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DEQ hosts 1st Environmental Film Fest and Zero Waste Picnic
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Posted on Apr 20 2012
By Clarissa David
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The Division of Environmental Quality is partnering with the National Park Service, Coastal Resources Management, and the CNMI Humanities Council for the 1st Environmental Film Festival and Zero Waste Picnic.
The event is part of the Environmental Awareness Month celebration and will be held at the American Memorial Park outdoor amphitheater starting today at 6:30pm and will continue tomorrow from 10am onwards.
The Environmental Film Festival and Zero Waste Picnic will offer films that highlight different issues relating to the environment, said DEQ’s Emanuel Borja, who chairs the Environmental Awareness Month committee.
Borja said the outdoor events will coincide with a zero-waste picnic wherein attendees are encouraged to bring their dinner in reusable or compostable containers to reduce trash on island.
“We will be providing water, recycling bins, and a compost area, but we will not be providing trash receptacles or cups,” Borja told Saipan Tribune. “We would like this event to be as eco-friendly as possible.”
The schedule today will begin with the zero-waste picnic kickoff at 6:30pm followed by the screening of the featured film Addicted to Plastic at 7pm.
For Saturday, April 28, the films are divided into categories. Films from 10am to 1pm are for younger audiences, starting with The Lorax, the 1972 animated film based on the book by Dr. Seuss at 10am; The Man Who Planted Trees at 10:45am; and DisneyNature’s Oceans at 11:30am.
The 2pm matinee screening will feature Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific, a documentary about traditional ocean navigation and the life of Mao.
Films under the “Regional Shorts” category will be shown from 4pm to 6pm. They are Fanihi: A Cultural Digest at 4pm; Talakhaya: A look at the Rota Revegetation and Luta Livelihoods Project at 4:15pm; Home for Hawksbill at 4:30pm; Micronesia’s Changing Climate at 5pm; and The Voices of Laolao at 5:30pm.
The zero-waste picnic on Saturday will also take place at 6:30pm followed by the screening of the feature film, The Disappearing of Tuvalu.
“All of the screenings are free and open to the public,” said Borja.
