Join the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program in a special screening of the award-winning Our Movement Starts Here.

About the film: In 1982, a rural, predominately Black community in North Carolina mobilized and fought the state’s plan to site a toxic PCB landfill in their county. This landmark action, the first to articulate the concepts of environmental racism and environmental justice, brought together civil rights activists and environmentalists for the first time to fight for common goals. 40 years later, the citizens of Warren County commemorate the anniversary by inspiring a new generation of environmental justice activists to push the movement into the future.

Following the film, there will be a Q&A with the film’s director John Rash and two individuals associated with the environmental justice movement, Rev. William Kearney and Consherto (Sherry) Williams.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 5:30pm to 7pm

WHERE: Jackson Street Building – Lecture Room 125