Screening & Panel Discussion of the Story of Plastic
The Story of Plastic, the award-winning documentary, will be made available for free streaming for all Park Slope Food Coop members between July 6 and July 20. This film presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis, and how the oil and gas industry has successfully manipulated the...
Meet and Greet with Judith Enck
Come in person to Jody Reiss’ apartment (RSVP for Address) to chat in person with Judith, pose questions on plastics and grassroots activism, and receive a resounding pep talk in preparation for our rally the next day. Contact host Jody Reiss ( ailanthis@gmail.com ) for more information.
Rally and Press Conference to Enforce the Bag Ban and Container Deposit Laws!
Location: DEC Region 2 Headquarters (47-40 21st Street, Long Island City)Nearby Subways: Court Sq – 23rd St ( 7 E M G ), Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Ave ( 7 ), 21st Street – Van Alst ( G ). Nearly two years after the statewide plastic bag ban took effect, many stores – especially in NYC – continue...
Beyond Plastics Online Grassroots Trainings
ZoomWe can achieve a world without plastic pollution but we need to build a bigger, more powerful grassroots movement to do it. How can you help? That’s easy! Just register for the upcoming Beyond Plastics Trainings for Local Groups and Affiliates to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger...
September Full Group Meeting
XIV Coffee 497c Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY, United StatesThe next meeting will be in-person on Sunday, Sept 10. All are welcome. Email beyondplasticsbklyn@gmail.com for for info.
Climate March
Southeast Central Park 5th Avenue and 59th St, New York City, New York, United StatesJoin Beyond Plastics at the March to End Fossil Fuels on Sept. 17 in NYC The United Nations is calling on world leaders to take real steps to lead us off fossil fuels to protect people and the planet. This September, the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York will gather world leaders to commit...
Atlantic Antic
Join Beyond Plastics Brooklyn at our table at the Atlantic Antic Festival on Oct 1, noon-6pm. Contact Jody Reiss (ailanthis@gmail.com) for details.
Regular Meeting
For the zoom link, contact beyondplasticsbklyn@gmail.com.
Sewing Workshop: Reusable Cloth Produce Bags
We're sewing reusable produce bags to hand out at the Farmers Market! This helps us raise awareness about food waste, give people an alternative to single-use plastic and upcycle fabric and keep in out of the landfill! Plus, it's fun and you can keep some of the bags you make too :) This workshop will...