Movie Night: Paris to Pittsburgh, November 19, 6:30pm, DUCC Friendship Hall, 56 Wall Street, Douglas, MI

On November 19, Douglas UCC Creation Justice team will host another Movie Night at the DUCC Friendship Hall, 56 Wall Street, Douglas.

This time we will be screening the Bloomberg Philanthropies documentary, “Paris to Pittsburgh.” Doors will open at 6:30 for popcorn. Bring your own Beverage. Movie starts promptly at 7pm.

Named Inc. Magazine’s best business documentary of 2018, PARIS TO PITTSBURGH focuses on the incredible action individuals, communities, businesses and local governments in the U.S. have undertaken to combat the threat of climate change in their own backyards in the wake of the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement.

The film explores the very real social and economic effects of climate change-fueled disasters – from America’s heartland to the nation’s coastlines and the island of Puerto Rico. The premise of the documentary is based on a Twitter response from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto to President Trump the moment he pulled out of the Paris Agreement.

With devastating fires and hurricanes occurring with more frequency as the planet warms; the new federal report in which 300 scientists warn of the financial devastation and innumerable lives at risk as a result of climate change if more isn’t done soon; and a national debate raging over the United States’ energy future, the film poignantly captures what’s at stake for communities around the country and their commitment to effecting real change in reducing carbon emissions.

DUCC welcomes Douglas and Saugatuck residents to screen the film and then talk about it and what awareness-building and actions we can accomplish in our own communities. This talk is part of the education series conducted by Douglas UCC’s Creation Justice Team.