Questo mese sul canale YouTube di Planet Classroom Network, il pubblico può proiettare il film di Luis Barreto, Barca della pace. Il documentario presenta giovani attivisti mentre viaggiano per il mondo, warning governments and civilians of the ravages of climate change and nuclear waste. The activists visit Lisbon, Bordeaux, Londra, Edimburgo, Reykjavik e New York. Il film culmina con una personale, discorso straziante da un membro del team sfollato, as she reveals how the horrible destruction of our planet has left her homeless.
Karen Hallows is responsible for the Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Program that the film is about. Her organization, Barca della pace, commissioned Director Luis Barreto to make the film to share the stories of the youth with a wider audience.
Il Global Ricerca per l'Educazione is pleased to welcome Karen Hallows.
There is no denying the devastating impacts climate change continues to have. How can vulnerable and at-risk regions of the world benefit from global efforts towards building conscientious and sustainable societies?
When it comes to the climate crisis, for the most vulnerable and at-risk regions, it really is a question of survival. Countries in North America or Europe, per esempio, are big polluters and emitters of greenhouse gases while communities in Small Island Developing States have traditionally had much more sustainable societies. But it is these small islands that are on the frontline of the climate crisis. Without a global shift to building sustainable societies, and if we fail to prevent the planet warming above 1.5C, small islands such as Kiribati and the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, or the Maldives in the Indian Ocean will literally disappear from the map. Whole communities that have been on that land for generations will be forced to migrate, potentially losing their heritage, livelihood and land. It literally is “1.5 to stay alive”.
This project has reached countless amounts of people across several countries to discuss controversial topics such as climate change, nuclear weapons and waste, ocean pollution and the ultimate survival of vulnerable islands. During the travels of the Peace Boat, what has arguably been the most impactful tool that has incited openness and willingness to change?
Since Peace Boat was established in 1983, people to people exchange has been at the core of our educational programs and advocacy. We believe that empathy is a key tool for education. In the case of the Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Programme, it was very important for us to bring the stories of those on the frontline of the climate and ocean crises to a wider audience; for people to meet youth from those islands to learn about their lives, culture and traditions to understand what will be lost to the climate crisis with rising sea levels, typhoons and so on. Now we are all very connected and there is no shortage of information out there, but it’s very different if you hear about an issue, whether it’s climate change or nuclear weapons, first hand from someone you have met in person than if you hear it on the news or read about it in a newspaper or online.
Quali ritieni siano i principali vantaggi per il tuo pubblico nel tuo film?? Come speri che il tuo film faccia la differenza??
We developed the Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Program for people to hear first hand from youth on the front lines of the ocean and climate crises. We made the film to bring that voice to a wider audience. I hope the main takeaway from the film is for those watching to understand what we stand to lose through these threats of climate change, ocean degradation or nuclear weapons, and why it is important to protect our planet and our home. Our hope is that by watching the film and understanding the situation better and connecting with the people featured in the film, people will want to take action themselves and join us in building a more sustainable and peaceful world.
C. M. Rubin and Karen Hallows
(Barca della pace, ora proiettato sul canale YouTube di Planet Classroom Network, is curated for the Planet Classroom Network by Kids First! Film Festival.)
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