Monona Green Tuesday: Healthy home fabrics

Date: Tuesday - 02/09/2010
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Location: Monona Public Library
Green Tuesdays: Films & Lectures on Sustainability

Healthy Home Fabrics with Karen Powell

As an apparel designer for nearly 30 years, Powell has worked with mills, dyers, and finishers around the world, seeing firsthand how the textile industry releases toxic chemicals into the air and water. Conventionally-produced textiles are processed with chemicals proven to be toxic to flora, fauna, and our food chain. The chemicals remain in the new textile products we bring home, contributing to poor indoor air quality and health problems as they outgas, absorb through our skin, and get ingested or inhaled.

There is some good news. There are growing numbers of fabrics made using certified organic methods and sustainable practices. They greatly reduce chemical use – from field to finished cloth. Although not toxin-free, these fabrics are the smarter choice for improving the health of our homes and the environment.

About Green Tuesdays
Green Tuesdays: Films & Lectures on Sustainability is the enlightening and entertaining series of lectures, films, and conversations on sustainable living brought to you by The Natural Step Monona and the Monona Public Library.

Upcoming presentations: "Urban Forests: 101" from Community GroundWorks (1/12/10), and Healthy Home Fabrics with Karen Powell (2/09/10).

Green Tuesdays are from 6:30 to 8:00, with engaging and fun conversations often pushing the conclusion a bit past that hour. The series is free and open to the public. Sessions are on the second and fifth Tuesdays of the month, from September through May. The Monona Public Library is at 1000 Nichols Road.

Whole Foods serves treats. Attendees are encouraged to come early for delightful food and drink.

Green Tuesdays: Films are supported by the Dane County Environmental Council.

www.tnsmonona.org
www.mononalibrary.org
http://www.countyofdane.com/commissions/environmentalcouncil/