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Children & Nature Screening & Panel Discussion
Saturday, June 11, 2011
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Join us for a screening of the award-winning film Play Again. This 80 minute documentary follows six teenagers who, like average American children, spend up to 15 hours per day interacting with small to large screens, as they get unplugged for their first wilderness adventure. Following the screening, a panel of local leaders in the children and nature movement will discuss the film and local efforts to get kids and teens outdoors.

Our post-screening panel discussion is scheduled to include:

• Erin Erickson (co-host of Mom Enough and specialist in maternal-child health and parenting… momenough.com )
• Dr. Marti Erickson (co-host of Mom Enough, Founder/Director of Children and Nature Connection and Founder/Director of the University of Minnesota’s Children, Youth & Family Consortium… momenough.com )
• Greg Lais (Founder and Executive Director of Wilderness Inquiry… www.wildernessinquiry.org )
• Patty Born Selly (Founder of Small Wonders, educator and parent… www.smallwondersmn.com )

More about the film at www.playagainfilm.com. More about the children and nature movement at www.mncnc.org.