Film Night? A Taste of Movies in the Ecology Center Library

Film Night? A Taste of Movies in the Ecology Center Library
By Nerine Ortiz-Pon, Ecology Center Youth Intern Within the Ecology Center, there is a section dedicated to films that are available to loan out – a mini-library. As long as you are a current member, you may borrow the movies you want to watch for two weeks, with a five at a time limit. I… Read more »

Naomi Klein’s Best-Selling Book Is Now a Film! Join us at Screening of “This Changes Everything,” 3/5/16

Naomi Klein's Best-Selling Book Is Now a Film! Join us at Screening of "This Changes Everything," 3/5/16
What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Inspired by Naomi Klein’s international non-fiction bestseller, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Free film screening will be Saturday, March 5, at 10:30 AM at the Rialto Cinemas… Read more »

“Tiny: A Story About Living Small” Film Screening & Panel Discussion on Tiny Homes, 3/3/16

"Tiny: A Story About Living Small" Film Screening & Panel Discussion on Tiny Homes, 3/3/16
What are the benefits of living in a house with a footprint no larger than a parking space? What would it take to make the tiny home movement – well, big? Join us for a film and discussion on Thursday, March 3rd at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists’ Hall. A screening of “Tiny: A Story… Read more »

Visit Us at Berkeley Bay Festival, 4/11/15, and Brower Center Earth Day, 4/18/15

Visit Us at Berkeley Bay Festival, 4/11/15, and Brower Center Earth Day, 4/18/15
For the next two Saturdays, we’re plugged in to two family-friendly events that we would love to see you at! First up, come to the Bay Festival at the Berkeley Marina this Saturday, April 11th from 11 am – 4 pm! Enjoy free hands-on educational activities and info from environmental organizations around the Bay. Listen… Read more »

Ecology Center Hosts “Climate Refugees” Documentary Screening, 8/15/14

Ecology Center Hosts "Climate Refugees" Documentary Screening, 8/15/14
Environmental refugees are now more prevalent than political refugees. This week, news outlets reported a landmark ruling by New Zealand, which granted residency to a family from Tuvalu, for reasons connected to climate change. Sea level rise, along with floods, droughts, desertification, famine, and other climate change impacts are forcing people across the globe to… Read more »