RISE ST. JAMES UNIVERSITY

THE BODY BURDENS OF PLASTICS

Our free online course, The Body Burdens of Plastics, is now in progress. It began on Tuesday, May 27, at 6:00 p.m. CST and will run weekly for four weeks.

Weekly Topics

  • May 27, 2025:  Toxic Ingredients in Plastics – Jamala Djinn, PhD (She/They), Science & Policy Advisor at Break Free From Plastic and the Center for Coalfield Justice
  • June 3, 2025:  Microplastics in the Body and Environment – Dr. Eric “Doc” Griggs, community medicine doctor and health educator, and Cynthia Palmer, Senior Petrochemicals Analyst @ Moms Clean Air Force
  • June 10, 2025:  The Health Risks of Vinyl Chloride, a key ingredient in PVC plastic production – Mike Schade, Director of the Mind the Store program at Toxic-Free Future
  • Environmental Justice
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