HOWELL — The Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, will host a two-part program about environmental justice. To enrich the debate about environmental justice, the Howell Library, in partnership with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH), will host a special two-part program, “The Last Ghost ofWar.”
On Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., the Howell Library will host a screening of the documentary “The Last Ghost of War,” which follows the class action lawsuit that was brought against 32 American companies responsible for the production of dioxin-laced herbicides and defoliants used during the Vietnam War.
Frank Popper, a professor from the Bloustein School of Public Policy and Planning at Rutgers University and Princeton University’s Princeton Environmental Institute, will introduce the film.
On Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. the library will host a discussion about the documentary and its topic. Attendees to this free program will receive a reading packet and will take part in a discussion led by Popper. Readings will be drawn from some of the most important works in the environmental movement, according to a press release.
The reading and discussion are part of NJCH’s ongoing justice-themed programming. A number of libraries throughout the state will host screenings of “The Last Ghost ofWar” or “Crude: The Real Price of Oil” as spurs to community discussion about issues surrounding environmental justice in New Jersey.
For more information, visit the Internet website at www.njch.org/justice.html, or at www.monmouthcountylib.org.
Individuals who are interested in attending should contact the Howell Library at 732-938-2300 by Oct. 21 to sign up and find out how to get their free reading packet.