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COAL COUNTRY – A New Film from Sierra Club Productions
October 21st and October 29th
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Free Library Lectures Make You
a More Informed Activist
The SPG Free Library Lecture Series brings acknowledged experts in
environmental topics to the Philadelphia Free Library for informative
lectures that will make you a more aware and effective advocate for
the natural world.
Monday, November 16, 6:45
p.m.
SPG Free Library Lecture Series:Geoengineering: Creative Ways toCombat Global Warming
The Sierra Club of Southeastern PA presents the latest in its lecture series featuring Dr. Alan Robock,
Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers New Brunswick. Location: The Free Library of
Philadelphia, 19th and Vine Sts., fourth floor. Contact: wbrainerd3@ gmail.com
COAL COUNTRY – A New Film from Sierra Club Productions October 21st and October 29th SPG offers two advance screenings (see below for dates and times) of Coal Country, a new full-length feature film profiling Appalachia's coal industry, which will appear later this year on the Discovery Channel. Underwritten by Sierra Club Productions, this compelling film takes us inside the modern coal mining industry to meet miners, mining company officials, coalfield community residents and activists. See the devastation and pollution from the mountaintop removal mining that is tearing the region apart. Meet producer Mari-Lynn Evans and director Phyllis Geller. Join us for Coal Country on the big screen!
Wednesday October 21, 7 p.m. COLONIAL THEATER Bridge Street, Phoenixville PA
Richard Whiteford will MC the event, opening with a brief slide show about coal and global warming. Producer Mari-Lynn Evans and Writer Phyllis Geller will then introduce Coal Country. Free admission. Reservations not required. Donation requested. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------ Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m. BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE 824 Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Director Mari-Lynn Evans and Writer Phyllis Geller will attend. We will also have on display photographs of Appalachia and its people by SPG's own Mark Schmerling, professional photographer and photo-chronicler of mountaintop removal and its impacts. Admission is free. Donation requested. Questions? Call Rosemary at 215-508-3310. Reservations are required for the Bryn Mawr event.
Register online at http://action.sierraclub.org/BrynMawrCoal ----------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.coalcountrythemovie.com for information & movie trailer For more on Sierra Club's campaign against mountain top removal, visit http://www.sierraclub.org/scp/coalcountry/aspx. If you miss this opportunity, stay tuned for information on hosting a house party to view Coal Country with family and friends early in November.
