In view of continuing denials of climate change by influential people in our society, the film EARTH DAYS that the Craftsbury Energy Committee will show on Wednesday, November 16, at 7:00pm in the Town Library, takes on increased importance and poignancy.

EARTH DAYS, by acclaimed director Robert Stone (Oswald's Ghost, Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst) traces the origins of the modern environmental movement through the eyes of nine Americans--among them Paul Erlich, author of The Population Bomb, Stewart Brand, originator of the Whole Earth Catalog, Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, Stuart Udall, Secretary of the Interior, Bill McGibben--who propelled the movement from its beginnings in the 1950's to its moment of triumph in 1970 with the original Earth Day, and to its status as a major political force in America. Drawing heavily on eyewitness testimony and a wealth of rarely seen archival footage, including statements by US Presidents from Eisenhower through Obama, Stone examines the revolutionary achievements and missed opportunities of a decade of groundbreaking activism. The result is both a poetic meditation on man's complex relationship with nature and a probing analysis of past responses to environmental crisis.
If there is interest there will be a discussion following the film.
The film at 7:00pm at the Town Library will follow the monthly free Community Supper at the United Church on the Common at 6pm.

Mabel Houghton

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