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A Balmy Evening for 'A Most Beautiful Thing'

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A Balmy Evening for 'A Most Beautiful Thing'

On a beautiful evening in late September, Cheney Mansion’s spacious lawn became an outdoor movie theater. It was the perfect location for screening “A Most Beautiful Thing,” a sentimental and moving documentary that chronicles the first African American high school rowing team in this country.

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Highlights from 'RiverBlue' at Loyola University Chicago

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Highlights from 'RiverBlue' at Loyola University Chicago

You have a few more opportunities to see “RiverBlue,” a film exploring how our fashion choices impact the rivers and communities where they are made. This compelling film was screened at Loyola University Chicago on February 20, to great acclaim. After the film, director Roger Williams did a video Q&A with the audience. You can see it here.

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In ‘RiverBlue,’ Roger Williams Gives a Voice to the World’s Polluted Waterways

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In ‘RiverBlue,’ Roger Williams Gives a Voice to the World’s Polluted Waterways

The global denim industry is multi-billion-dollar one, employing a massive low-wage workforce, selling its products under a handful of well-recognized brands.  And it is taking a toll on vital waterways. The pollution spewed by the production of jeans is what the narrator in “River Blue” calls the “dark side of the fashion industry.”