"Mossville: When Great Trees Fall" | Rising Waters Screening & Panel
Tue, May 19
|Clemson Design Center
Film Screening & Panel Discussion on what lessons Mossville, Louisiana can offer the communities of the ACE Basin.
Time & Location
May 19, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM
Clemson Design Center, 701 E Bay St #510, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
About the event
Mossville: When Great Trees Fall
Mossville, Louisiana was once a thriving community, founded by formerly enslaved and free people of color - a safe haven where generations of African American families prospered. Today, Mossville bears the scars of industrial encroachment, surrounded by petrochemical plants whose toxic emissions threaten residents’ health and force families from their homes. Amid this crisis, one man refuses to abandon his family’s land - or his community.
Panel Discussion:
After the film, stay for a panel discussion exploring the future of South Carolina’s ACE Basin - one of the Atlantic Coast’s last large undeveloped wetlands and uplands ecosystems. With new development projects on the horizon, including power plants, pipelines, and data centers, local residents face difficult questions about conservation and community preservation. Learn from experts and engage in a conversation about what lessons Mossville offers for protecting our “Last Great Place.”
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