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Film Screening and Discussion, “Play Again”

The Center for Community Engagement hosts a screening of the documentary Play Again, followed by a panel discussion with faculty and community members.

Play Again follows six teenagers who, like “the average American child,” spend five to fifteen hours a day behind screens. Play Again unplugs the teens and brings them on their first wilderness adventure.

Through the voices of the children and leading thinkers—including Richard Louv, Bill McKibben, and David Suzuki—Play Again looks at how the imbalance between the virtual and natural worlds impacts our children’s well being, our society, and the very future of our planet. Play Again offers solutions and encourages action for a sustainable future.

A panel discussion and audience dialogue will follow the screening. Panelists will include:

• Tony Deis, director of Trackers NW
• Thomas Doherty, coordinator of ecopsychology studies at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling
• Susan Koger, co-author of The Psychology of Environmental Problems
• Greg Lemieux, outreach coordinator for Ground Productions
• Peter Mortola, associate professor of counseling psychology at Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling
• Tiffany Sauls, chair of the Children & Nature Network Health Care Providers Work Group, Old Mill Center for Children and Families

Watch the Play Again trailer below or visit the Center for Community Engagement website to read a Q&A with producer Meg Merrill.

Event details:

When: June 11, 2-5 p.m.
Where: Templeton Campus Center, Council Chambers
Cost: This event is free. Please RSVP online.
Contact: For more information, contact the Center for Community Engagement, 503-768-6040