Thursday, September 18
University of Houston-Downtown
Academic Building, Room A436
5:30 PM – Networking
6:00 PM – Film Screening
7:15 PM – Panel Discussion
#XTrillion follows the grueling journey of eXXpedition’s all-women crew as they sail 3,000 miles across the North Pacific Ocean through the densest accumulation of ocean plastic on the planet. Following the screening, a panel of local experts will connect the film’s global themes to the environmental challenges facing our own rivers, streams, and bayous in Houston, Texas—including White Oak and Buffalo Bayou.
Our expert panelists:
༶ Ana Bueno, Environmental reporter, Univision
༶ Anna Crowell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, College of Science and Technology
༶ Poonam Gulati Salhotra, Ph.D., Executive Director, Impact Learning Office and Associate Professor, Microbiology and Biology, College of Science and Technology
༶ Facilitator: Natacha Poggio, M.F.A., Fulbright Scholar, and Associate Professor of Design, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful evening of film, conversation, and community. The event is free and open to the public.