Monday, January 9, 2012

The Story of Stuff

How have we gotten to this point in our lives where we feel compelled to buy the newest and coolest gadgets (STUFF) which are designed to become quickly obsolete without thought of where the precious resources come from to create our STUFF or what happens to all that STUFF we throw out?!

Annie Leonard put together a video in 2007 feeling like someone had to finally mention the unmentionable. Her focus was to produce a creative and informative video which could be appreciated and understood by youth and adults alike. This video project, now a community with an international following, and 7 videos later (from Story of Bottled Water to Cap and Trade), helps us to shake our proverbial heads and take a realistic look at the consumer society we have created, the problems it is causing, how we got here and how we might change our direction, shaping a more sustainable and healthy model for ourselves and the planet.

Check it out! Show it to others! Get involved in creating positive change!
http://www.storyofstuff.org/