Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air is a 30-minute film that weaves historical milestones of one the nation’s most critical health laws, the Clean Air Act, with current-day stories of environmental injustice and community action. Nearly half of all Americans still live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, particularly those in poorer communities. Asthma is the number one health issue for children in the U.S. today. Recent research links air pollution to higher cases and deaths from COVID-19. Yet, environmental regulations and the enforcement of existing laws are being stripped away.

Directed and executive produced by award-winning filmmaker Maggie Burnette Stogner and produced by Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath, Unbreathable was made with support from the American Lung Association, AU’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking, AU’s Center for Environmental Policy, and the Hanley Foundation. Tax-deductible fiscal sponsor: American University.

The Women's Equity Center and Action Network (WE CAN) is pleased to continue our partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ~ Psi Epsilon Omega Chapter (PEO) to explore America's ongoing clean air crisis!

Environmental justice and health experts will join us to answer your questions and share what we can do to protect ourselves, our families, and our environment.

Click below to watch the film trailer!