Whole Foods Film Festival this whole month of April

Whole Foods Market presents the Do Something Reel™ Film Festival, a collection of six provocative, character-driven films focused on passionate people making a world of difference.

From the Coal River Valley of West Virginia to the inner city of Detroit, from vanishing bee populations to the evolution of the National School Lunch Program, from farmers and active everyday citizens to doctors and scientists, the Do Something Reel line-up provides a moving, eye-opening look at how the choices we make can have a huge impact on our bodies, our economy, and our environment. We hope these films will inspire you to reflect on what you're passionate about, and how you can make a difference!

This nationwide traveling festival will be presented in 70+ cities throughout April, in celebration of Earth Month.

Here at the showings in Milwaukee - All are at the Times Cinema

Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	ON COAL RIVER	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 26th, 2011	6:30pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	LUNCH LINE	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Steet, 53208	April 17th, 2011	3:30pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	LUNCH LINE	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 25th, 2011	8:15pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	BAG IT	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 16th, 2011	1:00pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	ON COAL RIVER	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 18th, 2011	6:30pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	PLANEAT	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 26th, 2011	8:15pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	VANISHING OF THE BEES	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 23rd, 2011	1:00pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	URBAN ROOTS	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 19th, 2011	6:30pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	URBAN ROOTS	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 24th, 2011	1:00pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	PLANEAT	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 18th, 2011	8:15pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	BAG IT	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 25th, 2011	6:30pm	$8	Buy tickets
Milwaukee, WI (5.8 miles)	VANISHING OF THE BEES	Times Cinema, 414-453-3128 5906 West Vliet Street, 53208	April 19th, 2011	8:15pm	$8	Buy tickets

'Race To Nowhere' Screening Thurs Oct 7th 2010

Race to Nowhere - The Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture

 http://www.racetonowhere.com/

 

About the Film

Director Vicki Abeles turns the personal political, igniting a national conversation in her new documentary about the pressures faced by American schoolchildren and their teachers in a system and culture obsessed with the illusion of achievement, competition and the pressure to perform. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids, Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.

See a screening this Thursday Oct 7th at 7pm at the Times Cinema 5906 West Vliet Street, Milw.

'No Impact Man' movie at the Bay View EcoVillage

http://noimpactman.typepad.com

I went to a viewing of No Impact Man last night at the Bay View EcoVillage. What a great place and documentary! The movie is about Colin Beavan who decides to see what would happen if his family (wife and young daughter) lived for 1 year making no impact on the earth. It was interesting to see how things are so connected that we just take for granted. No electricity means no fridge, which means no milk (he comes up with a solution). No electricity also means no washing machine (they find out the tub and your feet works fine!) It was great to see how you can come up with eco friendly alternatives to our societal destructive ways. Not that 'Family Cloth' would work for all families (what you use instead of toilet paper. Fabric wipes you wash just like cloth diapers). Being No Impact would be very, very challenging for almost all of us but even if you do a few of the eco concious actions it will make a big impact.

A few simple easy eco actions you can do right now:

• Marcal Small Steps  toilet paper. http://www.marcalsmallsteps.com It is 100% recycled ..I know you are thinking 'ouch, scratchy ol' recycled toilet paper' But is it not scratchy! It is not uber soft but it is much better then recycled toilet paper from back in the day. They have been around since 1950 and have saved million and million trees. Pick N Save carries it and they have it on sale usually every other month. In the Sunday paper coupons, you can find a $1.00 off coupon. And if you go to Pick N Save on Wednesday, it is double coupon day!
• We love our To-Go Ware utensil set. http://to-goware.com It is a bamboo set of a knife, spoon, fork and chopsticks in a pouch (We add a straw too). We keep it in the diaper bag so we always have it when we go out to eat. Then we don't need to use plastic ware!

Join thousands doing the Sierra Club No Impact Week--Starting TODAY 8/29

The No Impact Experiment is a one-week carbon cleanse that starts on Sunday, August 29th. It is a chance for you to see what a difference no-impact living can have on your quality of life. It's not about giving up creature comforts but an opportunity for you to test whether the modern "conveniences" you take for granted are actually making you happier or just eating away at your time and money.
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/NAT_noimpact

We are going to try the No Impact Experiment for this week. I know it will be hard but everything we do will help the Earth.    ***We pledge and guarantee to not eat out for this No Impact week.***  This is a big thing for us. We eat out way more then we should.
 

Now, I must tell you about the Bay View EcoVillage. What a great set-up. Mark, who lives there and hosted the movie party, explained how the village works. There are 7 adults and 3 children that live in 2 side by side duplexes. They all share 1 car, they cook and eat meals together, have 1 TV in a room large enough to hold all of them and more and they have a massive vegetable garden. They have their own village. It was awesome to see. Thanks Mark and Lauren for hosting this event!!!

Blue Gold - World Water Wars

http://www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/

This is an eye opener of a movie. It is a very scary thought that the world is running out of fresh water. Everyone should see this movie - young, old, rich, poor. We all NEED drinking water to live. We got it on Netflix. My hubby is going to school for Water Technologies - water conservation, disinfection, protection etc...  I have so much more appreciation for water and how freely we have access to crystal clear, safe drinking water.

Ways we conserve water in our house:
- We have 3 rain barrels
- Save the running water when we are waiting for the tap water to get hot
- Save the water from rinsing the dishes
- Save the baby's bath water
- Use the dehumidifier water in the washing machine

- Don't water our lawn
- Take 5 minute showers
- Do only full loads in the dishwasher and washing machine
- Be mindful of the water we use and how we can use less
- I know this grosses some people out but if they lived with no clean drinking water they would not think twice about it....In the bathroom 'If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down.' You will save 1.6 to 3 gallons of water per flush. Just think about how much you would save in a week, month, year, 10 years?? It is your family living in your house. Seeing their pee is not going to harm you any way, shape or form. Why do we use good clean drinking water to flush the toilet???? There is no need for that! Someday we will own a grey water system in our home....

Uses for your saved water:
- Water your vegetable garden and flowers (rain water - no soap)
- Water your compost bin (rain water - no soap)
- Use to flush your toilets (soapy/yucky water)

The Business of Being Born

www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com

This is a FABULOUS documentary on homebirth. Everyone should see this movie (I think I am going to say that about all the documentaries I recommend) This gives such a great view of homebirth and shows the unspoken dangers of hospital birth. I had a home, water birth with my son 1 year ago. It was the most amazing, wonderful, scary, overwhelming event of my life but I would have not wanted it any other way (just a shorter labor - 40 hours was a bit too much).


You don't have to do what everyone else does. You don't have to have your baby in the hospital where you are treated like you are sick and need to be 'helped' my medical interventions. Your body is designed to create life, birth that life and then feed it. Why is all of that being taking away from women? Take back your birthing rights! Have a labor where you can eat (it is needed to give you strength), drink, have supportive people around you, be able to walk around, allow your body to move (this is vital to help the baby move down), not have 14 thousand people looking at your crotch and checking you, be able to birth your baby in any position that feels good to you and have your baby in your arms and at your breast the minute he/she is born. Statistics have proven that homebirths are as safe or safer than hospital births! I would strongly recommend having a qualified Midwife at your birth. They are well trained in how to handle emergencies.

I do own this movie if anyone is interested in watching it. I would love to see it again.

:)