Watch the introduction and post-film discussion with:
Discussion Facilitator Toni Anderson, Founding Executive Director, Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab
- Erica Jackson, Film Subject, "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall," Former Mossville resident
- Additional panelist Gina Ramirez, Midwest Outreach Manager, Natural Resources Defense Council; Co chair, Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke
You can also see the Take Action slides, speaker contact information and other resources.
The accompanying film "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall" is available on various streaming services via the Online Events page.
Alexander Glustrom/2019/76 min/energy, social justice
Mossville, Louisiana: A once-thriving community founded by formerly enslaved and free people of color, and an economically flourishing safe haven for generations of African American families. Today it’s a breeding ground for petrochemical plants and their toxic black clouds. Many residents are forced from their homes, and those that stay suffer from prolonged exposure to contamination and pollution. Amid this chaos and injustice stands one man who refuses to abandon his family’s land—and his community.
