Niagara College’s Niagara Environmental Corps (NEC), in partnership with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Sustainability Network and the Onghiara International Film Festival, will host the first Niagara screening of the award-winning film “The Age of Stupid” on October 23.
“The Age of Stupid” is a film by Fanny Armstrong, the Director of “McLibel”, and stars the Oscar-nominated Pete Postlewaite as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055, watching “archive” footage from 2008, and asking why steps weren’t taken to stop climate change.
The screening takes place Friday, October 23 at 7 p.m. in the Yerich Auditorium at Niagara College’s Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus. Admission is free, refreshments will be served, and an opportunity for discussion will follow the film.
The Niagara Environmental Corps (NEC) is a student-led organization created in 2006 to increase environmental awareness at Niagara College and empower students to be proactive in solving environmental issues and build healthy communities. In 2007, the NEC joined with the College’s Niagara Research department to gain experience in environmentally-focused applied research initiatives. These activities focus on protecting and restoring natural environments, including habitat restoration and monitoring, ecosystem restoration, site remediation, wetland conservation and solutions towards urban sustainability. The NEC has grown to include more than 135 members, and has collaborated with local high schools to develop an NEC Junior Corps.
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For more information, contact:
Kerry Kennedy
Research Project Coordinator – Environment
Niagara Environmental Corps Coordinator
Niagara College
905-641-2252, ext. 4284
kekennedy@niagaracollege.ca
