduce chemical use – from field to finished cloth. Although not toxin-free, these fabrics are the smarter choice for improving the health of our homes and the environment.
March 9, 2010: What's Up in Monona?
Hear about the status of sustainability in our community from the people helping to make it more resilient, efficient, and green. Peter Sobol, member of the Monona Grove School Board; Robin Schmidt, our Dane County Supervisor; Pat Marsh, Monona’s City Administrator; Alanna Medaris, from the Aldo Leopold Nature Center; and others will describe efforts that are underway and those being planned for the future.
What's happening with the school district's energy efficiency upgrades? Has the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act meant anything for our area? How will the Regional Transportation Authority work and what will it do for us? When will the expansion of the Aldo Leopold Nature Center be completed and what will be in it? You'll find answers to these questions and be able to pose your own.
March 30, 2010: Mama Earth
With humor and compassion, this film shows how conventional economics encourages exploitation of our natural resources, ignoring the value of nature’s services like clean air and water, and fertile soil. It proposes a new, hard-currency model for both harvested resources and the burdens of waste and pollution
April 13, 2010: Preparing Our Communities for the Future, Now
Learn about planning and creating beautiful and sustainable communities. Park, the Manager of Community Planning and Development for Denver, Colorado, presented at the inaugural “Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin” conference last November, saying, “Planning is human; implementation is divine.” Bryant Moroder of Sustain Dane will share this video from the conference and the Bioneers story. A must-see presentation!
Over 300 people from all walks of life and place came together on November 13 and 14 to hear from social and scientific innovators working towards a more just and sustainable world. The event infused our local change-makers not only with new perspectives, ideas and connections, but also with energy, inspiration and joy.
About Green Tuesdays
Green Tuesdays: Films & Lectures on Sustainability is the enlightening and entertaining series of lectures, films, and conversations on sustainable living presented by The Natural Step Monona and the Monona Public Library.
Green Tuesdays are on the second and fifth Tuesdays of the month. The series is free and open to the public. Green Tuesdays start at 6:30 and run until 8:00, with great conversations often pushing the conclusion a bit past that hour.
Whole Foods serves treats. Attendees are encouraged to come early for delightful food and drink.
The Green Tuesday series is sponsored by The Natural Step Monona.