Movie Screening & Discussion: The 11th Hour

When
May 1, 2008   7:00 pm   
Where
15th Street Friends Meeting House
15 Rutherford Pl.
Manhattan
Cost
Suggested donation: $5

This 91-minute film on our man-made ecological disasters, including climate change, shows the devastation and refers to the politics which Al Gore left out of “An Inconvenient Truth.” While not as widely known as the Gore film, this well-crafted film hits much harder.

As the DVD jacket says, “Humankind’s 11th hour is here; the last moment when we can change course and stop our rush toward global ecological collapse. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio produces and narrates this urgent and transformational look at where we’ve been, where we’re going and most important how we can change. Thinkers from Mikhail Gorbachev to Stephen Hawking to sustainable-design expert William McDonough and dozens more reveal the current, critical state of life on planet earth. Astonishing images of floods, fires, hurricanes, collapsing ice cliffs and growing mountains of waste juxtaposed with images of a sustainable future urge us to take action. Will we employ exciting new technologies and change our behavior to save our planet? The crisis is now but we do have the solutions to save this unique blue planet for future generations.”

Sponsored by:
Neighborhood Energy Network
Tristate Food Not Lawns
Oil Awareness Meetup
Sierra Club NYC Group
15th Street Meeting House: Friends in Unity with Nature & 15th Street Arts Committee