Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics

Today we’re sharing a grassroots story to warm your heart and spark your thinking.

One day, two retired women visited the Washed Ashore exhibition at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, which highlighted the dangers of plastic in our environment. Inspired to take local action, they formed the Plastic Awareness Coalition. They had never done anything like this before, but felt called to a mission. They added a couple of members and connected with the Shasta County Office of Education through the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC, run by CDE).

Their next event is a screening of the film Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics
📅 Saturday, October 11, 2025
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 McLaughlin Auditorium, Sequoia Middle School, Redding

Follow their journey:
🌐 https://www.plasticawarenesscoalition.com/

📘 Facebook: Plastic Awareness Coalition

This is proof that two octogenarian women can ignite a movement and make a lasting impact on our community—and beyond.

You may also like the following events from Schreder Planetarium:

• Next month, 3rd October, 07:00 pm, Looking into the Future (Two Small Pieces of Glass; The Future is Wild) in Redding
• Next month, 17th October, 07:00 pm, ET Night (Cosmic Safari; Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) in Redding
• Next month, 31st October, 06:00 pm, "Kids Night" Up in the Air (Take Flight; Zula Patrol: Under the Weather) in Redding

Also check out other Exhibitions in Redding, Entertainment events in Redding.