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Minnesota Premiere of Sandra Steingraber's Film 
“Living Downstream”

Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic feature-length documentary  Raised in small-town Illinois, cancer seems to run in Sandra’s family – several of her family members were diagnosed with bladder cancer.  While cancer runs in her family, it doesn’t run in her genes.  Sandra is adopted. This poetic 85-minute film follows Sandra during one pivotal year as she travels across North America, working to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links. Minnesota screening sponsored by Clean Water Action.  Tickets $7.00.

When: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 7PM

Where: St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 Main St SE, Minneapolis, MN

For more info: Contact Kim LaBo at klabo@cleanwater.org for info and tickets

Chemicals and Reproductive Health: It's getting personal!
A free public forum on health

More couples facing infertility. Sperm counts going down. Reproductive cancers going up. What’s going on? Scientists are finding that exposures to hormone-disrupting chemicals in cosmetics, plastics, cleaners and other consumer products we use every day are playing a role! 

Learn about ways to protect your health by choosing safe cosmetics, non-toxic cleaners and other safe products.   Find out how public policies could better protect our health and how to get involved in advocating for these policies.

Keynote Speaker
Charlotte Brody, RN, Director of Chemicals and Green Chemistry, BlueGreen Alliance. 

Charlotte Brody joined the BlueGreen Alliance as Director of Chemicals and Green Chemistry in January 2010.  Prior to joining the BlueGreen Alliance, she was the National Field Director for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, a nationwide effort to pass smart federal policies to protect us from toxic chemicals.  A registered nurse, Charlotte previously served as the Director of Programs for Green For All, Executive Director of Commonweal, a founder and Executive Director of Health Care Without Harm and the Public Affairs Director and Executive Director of a Planned Parenthood affiliate in North Carolina.

When: Saturday, October 2, 2010, 9:30 Registration, 10:00 - 11:30 Forum

Where: Neighborhood House (Wellstone Community Center)
179 Robie St. E, St. Paul, MN 55107

For more information: krojas-jahn@iatp.org or 612-870-3407
RSVP requested but not required.