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Date(s) - 06/27/2024
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
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A film by director/producer Judith Hefland
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
In 1995, Chicago had the worst heat wave in U.S. history. In just 4 days, it killed 739 people. This film tells the story.
We’ll watch this 53-minute film together, and then will have a panel discussion among filmmaker Judith Helfand, Dr. Howard Ehrman and Lonette Sims of the People’s Response Network, and Robert Murphy, community minister in Key West, Florida.
Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code’s story, in large part about the ongoing effects of past and still-current red-lining, is still true today (though the practice has been outlawed, it continues to exist, if less openly than in the past). After watching the film, our expert panelists will reflect on how this almost-30-year-old event can inform our response to ever-more-frequent climate disasters, from heat waves to hurricanes.
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Looking forward to the film screening.
Thanks! We are as well, and with the Action of Immediate witness World on Fire: Humanitarian Work and Climate Change having passed the General Assembly with a 95% vote, I am hoping folks are motivated to take action to help those on the front lines of climate chaos this summer!
“World on Fire: Humanitarian Work and Climate Change” is a radical statement that supports labor and community organizing as a climate justice strategy. Occupational health and safety, support for houseless (homeless) people, and other topics are mentioned that are often ignored in climate discussions. People are encouraged to watch the “Cooked” movie.