Please be Northeastern University’s guest on February 22 for the screening of “A Chemical Reaction,†an inspiring documentary movie about one of the most powerful and effective community initiatives against chemical pesticides and herbicides in the history of North America.
Started by one lone voice, dermatologist June Irwin noticed a connection between her patients’ health conditions and their exposure to chemical pesticides and herbicides. “A Chemical Reaction†follows her journey of relentless persistence from warning fellow citizens in her small town to an ultimate victory in the Canadian Supreme Court.
A reception at 5:30 will be followed by the screening at 7 pm. Immediately after the movie screening, at approximately 8:15, there will be a Q&A Session with Paul Tukey, who has followed this story closely over several years. After becoming seriously ill with acute pesticide sensitivity from applying chemical lawn products in his own lawn care business, he became an outspoken advocate for alternatives to chemical lawn care and one of the nation’s leading experts on organic lawn care.
The screening will be held at Northeastern’s West Village F20. For more information, and for a campus map, log on to www.cba.neu/Event.aspx?id=5708.
