A Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion on what lessons can Mossville offer the communities of the ACE Basin
Date: April 7 | Screening followed by panel discussion
Doors Open: 5:00 pm
Film Time: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Panel Discussion: 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Location: Clemson Design Center, 701 E Bay St #510, Charleston, SC 29403
Join The Post and Courier Rising Waters and Carolina Ocean Alliance on April 7 for a powerful screening of Mossville: When Great Trees Fall.
Mossville, Louisiana was once a thriving community, founded by formerly enslaved and free people of color - a safe haven where generations of African American families prospered. Today, Mossville bears the scars of industrial encroachment, surrounded by petrochemical plants whose toxic emissions threaten residents' health and force families from their homes. Amid this crisis, one man refuses to abandon his family's land - or his community.
After the film, stay for a panel discussion exploring the future of South Carolina's ACE Basin - one of the Atlantic Coast's last large undeveloped wetlands and uplands ecosystems. With new development projects on the horizon, including power plants, pipelines, and data centers, local residents face difficult questions about conservation and community preservation. Learn from experts and engage in a conversation about what lessons Mossville offers for protecting our “Last Great Place.”
Paid parking is available at the venue, street parking is also available, or you can park in the gravel lot at 5 Grace Bridge Street, a .3 mile walk from the venue.