Archives for 2023
- Monday, March 20, 2023
Into the Weeds documentary
Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 7:30pm
Nature Regina's upcoming monthly meeting on Monday, March 20th, will feature a screening of the Canadian documentary “Into the Weeds” starting at 7:30pm at the RSM. Presentation in conjunction with Cinema Politica.
The documentary follows former groundskeeper Dewayne Johnson and his fight against Monsanto, a multinational agrochemical corporation acquired by German pharmaceutical giant Bayer in 2018.
If you want to watch on your own schedule from your computer, please do. Into the Weeds is really worth watching, free on CBC GEM:
- Saturday, March 18, 2023
Into the Weeds
downtown Edmonton Public Library
It is a powerful story of a former California groundskeeper who successfully took on Monsanto after a terminal cancer diagnosis.
You can attend the screening in person to enjoy an introduction with the award winning documentary maker Jennifer Baichwal. A virtual panel discussion will follow. Registration is requested.
Film screening: https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/63dec5ce0748ed360064d165
Virtual discussion: https://epl.bibliocommons.com/events/63ded22d0748ed360064d382
If you want to watch on your own schedule from your computer, please do. Into the Weeds is really worth watching, free on CBC GEM:
- Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle
two-part webinar, Jan 17 and 24, 2022
Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle (PANNA report and 2 part webinar)
Pesticide Action Network North America is excited to announce the upcoming release of our new report, Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle. It’s the first-ever, in-depth scientific review of how pesticides contribute to climate change, and how climate change impacts in turn lead to increased pesticide use.
Part I: Report findings
Tuesday, January 17th from 9-10am PT
Speakers: Organizing Co-Director Asha Sharma and Senior Scientist Margaret Reeves, report authorsPart II: Climate change solutions in agriculture
Tuesday, January 24th from 9-10am PT
Speakers: Iowa farmer Rob Faux, Nayamin Martinez of the Central California Environmental Justice Network, and Jeanette Acosta of Weaving Earth.RSVP today.