EcoSessions: STINK! Movie screening + discussion (TO)
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EcoSessions: STINK! Movie screening and conversation (TO)
March 14, 2017
7:00 - 9:00 pm
STINK! opens with a pair of children's pajamas, a foul smell and a single father's efforts to find out what the odour could possibly be. STINK! is the off-beat documentary about director Jon Whelan's tenacious quest to uncover the source of a chemical scent in a pair of his daughter's pajamas. Like most North Americans, Whelan believed that if a product was on the store shelf then it must be safe. Through his investigation, he discovers a culture of secrecy surrounding carcinogens in everyday consumer products that begins in corporate board rooms and extends all the way to the halls of Congress. This mini-screening will be the Canadian premiere and will include a Q&A with Environmental Defence's Muhannad Malas, Program Manager, Toxics. Watch the trailer here.
Schedule:
7:00 - Doors open
7:10-8:40 - Grab a drink, grab a seat and watch the film.
8:40-9:00 - Question and Answer with Muhannad Malas
FEATURING:
Muhannad Malas | Program Manager, Toxics, Environmental Defence. Environmental Defence is Canada’s most effective environmental action organization. They challenge and inspire change in government, business and people to ensure a greener, healthier and prosperous life for all. After completing a master’s degree in public health policy at the University of Toronto, Muhannad helped develop and implement chronic disease prevention policies and environmental health frameworks for municipal and provincial governments. With his passion for fostering a healthy and just environment, Muhannad is working towards the elimination of toxic chemicals as Environmental Defence’s Toxics Program Manager. Muhannad also maintains a strong interest in global health policy issues, regularly contributing to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s national healthcare reports.
