The Work of 1000
Screening and Panel Discussion
The Fitchburg Public Library presents The Collaborative History of the Clean-up and the Evolution of Urban Environmentalism on Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the Library Auditoriu
m. This screening of the documentary “Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000” will be followed by a panel discussion with Marion Stoddart, Bill Flynn (Fitchburg’s mayor at the start of the clean-up) and Mayor Wong. Come see this inspiring film that tells the story of one woman’s dedication to making the world a better place by cleaning the Nashua River. Refreshments will be served.
On display will be art works created during the “Along the Nashua River” Paint-In sponsored by Fitchburg Cultural Alliance in June, 2010, and displays by the Nashua River Watershed Association, the Fitchburg Greenway Committee, Growing Spaces Garden Project, the Fitchburg Farmers’ Market and more. The Friends of the Library will have copies of Lynne Cherry’s book, A River Ran Wild: an Environmental History, (Harcourt, 1992) for sale. This history of the Nashua River is an important lesson about just how fragile the natural world around us is.
This event is funded by a grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Fitchburg Public Library Trustees, and the Friends of the Library.
The Fitchburg Public Library presents The Collaborative History of the Clean-up and the Evolution of Urban Environmentalism on Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 p.m. in the Library Auditoriu
m. This screening of the documentary “Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000” will be followed by a panel discussion with Marion Stoddart, Bill Flynn (Fitchburg’s mayor at the start of the clean-up) and Mayor Wong. Come see this inspiring film that tells the story of one woman’s dedication to making the world a better place by cleaning the Nashua River. Refreshments will be served.On display will be art works created during the “Along the Nashua River” Paint-In sponsored by Fitchburg Cultural Alliance in June, 2010, and displays by the Nashua River Watershed Association, the Fitchburg Greenway Committee, Growing Spaces Garden Project, the Fitchburg Farmers’ Market and more. The Friends of the Library will have copies of Lynne Cherry’s book, A River Ran Wild: an Environmental History, (Harcourt, 1992) for sale. This history of the Nashua River is an important lesson about just how fragile the natural world around us is.
This event is funded by a grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Fitchburg Public Library Trustees, and the Friends of the Library.
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