Environment 2 Action Films

Attend or watch a March 28 noon conversation on Texas and race to provide the world’s clean energy!

This event, organized by Texas Tribune, will look deeper into emerging technologies and what they mean for the state.

Watch a March 28 conversation on Texas and the race to provide the world’s clean energy This event will look deeper into emerging technologies and what they mean for the state.

I'm RUNNING FOR Texas House District 129 to stop growing pollution!!

In Bay Area Houston, step outside THIS MORNING and breathe in the sickening odor of petrochemicals. THIS is one of the reasons I am running to represent Bay Area residents. We are sick and tired of the growing releases of toxic chemicals.

We MUST force the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality/TCEQ to protect our families instead of being a rubber stamp for ever-increasing air and water pollution!

We need more town hall meetings like those I organized several years ago.

Three short films will shake up your understanding of our world awakening you to dire circumstances where many Americans live and die. Three speakers will rip off the cover of lost neighbors and neighborhoods, widespread cancer and tragic deaths...and what we can do about it. How can we triumph?

Join us virtually Thursday April 1 at 7 pm Zoom show! Three movies; Forget Shorter Showers, Conviction and Fault Lines: Houston Cancer Clusters are shocking. While US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Houston City Council Member Letitia Plummer and the Rev. James Caldwell tell it like it is and how it should be! How can we reach environmental justice?

Register NOW for Thursday evening event! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocOCtqjspG9aw610Tfe0FWCmnySmzY0hM

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Join us April 1st at 7 pm for a powerful Zoom show and discussion of three short movies concerning deadly environmental issues, and stepping up to real action about plagued communities struggling for justice.

Our powerful speakers will address environmental justice issues in Houston region. Film line-up is Forget Short Showers, Conviction and Fault Lines: Houston Cancer Cluster. All compelling stories exposing critical problems and building a drive to take action on Environmental Justice in Houston region now!

Houston At Large City Council Member Letitia Plummer and Rev. James Caldwell of Coalition of Community Organizations/COCO will address the issues of environmental injustice and racism identified in the movies. See bios below!

Register now at Zoom?https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocOCtqjspG9aw610Tfe0FWCmnySmzY0hM to have the event’s link when the program begins. Save the date! The Thursday April 1 at 7pm.

Letitia Plummer, like many Houstonians was raised in a multicultural household, an experience that has shaped everything she does. She was born to an African American father and a Yemeni-Indian mother in a multicultural family. As a graduate of the prestigious Historically Black Spelman College and of the Baylor College of Dentistry, she followed in her father’s footsteps as a practicing dentist and small business owner. As a city council member, she created the “Feed the Need” program, she introduced comprehensive policing reform and works for immediate assistance to underserved and vulnerable residents impacted by the winter storm.

Reverend James Caldwell, a native Houstonian, is a graduate of Wheatley High School and Texas Southern University’s School of Public Affairs. He attended Dallas Theological Seminary and has been an ordained minister for over 28 years. Reverend Caldwell has been a community advocate and activist for over 15 years. He is founder and director of the Coalition of Community Organizations (COCO), which connects communities to the invaluable resources they need and connects organizations with one another. He is incredibly active in a wide variety of public and non profit organizations, including serving as chair and facilitator for monthly community meetings in both 5th Ward and Kashmere Gardens.

The movies:
Fault Lines/Houston Cancer Cluster 22 min.
A powerful documentary piece that clearly shows the devastating results of industrial pollution impacting innocent people living in communities near long term industrial sites.

Forget Shorter Showers 11 min.
Why personal change does not equal political change. We face a seeming “double bind” of false choices, so forget taking short showers and take political action to confront and take down oppressive powers.

Conviction 25 min.
An Alabama fence-line community fights two coal-fired coke plants emitting heavy metals for decades. Pulling out all stops to convince EPA to add site to National Priorities List to reclaim the land and force industry to pay.

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Join us April 1st at 7 for a powerful Zoom show and discussion of four short movies on about stepping up to take real action about environmental issues and a speaker to address environmental justice issues in Houston region.

The line-up is Good Housekeeping, Forget Shorter Showers, Conviction and Fault Line: Houston Cancer Cluster. All great stories building our enthusiasm to take action on Environmental Justice in Houston region now!

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who has been a most visible elected official standing up for the people of the 5th Ward, facing the deadly toxic pollution of the Union Pacific railyard is invited and expected to participate.

