A new feature-length documentary connects our food to the deaths of 1.7 million Americans each yearfeaturing Suzy Amis Cameron, James Cameron, Samuel L. Jackson, Dr. Dean Ornish & dozens more,
including five southeast Michigan residents.
-Pre-release screening hosted by PBNSG precedes November wide release; film’s producers will be there
Why are Americans so sick? Who’s responsible for feeding us information about what we eat, is it accurate, and is it possible that by making one key lifestyle change we can heal ourselves…and our world?
Tackling these questions and more is “Eating You Alive,” a new documentary debuting Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Birmingham Seaholm High School. Hosted by Plant Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG), the event is one of just a few pre-release screenings taking place in select cities in advance of the film’s wide release to theaters across the country starting in November.
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DETROIT– The Detroit Historical Society’s October film series explores some infamous Detroit history with two exciting features on the city’s criminal underworld. Watch “Detroit Mob Confidential” at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday October 9 at the Detroit Historical Museum and “Killing Jimmy Hoffa” at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 8 at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. As always, admission to the films and museums is FREE!
The Michigan Department of Education today launched a multi-media campaign to recognize and celebrate the great work being done by Michigan educators. The campaign is called “Proud Michigan Educator.”
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is joining state and national partners to raise awareness of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers (HBOC) this week, September 25-October 1, 2016, proclaimed Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week by Governor Rick Snyder. Occurring between national awareness months for ovarian cancer in September and breast cancer in October, HBOC Week highlights the connection between hereditary forms of ovarian and breast cancer.
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Families Against Narcotics, (www.familesagainstnarcotics.org) in partnership with community leaders, is pleased to announce the 2016 FAN Fall Fest. The 5th Annual FAN Fall Fest dinner fundraiser will be held Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Penna’s of Sterling. This community event will be hosted by a group of young business men and women who after seeing one of our community drug awareness nights, wanted to help make a difference.
Before we dive in to what’s happening with MaaS in Michigan, let’s describe what it means. Here is a snippet from Wikipedia:
Lawrence Technological University will host the fourth annual Regional Stormwater Summit Friday, Oct. 7 on its Southfield campus.