Watch ‘Sun Come Up’ documentary with McHenry Defenders Oct. 30

Submitted by Environmental Defenders of McHenry County

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will present the documentary “Sun Come Up” on Monday, Oct. 29, at McHenry County College’s Luecht Conference Center, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake. The screening is free and open to the public. Donations to help cover costs will be accepted. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the movie starting at 7 p.m.

“Sun Come Up” is an Academy Award-nominated film that shows the human face of climate change. The film follows the relocation of the Carteret Islanders, a community living on a remote island chain in the South Pacific Ocean, and now, some of the world’s first environmental refugees. When climate change threatens their survival, the islanders face a painful decision. They must leave their ancestral land in search of a new place to call home. “Sun Come Up” follows a group of young islanders as they search for land and build relationships in war-torn Bougainville, 50 miles across the open ocean.

A question-and-answer discussion will follow, led by Rick Johnson and Bill Donato.

This event is co-sponsored by Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, McHenry County Transition Group, MCC’s Down to Earth Club, and the Green Club at Prairie Ridge High School, and hosted by MCC Sustainability Center.

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment. The group provides community residents with educational programs and volunteer action on pollution prevention, sustainable land use and energy and natural resource conservation. Donations are encouraged and are tax-deductible as charitable contributions. For more information, visit mcdef.org or call (815) 338-0393.