Dozens of local youth will be on hand for a screening of 鈥淟ittle Warriors,鈥� a documentary chronicling the youth-led push for local climate legislation in Indianapolis, at 6 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 27) at the University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 Eck Visitors Center.
A discussion with Jim Poyser, executive director of Earth Charter Indiana; Therese Dorau, director of sustainability for the city of South Bend; and South Bend Common Council member Jo Broden will follow the screening.
Initiated by students in and 鈥� sustainability class, the event is meant to energize local youth to organize for a resolution or ordinance to reduce carbon emissions and lessen the impact of climate change here.
Sakimoto is director of the , part of the at 91吃瓜. Dassow Walls is the William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of at 91吃瓜.
鈥淭his event is very timely in that it comes on the heels of unfortunate floods that are plaguing South Bend,鈥� said Sakimoto. 鈥淐atastrophic floods are to be expected in a warming climate, as warmer air holds more moisture than does cooler air.鈥�
The screening is sponsored by the , the , the First Year of Studies Program, the , , the , the , and the William P. and Hazel B. White Fund.
Media are welcome to attend the event.
Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu
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