Green Works in Kansas City

2010 Film Series Green Works in Kansas City is one of several sponsors of a month-long series of environmental films being shown on Tuesday evenings in April at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut. Films start at 7pm and are followed by a facilitated discussion. Admission is free, with donations appreciated. (Green Works also co-sponsored this event in 2008 and 2009.)
	7:00 pm Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Dirt! The Movie Gene Rosow and Bill Berenson • 2009 • 55 minutes Dirt is very much “alive”-- made from the same elements as the stars, plants and animals, and us. But our human connection to and respect for soil has been disrupted. The film brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has and shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with soil. It is a call to action. What we have destroyed, we can heal.

	7:00 pm Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Blue Gold: World Water Wars Sam Bozzo • 2009 • 90 minutes This film sheds light on the world’s rapidly approaching water crisis and suggests that wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. A line is crossed as water becomes a commodity. As Maude Barlow proclaims, “This is our revolution, this is our war.” The film shows numerous worldwide examples of people fighting for their basic right to water, from court cases to violent revolutions to U.N. conventions to revised constitutions to local protests at grade schools. We can move forward.

	7:00 pm Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Consume This Movie Gene Brockhoff • 2009 • 80 minutes Are Americans too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planetary ecology in order to serve the desires and drives of the ego? This film is a critical look at social injustice, peak oil, resource depletion and our deep need to feel connected to each other through what we choose to consume. It examines the frenzied pace of fast-lane materialism that is beginning to burn us out. Can we stop this runaway train that threatens to undermine the ecological, social and spiritual cornerstones that make the pursuit of happiness possible in the first place? It can be done, but we all must join in and share responsibility.

	7:00 pm Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Architecture to Zucchini David Decker and Douglas Freeman • 2006 • Selection from 120 minutes This film is about people, companies and organizations pioneering sustainability. A selection will be shown from 8 case studies of successful socially responsible companies of various sizes and 4 nationally recognized non-profit organizations that support sustainability. The program focuses on practical ways to merge economic, social, health and environmental considerations while building a successful business and sparking regional economic development.