"Burning Injustice" Community Film Screening

The evening will be centered around waste reduction, circularity, and upcycling with a focus on community action and engagement.
About this Event

Hosted by Florida for Good Tampa Bay, St. Pete Eco Club, ReThink Energy Florida, Gen Cleo, Hi Heidi Design, and the Plastic-Free Pinellas Coalition, The evening will be centered around waste reduction, circularity, and upcycling with a focus on community action and engagement for building a zero-waste future.We will have upcycling activities and crafts including:

• DIY t-shirt Tote Bags: Give a new life to an old t-shirt by turning it into an upcycled tote. BYO or use one of ours for free.
• Live Printing with Hi Heidi Designs: Local printmaker and artist Heidi Hicks will be offering live printing on your own items for a small fee, with additional materials available for purchase. Featuring designs inspired by the resilience shared between ecosystems and queer histories, this is an opportunity to give new life to an old item you may have, limiting waste through creative reuse. Bring a tote bag, t-shirt, or other fabric item from home to have a unique piece of art printed on it!

About the film:

is a powerful short documentary that follows the inspiring journey of Latino activists, John Mataka and Bianca Lopez, as they expose the toxic pollution and devastating health consequences of one of the last trash incinerators in California in an effort to close the facility once and for all. Through their unwavering determination, they call for environmental justice and a safer future for their community and loved ones.

What does it feel like to live near an incinerator that burns trash? What are the impacts of our “managed” waste stream on people and planet?

Incinerators exist around the world as a form of waste management. The latest mini documentary from The Story of Stuff Project follows the story of one of 70+ incinerators in the United States, exposing the multigenerational fight led by our allies Valley Improvement Projects, to close a waste incinerator in California’s Central Valley.

Over 4 million Americans – disproportionately communities of color and those already overburdened by industrial pollution – live near waste incinerators. These communities experience a cocktail of pollutants, from high levels of particulate matter to dioxin, and chlorine; toxins associated with 20th-century chemical warfare.

Burning Injustice challenges the industry narrative around “waste to energy” via the lived experience of environmental justice communities in their fight for clean air.