Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be drawn; that there is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning, and under every deep a lower deep opens. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Film Series: Sustainable Choices Brooks Memorial Library and Brattleboro-area environmental organizations
are continuing a very special film series during the month of June. You won’t
find these extraordinary films in mainstream theaters or on network television.
Come and be inspired and uplifted by these stories, and know that we all can
and do make a difference.
Each film will be shown Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. at
the Brooks Memorial Library. Films are approximately one hour long with optional
group discussion afterwards. All films are free and open to the public. BEEC
co-sponsors this series with Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro Climate Protection,
Vermont Earth Institute, and Windham Environmental Coalition.
For information, call Paul Cameron at: 251-8135
Wednesday, June 25
(Two short films)
The Green Apple New York is leading the charge to green its industrial skyline with several
ground breaking projects, combating the urban myth of the bustling city as a “concrete
jungle.” “The Green Apple” explores some of Manhattan’s
most prominent and technologically advanced structures like One Bryant Park and
The Solaire, as well as the innovative minds behind them. The film illustrates
how the ubiquitous skyscraper can surprisingly be a model of environmental responsibility.
Affordable Green Housing New York’s diversity isn’t always reflected in its public
housing developments, which often ignore the social and cultural characteristics
of the communities who live in them. This film follows third generation-developer
Jonathan Rose through Irvington, Harlem and the Bronx—communities where
Rose is putting sustainability within reach of public housing residents.
