Please join us for a free screening of the film, “Racing to Zero”

6:15 light supper
7:00 film
8:00 discussion of efforts to reduce municipal waste with Mothers Out Front

Racing To Zero is a quick-moving, upbeat documentary presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. By simply substituting the word RESOURCE for the word GARBAGE, a culture can be transformed, and a new wealth of industries can emerge.  Five years ago, the mayor of San Francisco pledged to achieve zero waste by 2020. Racing to Zero tracks San Francisco’s waste stream diversion tactics and presents innovative new solutions to waste. This film documents a surprising, engaging and inspiring race to zero.

See the trailer at this link: http://www.bullfrogcommunities.com/racingtozero

St. Anne’s Climate Justice monthly films have become a space for community building among local climate and environmental justice activists.  We will serve a complimentary vegetarian soup and bread supper at 6:15 prior to the film.  Anyone who would like is welcome also to attend our church’s 5:00 pm worship service prior to this event.

For more information please contact Alex Chatfield, adchat@aol.com

“Only one third of the waste in the United Stated is recycled or composted. Why? Industry, through its practice of planned obsolescence, plays a major role; our lives are almost totally dependent on unrecyclable petroleum products. In order to reach zero waste, we need to change our relationship to garbage and view the things we discard as resources, rather than waste.

RACING TO ZERO examines today’s cultural garbage practices in terms of consumption, preparation, use and production, and discovers some amazing solutions in San Francisco, which is successfully taking the necessary steps to reach zero waste. Cities all over the United States have instituted zero-waste policies of their own, and it is through these mandates that we are challenged to think differently about not only how we handle our garbage, but what it can become.”