Bring friends, family and complete strangers to this showing of No Impact Man, in preparation for Colin Beavan’s visit to Illinois Wesleyan’s campus. Learn about ways you can reduce your footprint on our planet by witnessing one man’s incredible sacrifices for the sake of Mother Earth.

TUESDAY, Sept 7 @ 7 p.m.

Beckman Auditorium in The Ames Library

ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

Author Colin Beavan, in research for his next book, began the No Impact Project in November 2006.  A newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who could no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, Colin leaves behind his liberal complacency and vows to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year.  No more automated transportation, no more electricity, no more non-local food, no more material consumption…no problem.  That is, until his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife, Michelle, and their two year-old daughter are dragged into the fray.  What began as one man’s environmental experiment quickly becomes an experiment in how much one woman is willing to sacrifice for her husband’s dreams.  Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s film provides both a front-row seat into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, and a behind-the-scenes look at the marital challenges that result from Colin and Michelle’s radical lifestyle change.