Earth Day Special: A Focus on the Global Climate Crisis
Reel and Meal in partnership with the Greenbelt Climate Action Network presents an Earth Day Special: A Focus on the Global Climate Crisis. Lore Rosenthal has curated an evening of short films and guest speakers to be presented via ZOOM – details below.
- Reel and Meal Zoom event: RSVPs are Required: those who RSVP will receive an invite to the Zoom event. Send your RVSP to .
- Reel and Meal Picnic: In keeping with social distancing and the stay at home protocol we have arranged with DC Vegan of the New Deal Café to have a special contactless Reel and Meal Picnic prepared for our audience. The meal will be: Chickpea smash sandwich w/lettuce, tomato, onion + chips + lemon dill potato salad $12. Add peanut butter or chocolate chip cookie for $2. Plan ahead and order by Sunday, April 19th 12pm to have your Reel and Meal Picnic ready between 3pm – 5pm on Monday, April 20. Support your local New Deal Cafe! To order email: – please use Reel and Meal Picnic for subject. Contactless pick-up and delivery available.
- Donate to the New Deal Café: Greenbelt artists, Jean Newcomb and Graeme Simpson, have created an Earth Day poster for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. It highlights Buddy Attick Park.Jean and Graeme are donating 10 posters to the NDC. Anyone who donates to the café can be included in a random drawing (timing of drawing is TBD) and 10 folks will be able to win the poster.
Note: On the PayPal donation page, please click on the line that says “Add special instructions to the seller” and write “Earth Day Poster”.
Film clips will include: Greta Thunberg, The Sunrise Movement, Project Drawdown, and Young Voices for the Planet. Several guest speakers have been invited to join us, such as a representative from the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Sunrise Hub, McKayla Wilkes for Congress campaign, Joseph Jakuta to talk about the School Board Climate Action Plan, and Tom Dernoga to talk about our County Climate Action Plan. Audience participation is strongly encouraged.
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