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LWVADC Movie Matinee: "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal" - 2 PM

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About this event

The League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties invites you to see "Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal." This PBS, American Experience production reveals a toxic secret just beneath their feet.

The film tells the dramatic and inspiring story of the ordinary women who fought against overwhelming odds for the health and safety of their families. In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and wreaking havoc on their health.

Through interviews with many of the extraordinary housewives turned activists, the film shows how they effectively challenged those in power and forced America to reckon with the human cost of unregulated industry, and created a grassroots movement that galvanized the landmark Superfund Bill.

This showing is free and is for League members in Colorado and their guests.

Read more about this 115 minute long film on the PBS American Experience website.

We still recommend the use of masks for everyone's safety.

No registration is required, but space is limited. We ask that you RSVP by emailing us with your name and email address to lwvadc.defending.democracy at sign gmail dot com. Please let us know which League you belong to, if you are a member. And please specify POISONED GROUND on the email subject line.

In case of inclement weather, call the Arapahoe Libraries at 303-542-7279 to see if there is a Koelbel Library cancellation notice.

Questions? Call LWV of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties at 720-468-0449 and leave a message

Date and Time

Monday, March 9, 2026, 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM

Location

In-person at Koelbel Library in the Forum Theater
5955 S Holly St
Centennial, CO 80121
USA

Registration Info

Registration is required