[Classifieds] Join us this Saturday: Documentary film "The Devil We Know" at the Chatham Orpheum Theater

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Sustainable Practices and STEEP Superfund Research Program present a screening of the documentary film "The Devil We Know"
Screening will be followed by a discussion on water issues affecting Cape Cod

Sustainable Practices and the STEEP Superfund Research Program will present a screening of the documentary film The Devil We Know on Saturday, April 6th at 10:00 a.m. The film screening, co-hosted by Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition, Pleasant Bay Community Boating, and the Chatham Orpheum Theater will be shown at the Chatham Orpheum Theater, 637 Main St., Chatham, Mass.

The Devil We Know, by award-winning documentary filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and featured at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, chronicles one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time. The film tells the story of a group of citizens in West Virginia as they take on a powerful corporation following the discovery that it had knowingly dumped a class of toxic chemicals called PFASs into the drinking water supply.

These same chemicals have also been found on Cape Cod. STEEP, a five-year research project launched last year, is focused on understanding PFASs and the environmental and human health impacts of these drinking water contaminants, including here on Cape Cod. Following the film, a panel discussion with STEEP researchers will give the local community the opportunity to share their questions and concerns.

Led by the University of Rhode Island (URI), STEEP (Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of PFASs) is a partnership of URI; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health; and Silent Spring Institute. STEEP is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Superfund Research Program. For more information, visit: https://web.uri.edu/steep/

The screening is part of the Sustainable Practices Sustainability Film Series, which highlights films centered on themes of social justice, environmental justice, and economic equity. The films are typically shown on the first Saturday of every month at the Orpheum Theater. For more information, visit: https://sustainablepracticesltd.org/film-series

CONTACT:
Madhavi Venkatesan (Sustainable Practices)
   madhavi.venkatesanphd at gmail.com<mailto:madhavi.venkatesanphd at gmail.com>, 917-496-0440
Cheryl Osimo (Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition)
   cherylosimo at comcast.net<mailto:cherylosimo at comcast.net>, 508-246-3047

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Laurel Schaider, PhD
Research Scientist
Silent Spring Institute
www.silentspring.org<http://www.silentspring.org>


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