For almost 40 years, partners Marianne Edain and Steve Erickson have worked continually to retain the rural character and ecological diversity of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, north of Seattle. Through their organization, Whidbey Environmental Action Network, Edain and Erickson have monitored county applications for development and logging; challenged projects that violate state environmental law and led the way in science-based environmental public policymaking. In partnership with citizens and communities up and down Whidbey Island, they have helped keep trees standing and protected sensitive island ecosystems.
Biography:
Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young (Moving Images) are veteran documentary producers, with prestigious awards from CINE, Houston, Columbus, Prix Leonardo, International Wildlife, Women in Film/Seattle, Chicago, NW Film and Video Festivals. Their films are in broad circulation in academic and community settings and five have been broadcast nationally on PBS stations. Good Food, broadcast in 2010, takes a look at the expanding sustainable food and farming system in the Pacific Northwest. Argentina – Turning Around examined worker run factories that arose in Argentina several years after a severe economic collapse
