{"id":17539,"date":"2024-04-15T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/?p=17539"},"modified":"2024-05-09T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:20:11","slug":"filmscreening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/filmscreening\/","title":{"rendered":"May 19: STEEP and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Film Screening and Panel Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5.19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17617 size-third_column\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5-364x471.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5-364x471.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5-103x133.jpg 103w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5-500x647.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/steep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1022\/PFAS-in-Our-Env-5.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>Title<\/strong>: \u201cPFAS in our environment: What do we know and what can you do?\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> May 19, 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 11:30-1:30<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Tribal Government Center gymnasium, 483 Great Neck Rd South, Mashpee, MA 02649<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose of event:<\/strong> This community education and engagement event is an opportunity for the Tribal community to meet members of the STEEP team and learn about PFAS. Also known as \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d PFAS have been found in drinking water supplies and waterways on Cape Cod. The event will feature a 50-minute documentary film to provide an overview of PFAS. The STEEP team will also share results of PFAS testing of locally-caught fish and shellfish, completed in coordination with members of the Tribal community. After the presentation, there will be a panel discussion and Q&amp;A session to answer audience questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Proposed Agenda:<\/strong><br \/>\n11:30 am &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Welcome, light lunch available<br \/>\n11:45 am &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Film screening &#8211; Bloomberg Investigates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2023-11-08\/the-poison-in-us-all\">The Poison In Us All<\/a> (48 min)<br \/>\n12:35 pm &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Results of PFAS testing of fish\/shellfish sampling near Mashpee<br \/>\n12:50 pm &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Panel Discussion and Q&amp;A (Moderator: Dr. Emily Diamond, Asst. Professor, URI)<br \/>\n1:30 pm. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wrap up<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. Rainer Lohmann, Professor, University of Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Laurel Schaider, Senior Scientist, Silent Spring Institute<\/li>\n<li>Heidi Pickard, PhD Candidate, Harvard University<\/li>\n<li>Jason Steiding, Director of Natural Resources, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is STEEP?<\/strong>&nbsp; STEEP is a multi-institutional project funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program. Through STEEP, researchers at the University of Rhode Island, Harvard University, and Silent Spring Institute are studying poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (also known as \u201cforever chemicals) and their effects on communities on Cape Cod. The STEEP community engagement team has been working with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on various initiatives over the past several years to understand how PFAS is impacting the Tribal community and educate community members on reducing exposure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This community event is an opportunity for the Tribal community to meet members of the STEEP team and learn about results of PFAS testing of locally-caught fish and shellfish. 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