Bittersweet Muck
Schedule
Sun Nov 16 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Alliance for the Arts | Fort Myers, FL
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Join partners for the screening of Emmy nominated documentary Bittersweet Muck, followed by Q & A panel. Pre-register: https://act.sierraclub.org/events/details...Stop the Burn!
Pre-harvest sugar field burning is a toxic and outdated harvesting practice that takes place every year from October through May over the approximately 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields in and around the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). Discriminatory burn regulations based on wind direction ensure more affluent communities to the east are spared.. Burn permits are authorized when the wind blows towards the west in the direction of Lee County and we have a role to play in stopping this! Residents in and around the Glades (predominantly lower-income communities of color) remain unprotected from the smoke and ash.
To learn more check out this 2024 Rolling Stone article.
https://www.rollingstone.com/.../sugar-crop-pollutants.../
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Where is it happening?
Alliance for the Arts, 10091 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33919-1002, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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