A Must See Video: The Story of Stuff
Posted by Allison Fine on April 7, 2008
A few years ago I attended a conference sponsored by the Tides Foundation. One of the speakers was mesmorizing. She didn’t use a PowerPoint or any other bells and whistles. She taped boxes and shapes on a wall to describe what she called, “The Story of Stuff.”
Her name is Annie Leonard. She describes her story this way on her website:
“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 from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. 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. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.”
Here’s a link to the video. Watch it NOW, really, I mean it, stop checking your email and watch this video now, it will change the way you think about the world.
