November 6, 13, 20, 2008

The University of Notre Dame’s Downtown Lunch and Learn Eco Film Series will kick off Thursday (Nov. 6) at the Notre Dame Downtown Crossroads Gallery, 217 S. Michigan St., South Bend, with the film “Six Degrees Could Change the World.” The screening begins at 12:05 p.m. and is free and open to the public. “Six Degrees Could Change the World” challenges its viewers to rethink the potential disaster of global warming. Alec Baldwin narrates the 90-minute film that was produced by National Geographic. MPA Architects, Notre Dame’s Office of Community Relations, and WVPE 88.1 are sponsoring the November series which includes three films. The remaining Eco Film screenings are “Human Footprint,” a look at how much a single life affects the planet on Nov. 13, and “The 11th Hour,” a film about the permanent footprint that all humans leave on the planet on Nov. 20. All screenings are scheduled to take place in the Crossroads Gallery at 12:05 p.m.