Film Series on Environment at World Centric Community Space: A Convenient Truth

Feb. 22, 2011 - PRLog -- The winter film series has begun at World Centric Community Space. Fridays, beginning January 21 at 7pm, we will look at what went wrong with our cities, how sprawl replaced neighborhoods, and what can be done to bring back community and sustainability to our cities and towns.

Feature Film this Friday, February 25
A Convenient Truth
In this inspirational film, you will learn why cities around the world look to Curitiba, Brazil as the model for creative and enlightened urban planning. The city of Curitiba has demonstrated for the past 40 years how to transform problems into cost effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world.

Film begins at 7:30pm, but there will be snacks at 7pm.
Admission is free and open to the public!
World Centric Community Space, Wheelchair Accessible
2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto, CA 94306

The “Films of Hope and Vision: Livable Cities” series focuses on hopeful and positive solutions to environmental problems affecting our world. Join us for provocative films, great discussions, and opportunities to connect with others who want to make a difference.  We hope to see you there!

Sponsored by Acterra, Common Ground, Silicon Valley Action Network, Transition Silicon Valley, Transition Palo Alto, World Centric, and more.

About World Centric (http://www.worldcentric.org/about-us/company-info)

World Centric products, http://www.worldcentric.org/biocompostables, are made with annually renewable resources like corn, sugarcane and wheat straw fiber. Sugar cane and wheat straw fiber are also discarded by-products of the agriculture industry, and it uses this discarded fiber to make sustainable alternatives to plastics and polystyrene.

World Centric is committed to becoming the model of how sustainable enterprises should be run, http://www.worldcentric.org/sustainability. For example, they offset their carbon emissions and annually give 25% of their profits (before taxes) to grass root social and environmental organizations. World Centric hopes to one day give away 100% of their profits. The overall mission, vision and values of World Centric have remained consistent since their founding - to make a difference and create a more just and sustainable world.

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World Centric's mission is to create a better world, inspire, innovate and leave no waste ... every day. For starters, they offset their company's carbon footprint by planting trees; in the office, they use renewable energy and strive for zero waste. They also donate 25% of their profits to grassroots, social, and environmental organizations, provide schools and nonprofits with a discount, and offer their school lunch trays at cost. In addition, they provide compensation for employees to take public transportation to help make the staff and the planet happy! Furthermore, their factories are audited to Fair Labor Organization guidelines, to ensure fair wages and working conditions for workers. Finally, World Centric has been hosting environmental and social justice community events since 2004. Please feel free to contact them to hear more about what World Centric is doing ... for a better world!