You and members of your congregation are invited to attend a four-week program of study and reflection on the issue of ocean changes and fishing as the nexus of environmental and economic justice. The program, developed by the Maine Council of Churches, will feature films and speakers, background readings, and opportunities for personal and spiritual reflection and action. Please join us for the entire program or for any one session that is of particular interest. For more information, please call Rev. Ruth Morrison at 799-8396.
You and members of your congregation are invited to attend a four-week program of study and reflection on the issue of ocean changes and fishing as the nexus of environmental and economic justice. The program, developed by the Maine Council of Churches, will feature films and speakers, background readings, and opportunities for personal and spiritual reflection and action. Please join us for the entire program or for any one session that is of particular interest. For more information, please call Rev. Ruth Morrison at 799-8396.
o Oct. 27th The first session will begin with an 80-minute screening of the critically acclaimed film A Sea Change. The film captures the journey of retired history teacher Sven Huseby, who travels around the world to speak with marine biologists, oceanographers, fishermen, artists, and climatologists about the impacts of a changing ocean chemistry on the fish that more than one billion people rely on for sustenance, and how this threat to the marine food web may affect his young grandson’s future. Participants will leave with reflection questions and optional reading. (This evening’s program will be 2 hours to allow time to screen the film and include discussion and reflection.)
o Nov. 3rd –Marine Science Professor Mark Green, PhD, St .Joseph’s College, will present his research on ocean acidification and its effects on Maine shellfish and lead a Q & A about the changing ocean after screening the 20-minute Natural Resources Defense Council film Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification. There will be an opportunity for small group discussion and reflection as well. Optional reading for Session 3 will be distributed.
o Nov. 10th – Tonight’s program will begin with Fishing Voices: Insight into the Future, a short film presentation produced by the Penobscot East Resource Center (PERC). The film focuses on Downeast fishermen, their families and their communities, and examines local fishing practices both past and future as Maine fishermen work with scientists and marine regulators to implement community-based fishing management for sustainable fisheries. Staff from the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance will present a short overview of Maine fish stock and management issues and lead a Q & A session.
o Nov. 17th – Focused on building local markets for sustainably harvested local seafood, this session features the Maine Council of Churches’ film A Leap of Faith. Members of First Universalist Church in Rockland and a Port Clyde fisherman share the story of their covenantal relationship that was the foundation for Maine’s first community-supported fishery (CSF). With local fishermen in attendance we will explore interest and opportunities for CSFs or other strategies for direct marketing to consumers in the greater Cape Elizabeth area.