[Act-ma_discuss] NRDC invitation to an exclusive virtual film screening, Oct 14, 6:30pm

[Amy Hendrickson]

Watch and discuss a documentary that follows residents and activists fighting for environmental justice in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, NJ. 





You're Invited to an Exclusive Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion of The Sacrifice Zone 

Join us for a virtual screening and panel discussion about a documentary that follows residents and activists fighting for environmental justice in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, NJ.

Learn how you can help demand action to reverse a legacy of discrimination and environmental injustice.

Who: NRDC, the Ironbound Community Corporation, and Talking Eyes Media are happy to present Julie Winokur, Maria Lopez-Nuñez, Miya Yoshitani, Dr. Sacoby Wilson, and Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali
When: Thursday, October 14 at 6:30 PM (ET)
Where: Zoom 

	

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Dear Activist,

In Newark, NJ, you can find a fracked gas plant, a sewage treatment facility, an animal fat rendering plant, and multiple chemical storage facilities all in the same one-mile stretch.

And just one mile away from these hazards live 55,000 people in a diverse, multi-ethnic, mainly working-class neighborhood called the Ironbound. This community faces some of the most toxic conditions in the entire country.

The powerful new film The Sacrifice Zone follows Honduran-American activist and Ironbound resident Maria Lopez-Nuñez and her community's fight against the use of low-income communities of color as dumping grounds for what our society produces, consumes, and throws away.

 <https://act.nrdc.org/go/28021?t=2&akid=16453%2E2192069%2E0nslBe> You are invited to an exclusive screening of The Sacrifice Zone and a subsequent discussion with environmental justice leaders that will take a deep look at the injustices affecting low-income communities and communities of color in Newark and beyond — and what we must do to reverse this legacy of injustice.

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Here are the people you will hear from in the post-screening panel:

*	Julie Winokur, Director of The Sacrifice Zone and Executive Director of Talking Eyes Media, a nonprofit company that produces compelling media advocating for positive social change
*	Maria Lopez-Nuñez, Deputy Director at the Ironbound Community Corporation who has led her community's fight for justice at the local, state, and national levels
*	Miya Yoshitani, Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, an organization fighting for environmental justice for low-income and working class Asian American immigrant and refugee communities
*	Dr. Sacoby Wilson, Associate Professor at the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, and founder and director of the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and Health
*	Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali, President & Founder, Revitalization Strategies, LLC; Vice President of Environmental Justice, Climate, and Community Revitalization at the National Wildlife Federation; and thought-leader, strategist, policymaker, and activist committed to the fight for environmental justice and economic equity

This panel of experts will answer YOUR questions about the fight for environmental, climate, and racial justice, and what you can do to help build a just and sustainable future.

 <https://act.nrdc.org/go/28021?t=4&akid=16453%2E2192069%2E0nslBe> RSVP to attend this exclusive screening and panel discussion about The Sacrifice Zone on October 14 at 6:30 PM.

Sincerely,

Yukyan Lam
Staff Scientist, NRDC

P.S. Watch the trailer for The Sacrifice Zone  <https://act.nrdc.org/go/28022?t=5&akid=16453%2E2192069%2E0nslBe> here and learn more about the documentary  <https://act.nrdc.org/go/28023?t=6&akid=16453%2E2192069%2E0nslBe> here.

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