Reserve Your Seat for YES! Presents: Solving Plastic

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May 18, 2021

Update: This event is now over, but you can still when it is made available.

The petrochemical industry continues to flood the world with plastic鈥攑oisoning our bodies and ecosystems, and driving and exploiting inequality. Join us Thursday, May 20 at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET for our live virtual conversation with activists and contributors from the Solving Plastic issue of YES! Magazine as we explore the diverse ways communities are fighting back and creating healthier systems鈥攁nd how you can be a part of it. You鈥檒l hear from:

鈥� Erica Cirino, a science writer, artist, and author of the forthcoming book Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis (Island Press, fall 2021)
鈥� Sharon Lavigne, founder of RISE St. James in New Orleans and a leading environmental justice advocate fighting the petrochemical buildout in Louisiana鈥檚鈥淐ancer Alley鈥�
鈥� Christie Keith, international coordinator and executive director of GAIA (U.S.), a global alliance of grassroots groups, NGOs, and individuals working toward a just, toxic-free world without incineration
鈥� Breanna Draxler, YES! environmental editor and moderator of the event
鈥� Zenobia Jeffries Warfield, YES! executive editor and host of the event

This free event will be broadcast live on Zoom, and a recording of the event will be sent to all registrants.

YES! Presents is a live event series from the team behind YES! Magazine that brings to life stories of solutions to some of society鈥檚 biggest issues. From deep explorations based on YES!鈥檚 award-winning solutions journalism reporting, to discussions with some of the most influential national and local figures at the forefront of these solutions, YES! Presents events offer a thought-provoking look into the role we all play in building a better world.