Speaking of green lifestyles, this weekend I attended the Green Lifestyle Film Festival at UCLA.
It was pretty eye-opening.
I walked into the theater expecting to start off with an educational video on veganism or recycling and such; instead I got a full shot of a woman giving birth in water. That was a bit shocking, but then again, so was the entire movie.
It was unbelievably moving. To see women giving birth in water, and then women in a hospital with surgical tools- shocking.
I learned a thing or two from the vegan "Cruelty-Free" chefs they had give delectable demonstrations. Whole living foods chef Koya Webb made a delicious "Cha Cha Chili" that was incredibly tasteful.
The films were very educational, except for Vegan 101, which was an Australian actress/film maker who thought she was a lot funnier than she actually was. Her attempts at poking fun at the many "vegan haters" out there were anything but funny; in fact, they were quite nauseating.
Other than that I went to a bunch of the booths set up by vendors from a variety of organizations. One lady in particular was selling purses she made from old movie films. Instead of burning them and releasing all those toxins into our atmosphere, she cuts them up (which is still destroying them according to copy right laws) and sewed them together to recycle them into cute little bags and cell phone cases.
I got a nifty little goody bag (made of 100% grass) with a cornucopia of different eco-friendly products such as biodegradable toothpicks, eco-friendly pet grooming wipes, glee gum, organic Amber Ale, organic olive oil, ecotulip seeds, and much, much, more!
Next up: Sustainable Works
I go to my first meeting this Thursday at 3pm, I'll be sure to let you know how that goes.
For now, stay green!
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