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Please note: this film can only be viewed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts.
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This screening is sponsored by WILPF – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Burlington branch, and Lucky Next Door
A new documentary on PFAS by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sara Ganim spotlights the contamination in Oscoda, Michigan. The film examines contamination by PFAS (a broad group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) emanating from the old Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan, and how a government’s conflict of interest has led to inaction and a growing water crisis in the area. No Defense looks at the struggle between the U.S. military and communities dealing with PFAS contamination from U.S. military bases. Oscoda is just one example of those communities. but this is the first documentary that specifically focuses on PFAS contamination at DOD (Department of Defense) sites, of which there are hundreds of sites around the country. More than 650 towns contaminated. Millions of Americans affected.
The largest-known polluter of chemicals that are nearly indestructible… is also the regulator that has failed to act. This is the story of the war on water.
Bonus Feature: On Earth Day, April 22, at 8pm EST, a live panel discussion was held led by Nancy Price and Marguerite Adelman of WILPF and by Anthony Spaniola of Need Our Water (NOW).
The 60 minute discussion can be viewed HERE
Anthony Spaniola is featured in the film and served as a consultant. He has a summer home on Oscoda near the military base.
Nancy Price is the Co-Chair of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom’s Earth Democracy Issues Committee. For over 20 years, Nancy has been engaged with the progressive movement: as a founding member and early board member of Move to Amend; a board member of the US Peace Council, the National Election Defense Coalition, and the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution; Co-Chair of the Alliance for Democracy; and the Western Coordinator of their Defending Water for Life campaign.
Marguerite Adelman is a team leader for the Vermont PFAS and Military Poisons Coalition and working with others interested in Military PFAS contamination in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts to replicate similar projects in those states. All are welcome to attend the discussion of the film and to learn more about the military use of PFAS in the US and across the globe.
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