Maia Nelson Pushes to Skip the Straw
Everything is Connected: Opinion by Cyclist Mike Erickson
My daughter said to me, “Dad isn’t it funny how one thing leads to another. Like first we hear about the football team owner Robert Kraft and his videos of soliciting sex, and next we see pictures of the president Donald Trump hosting the lady day spa owner at his super bowl party?” And I said, “Yes, that is funny.” And of course, “Everything is connected.”
It's a Wrap! One Earth Film Fest Records Highest Attendance Ever
How Filmmaker Susan Todd Found Wilderness Outside Her Own Back Door
Filmmaker Susan Todd says “Backyard Wilderness” started in a personal way with her own family. “We were experiencing this life ourselves, being filmmakers and passionate conservationists. We grew up playing outside, in the woods, learning about nature first hand. That’s often not the way kids are learning these days. We thought we could use our own experiences about what was happening outside our own house.”
Bikes, Beer and Veggie Buffet at Patagonia Chicago
Sip New Belgium beer and enjoy local bites as you connect with local cycling and active transit partners at “Why We Cycle,” 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Patagonia Chicago, 48 E. Walton St.
After the film, directors Gertjan Hulster and Arne Gielen will share their story and answer your questions. Seamus Ford, Root Riot Urban Garden Network and longtime bicycle commuter and advocate, will facilitate the discussion.
Then hustle over to Timothy O’Tooles for an After Party -- and no worries, the beer is on the house, courtesy of New Belgium Brewing Company.
Filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker Proved 'Unstoppable'
Slater Jewell-Kemker is unstoppable. For 10 years, the 25 year-old filmmaker traveled the globe, chronicling the vibrant, untold story of the global youth climate movement. Her film, “Youth Unstoppable,” is making its Chicago-area premiere at the 2019 One Earth Film Fest, and we had the chance to catch up with her to talk about the film, how she got started, and what kept her going.