Save the date! The Thursday April 1 Environment 2 Action Film event on Zoom will be at 7pm. We welcome everyone to Zoom into the event after a quick RSVP registration

Register now at Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocOCtqjspG9aw610Tfe0FWCmnySmzY0hM

Movie 1: Fault Lines/Houston Cancer Cluster 22 min.
A powerful documentary piece that clearly shows the devastating results of industrial pollution impacting innocent people living in communities near long term industrial sites.

Movie 2: Good Housekeeping 14 min.
actions to improve economic lives of low-income people from individual steps to reduce energy costs to building energy efficient homes to being an activist tracking/impacting the actions of Alabama’s Public Services Commission.

Movie 3: Forget Shorter Showers 11 min.
Why personal change does not equal political change. We face a seeming “double bind” of false choices, so forget taking short showers and take political action to confront and take down oppressive powers.

Movie 4: Conviction 25 min.
An Alabama fence-line community fights two coal-fired coke plants emitting heavy metals for decades. Pulling out all stops to convince EPA to add site to National Priorities List to reclaim the land and force industry to pay.

Check scheduled films at https://bit.ly/3rW3fdd and https://www.facebook.com/Environment2ActionFilms.

Our next showing is Thursday, April 1st, at 7pm! We'll be showing three environmental shorts. Have you registered yet?

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Featured Short Film - Forget Shorter Showers (2015)

"Would any sane person think dumpster diving would have stopped Hi**er, or that composting would have ended slavery or brought about the eight-hour workday; or that chopping wood and carrying water would have gotten people out of Tsarist prisons; or that dancing around a fire would have helped put in place the Voting Rights Act of 1957 or the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Then why now, with all the world at stake, do so many people retreat into these entirely personal “solutions”? Why are these “solutions” not sufficient? But most importantly, what can be done instead to actually stop the murder of the planet?"

And that's a wrap!

Thank you to everyone that attended our very first Environment2Action event this evening! I hope y'all are feeling as inspired and motivated as I was by the beautiful film, Racing Extinction.

We hope to see familiar faces and new friends for our next event on April 1st!

- Alex

Well, we're at it again! Organizing and pulling off another set of environmental and political events! Join us to watch "Racing Extinction" tomorrow night, Thurs. March 4 at 7 pm!

I'm Doug Peterson. I've been at it for good number of years now, and feeling very good that we turned a corner in 2020 for the nation despite all the crazies on the dark side.

We have a great team working on the Environment2Action film project, funded by a small Sierra Club grant and building big audiences for environmental films supporting local action.

Check out our first film of the season tomorrow, the great beautiful investigative film "Racing Extinction" about climate change and its impact on the world's animals and ultimately humans. It's FREE!

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Check the Racing Extinction trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX1fo2D

We're excited to have Tim Pylate, Executive Director of the Armand Bayou Nature Center, join us Thursday as our guest speaker!

Hailing from Pearland, Texas, Tim enjoyed his first canoe trip as a Boy Scout on Armand Bayou. He has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has served in leadership positions in major nonprofits in the former Soviet Union, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and the United States. In addition, Tim spent several years teaching in the United States and in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer, where he became fluent in Russian. He holds a bachelor's degree from Sam Houston State University and a Master of Education from the University of Texas, El Paso. Tim and his wife, Kara, are avid runners and enjoy participating in various types of outdoor races.

Learn more about the Armand Bayou Nature Center here: https://www.abnc.org

Join us to watch the powerful movie "Racing Extinction" to investigate climate change and extinctions, directed by Oscar-winning Louie Psihoyos (The Cove), Thursday, March 4th at 7pm on Zoom. See the shocking global changes and impacts on animals and ourselves.

“There’ve been 5 major extinctions of the planet...this may be the 6th...when you’re talking about losing all of nature...it’s not a spectator sport anymore...everybody needs to become active...”

Special speaker will be Tim Pylate, Executive Director of Armand Bayou Nature Center!

See “Racing Extinction” trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX1fo2Dty90

Register now at Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuuhrTMrH9GhnV8EjtRFq9TFFjMuhf4j

"It's dawning on us now, that this is the big one" and living through the hurricanes, frigid cold snaps, overwhelming rain events, flooding and higher temps in Houston region, we're at ground zero where today shows some of what the future holds!

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Join us Thursday at 7 pm to understand today and see what the future holds.

