The Sacred Heart and Our Lady Help of Christians Collaborative Creation Care Team invites all to hear from a global environmental health expert speaking about Food & Plastics: Hearing the Cry of the Earth on March 6, 7:30 PM-9PM, at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Lower Hall (573 Washington Street, Newton). Enter parking lot from Adams Street. (This is event was formerly scheduled for February 6.)
Are you concerned about plastic waste — especially single-use plastics — all over our planet, accumulating in our food and water systems, and in our bodies and our children’s bodies? Learn about the plastics problem and what you can do.
Join an interfaith gathering for this urgent, timely program:
The featured speaker is Professor Philip Landrigan, M.D., Director of Boston College’s Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good. He is an internationally recognized expert on public health and a leader in research on the health impacts of plastics. The panel includes:
- Amber Schmidt, New England Zero Waste Organizer for Clean Water’s ReThink Disposable program
- Justin Sandler, Black Earth Compost’s coordinator for larger commercial compost customers
This event is co-sponsored by by SHOL Newton Creation Care Team, Green Newton, FUUSN, Eliot Church of Newton UCC, Mass. Interfaith Power & Light, and Boston Catholic Climate Movement.
Please RSVP using this sign-up form. Email Alexander Lee at alexander.p.lee@gmail.com with any questions.
Before the event, participants may want to watch: Joining Science and Theology to End Plastic Pollution, Protect Health, and Advance Social Justice (held at Boston College in October).
Amber Schmidt, one anticipated panelist for this evening, suggested sharing these resources with you: ReThink Disposable Case Studies – Clean Water Action.
