About this film The Story of Citizens United v. FEC explores the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy. The movie explores the history of the American corporation and corporate political spending, the appropriate roles of citizens and for-profit corporations in a democracy and the toxic impact the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is…
The Story of Stuff The Story of Stuff, originally released in December 2007, is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just…
Not An Alternative:We Refuse to Die Campaign Not An Alternative specializes in cultural organizing, community engagement, and narrative-changing strategies that address environmental and social challenges and help build a more just society. In 2014, they created The Natural History Museum as a touring program that creates collaborations with Indigenous and other community-rooted groups to build…
Genesee County Hispanic Latino Collaborative, “La Placita”:Support to Flint Residents La Placita was formed in Flint, MI in 2015 as a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to advocating for the Hispanic-Latino populations in Genesee County in the areas of education, cultural awareness and social needs. Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation:Strengthening the Great Lakes Summit Michigan Citizens…
Rise St. James:Protecting St. James from New Petrochemical Plants Founded by Sharon Lavigne, a retired special needs teacher and winner of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize, Rise St. James is a grassroots organization based in St. James, Louisiana. Sharon has dedicated herself to keeping multibillion dollar chemical plants out of her community. We’re so proud…
A Global Solution to a Global Problem 175 countries are currently negotiating a legally-binding, international treaty on plastic pollution that could change the world. It’s a big deal. In 2022, the United Nations started discussing the terms and details of this treaty. The fifth and final round of negotiations are set to conclude in 2025. It’s…
St. James, Lousiana has garnered international attention this year, becoming one of the world’s highest-profile environmental site fights as the small community campaigns against giant corporations’ petrochemical developments. Two weeks ago, we released a new video featuring RISE St. James’ Sharon Lavigne, a tireless fighter for the rights of her community members in Louisiana’s Cancer…
About This Campaign For decades, Nestlé Waters — the world’s largest water bottler — has bought up access to public water across North America to turn our most precious public resource into a private commodity. Paying next to nothing in royalties, Nestlé makes billions of dollars a year selling our water. Over recent years, The…
Episode 1: “Take THAT, Plastic Bags!” Did you know that if everyone in the United States tied their annual consumption of plastic bags together in a giant chain, the chain would reach around the Earth’s equator 776 times!? In our inaugural podcast, Annie speaks with Rose Timmer, a community activist from one of the United…
The effort to eliminate plastic straws has recently become a darling among ocean plastic advocates, even permeating pop culture and the broader public consciousness. Everywhere in social media, images of plastic straws in the environment or corrupting wildlife are dominating Facebook and Instagram feeds, reaching far beyond the silos of the traditional stakeholder groups concerned…
