Living Downstream Event Sunday

On Sunday, Oct. 17, join the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Sustainable Springfield, Inc., and the Pesticide Action Network of North America in welcoming Dr. Sandra Steingraber and film-maker Chanda Chevannes to Springfield for a screening of the new documentary, Living Downstream, that explores the connections between chemicals in our environment (including agricultural chemicals) and cancer.

The film is based on the acclaimed book by Illinois native, ecologist, and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. This film follows Sandra around North America—and back to central Illinois—as she works to break the silence about cancer and its environmental links.

Learn more about the film here.

The screening, at the Hoogland Center for the Arts, will be followed by a Q&A session and book signing with Sandra Steingraber and filmmaker Chanda Chevannes. Signed copies of the new and updated second edition of Living Downstream will be available for purchase before and after the film.

Tickets are $8 and are available online, in person, or by phone (217-523-2787).