Leonards video has become a hit on youtube, with over one million views and there is even a book now available. The story of cosmetics was cocreated and released by the story of stuff project and the campaign for safe cosmetics, a coalition effort launched in 2004 to protect the health of consumers and workers by securing the corporate, regulatory and legislative reforms necessary to eliminate dangerous chemicals from cosmetics and personal care products. The good stuff newsletter from the story of stuff project showcases changemakers from around the world who are flexing their citizen muscles to build solutions for a just and sustainable future. In the video, writers annie leonard and jonah sachs describe the process of turning natural resources into consumer goods, then into waste. It is designed to be quick and easy to use in therapy and all sheets are great for teachers and parents alike. Shown in thousands of classrooms, endlessly blasted by fox news, viewed more than 10. The excellent annie leonard, who followed up her superviral story of stuff with the story of cosmetics, the story of bottle water, and the story of. Shown in thousands of classrooms, endlessly blasted by fox news, viewed more than 10 million times, the store of stuff finally. The writers describe a seemingly linear fivestep process.
The story of stuff is a 20minute, factfilled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. This lesson bundle provides you with resources to help you teach this topic alongside the video. For donations via check, send a check payable to the story of stuff project, to. Plastic documentaries our first featurelength documentary is a seething expose of the true cost or plastic pollution and the heroes and villains at work behind.
The tragic story in the background design of bonnibel bubblegum adventure time scenery analysis. Official website story of stuffs channel on youtube. The documentary is critical of excessive consumerism and promotes sustainability filmmaker annie leonard wrote and narrated the film, which was funded by tides foundation, funders workgroup for sustainable production and consumption, free range studios and other foundations. Story stuff teaching resources teachers pay teachers. This product is designed to support a class lesson that centers around the video the story of stuff that can be easily found on youtube. Together, we can write a new story of stuff and build a healthier, happier future. I regard this video as essential viewing, and its message as fundamentally correct. The story of stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
In 2007, leonard decided to create a film called the story of stuff. The story of stuff project produces short online movies and other resources that explore key features of our relationship with stuff so far, fourteen movies examine sustainability, national debt, corporate power and democracy, electronics, cosmetics, bottled water, and cap and trade. The story of electronics employs the story of stuff style to explore the hightech revolutions collateral damage25 million tons of ewaste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left. Annie leonard, creator of the internet film sensation \the story of stuff\, viewed over 6 million times, offers an astonishing, galvanizing book that tells the story of all the \stuff\ we use everyday where our bottled water, mobile phones and jeans come from, how they\re made and distributed, and where they really go when we throw them away. The materials system that defines our economy today. The story of movies our original animated series examines how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health and offers a vision for change. According to annie leonard, host of the story of stuff, i was wrong. As of april 2015, catalog choice is now owned and operated by the story of stuff project. The story of stuff is an interesting and clearly illustrated 21 minute video about the materials economy and its impact on the environment. The story of the story of stuff from a movie to a movement watch the film that started it all.
It has 4 chapters that provide the skills for a child to create stories containing. Youtube is an american online videosharing platform headquartered in san bruno, california. I thought that how we produce, consume, and dispose of stuff was a fairly straightforward process. Five years ago, a 20minute youtube video called the story of stuff went viral. Catalog choice is a free junk mail optout service that reduces paper waste, protects your privacy, and helps simplify your life.
Help us write a new story about a world that values sustainability and justice as much as we value our stuff. By fancypants432 ongoing updated apr 22 embed story share via email read new reading list. The creators can now count 40 million total views of their series, which includes videos on the stories of cosmetics and bottled water. Millions of views and counting when an ex greenpeace toxic waste activist posts a 20minute educational video online and. The story of stuff is a short video created by the story of stuff project in 2007. Annie leonard is the author and host of our very own the story of stuff. The story of stuff a summary this is a summary of the contents of the video, the story of stuff. Then garbage activist annie leonard brought her twohour lecture to free range who helped her turn it into a 20minute animated revolution. The story of stuff project is a nonprofit organization transforming the way we make, use, and throw away stuff so that it is better for people and the planet. Apr 6, 2015 the story of stuff is a free 20 minute animated youtube video that teaches students about the ecological consequences of consumerism. Our first featurelength documentary is a seething expose of the true cost of plastic pollution and the heroes and. The story of stuff is a short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods.
Annie wraps this episode with a call from story of stuff staffer allison cook from the middle of the north atlantic. Our global, online community of over 1 million changemakers includes parents, community leaders, teachers and students, people of faith, entrepreneurs, scientists and others interested in creating a more healthy and just world. The story of stuff worksheet, crossword and discussion. It also gives you the knowledge to make environmentally conscious decisions about your stuff and activities and to share the message with your friends and family. In the story of stuff, leonard explains the materials economy in a simple way, using pictures. The story of your stuff gives you the opportunity to use your creative talents to highlight the importance of safeguarding irelands environment.
Thats why we have a podcast, a book, a blog, and multiple video series all to inform and inspire you. From its analysis of sale, use, and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad. Story stuff is a book written by speech pathologists. Albumin is a protein that exists in the fish in liquid form when its raw, but coagulates and becomes semisolid when you subject the salmon to heat. Writer and narrator annie leonard explains that the golden arrow of consumption is the heart of the modern economic system, a system. There are two reasons gq is running photos of a toothbrush and a stand mixer to kick off best stuff. Annie leonards new story of stufflike series for kids good. The story of stuff is a free 20 minute animated youtube. Make the most out of this fabulous 21 minute video. Join me in taking action with the story of stuff project. Donations to catalog choice help keep the platform running in addition to supporting the broader work of the story of stuff. Story of stuff needs more than a video to tell its tale after realizing the extent to which the story of stuff video and concept was being used for educational purposes, leonard understood that a. So far, six million people have viewed the film at its site, and millions more have seen it on youtube.
Leonard examines the stuff we use everyday, offering a galvanizing critique and steps for a changed planet. The first video, the story of stuff, is a twentyminute examination of production and. The story of stuff project is a nonprofit organization transforming the way we make, use, and throw away stuff so. For most of the world, consumption has been the unquestioned duty of every individual. Theres no better time to break out the good stuff bon. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden. The story of solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal. The story of change urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world. We accept donations via visa, mastercard, discover, american express, or paypal. Which is one reason the story of stuff, a 20minute video about the effects of human consumption, has become a sleeper hit in classrooms across the nation. The story of stuff is an interesting short film, particularly in its last half. Being a dinosaur, i learned of the story of stuff from an article that appeared on the front page of last mondays.
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