"It's dawning on us now, that this is the big one" and living through the hurricanes, frigid cold snaps, overwhelming rain events, flooding and higher temps in Houston region, we're at ground zero. See trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX1fo2Dty90

Register for Thursday show NOW! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuuhrTMrH9GhnV8EjtRFq9TFFjMuhf4j

Bowie and Ruckus are waiting very patiently to view "Racing Extinction" - and we're just 5 days away! Have you registered yet??

Register now at Zoom, and join us this Thursday, March 4th, at 7pm! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuuhrTMrH9GhnV8EjtRFq9TFFjMuhf4j

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Join us for the powerful investigative shocker, “Racing Extinction” by Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos, kicking off Sierra Club Houston’s brand new Environment2Action Film Series on Thursday, March 4th at 7pm on Zoom.

"It's dawning on us now, that this is the big one" and living through the hurricanes, frigid cold snaps, overwhelming rain events, flooding and higher temps in Houston region, we're at ground zero.

An expert speaker is invited to discuss the movie and take questions, and discuss important actions to address our current issues. Register now at Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuuhrTMrH9GhnV8EjtRFq9TFFjMuhf4j

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Hello, my name is Devika Taneja! I am the membership chair for Houston Sierra Club and part of the Environment2Action Film Series grant team!

I joined Sierra Club to bring awareness to our Houston community about the environmental challenges we face everyday. The Environment2Action Film Series is going to do just that! The movies we show every month will tackle different environmental issues, bring awareness to different environmental topics, and helping people how to get involved in their community.

I am very excited for this project and looking forward to seeing you all at our virtual event!

Environment 2 Action Films updated their website address.

Hello,

Introducing another key player on our team, Sonia Hernandez, who many in the Bay Area Houston as the organizer of a hugely popular film series at the University of Houston-Clear Lake for over 10 years, as the professional film curator. Now she's excited to be a part of the Enviroment2Action Sierra Club Film Series.

First film screening is Thursday March 4 at 7 pm, for great investigative shocker "Racing Extinction" on Zoom. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pcuuhrTMrH9GhnV8EjtRFq9TFFjMuhf4j.

Sonia's critical role on this team is screening potential film presentations and procuring licensing for the films chosen as part of the series. She enjoys watching films, saying this is the really fun part of my role on the team.

Sonia is an environmental activist, "All environmental issues are of concern to me. I am especially interested in issues pertaining to water, birds and environmental justice. I am looking forward to the film screenings. I hope you will join us!"

We know many of Sonia's fans from UHCL films series will participate in this environmental films series.

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Get to Know Our Team!

Hello all, my name is Alex Boyce! I’m the Team Leader and project manager for the Environment2Action Film Series grant team.

Originally from NH, I moved to Houston last January with my husband and our two dogs. I’m a houseplant enthusiast and rock climber, and feel very fortunate to have joined the wonderful Houston Sierra Club community as the chapter’s Volunteer Coordinator in the fall of 2020.

My passion for the environment began on an environmental peacebuilding expedition to the Balkans region in 2013. That inspiring educational opportunity led me to pursue a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies from Ohio University.

As we prepare to launch the Environment2Action Film Series, I’m excited to help grow grassroots leadership in Houston and to motivate others to take action on environmental issues within their communities. I hope to see you at one of our virtual screenings!

As the country focuses on important environmental issues from climate change to clean energy to equal treatment, here’s your chance to get smart about all the threats and solutions!

Don’t hesitate, Zoom in for the Environment 2 Action! Film Series organized by the Houston Sierra Club to help diverse Houston region residents learn about issues, solutions and actions to improve our shared environment.

Environment2Action (E2A) is initiating monthly virtual film and discussion events to show the best, most compelling and insightful films, to hear a speaker or panel discuss and find out what we can do to help the Houston, Texas and global environments improve. You can make a difference by attending!
Here’s a list of the kinds of topics films will address, typically by showing the impacts on people and how we can respond.

Climate change impacts - Clean energy vs. Fracking
Environmental injustice - Chemical accidents and health effects - Extreme weather events - Flooding - Air and water quality - Plastics impact on human and animal lives

Save the dates! The 7 pm Environment 2 Action Zoom events will be the first Thursday of each month, beginning March 4. You can be anywhere in the Houston region and Zoom into the meeting after a quick RSVP registration. Find out more at our Facebook and other online locations.

E2A is collaborating closely with the Houston Green Films project to maximize impact and advance environmental knowledge and action. Environmental action is so important now that we need at least several films each month. E2A films first Thursday and Houston Green Films are third Thursday of the month.