Pacem in Terris Summer Series 2009Westminster Presbyterian Church - 7 PM
1506 W. 13th Street; Wilmington, DE 19806
Schedule for “Making Peace with the Planet” 2009 Pacem in Terris Summer Lecture & Film Series at Westminster Presbyterian Church
The 11th Hour -- A 2007 Documentary with narration by Leonard DiCaprio Tuesday, July 7, 7 pm The film explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists, and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal ecological consciousness. 92 minutes. (Community Hall)
The 11th Hour -- A 2007 Documentary with narration by Leonard DiCaprio Tuesday, July 7, 7 pm The film explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists, and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal ecological consciousness. 92 minutes. (Community Hall)
A Climate at Peace -- A Lecture by Dr. John Byrne Tuesday, July 14, 7 pm Dr. Byrne is the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP) and Distinguished Professor of Energy and Climate Policy at the University of Delaware. His most recent book Transforming Power explores the prospects for, and economic, social and environmental (especially carbon) implications of significant changes in the world energy system. (The Meeting Room, upstairs, enter through the wooden doors.)
Flow: For Love of Water -- A 2008 award-winning Documentary Tuesday, July 21, 7 pm The film investigates why experts label the world water crisis the most important political & environmental issue of the 21st Century & introduces many of the governmental & corporate culprits behind the water grab. 84 Minutes. Discussion leader is Dr. Steven Dentel, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware & a member of Engineers Without Borders who has led student groups working on potable water projects in Cameroon. (Community Hall)
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash -- A 2006 award-winning Documentary Tuesday, July 28, 7 pm The film tells the story of how civilization's addiction to oil puts it on a collision course with geology. Compelling, intelligent, and highly entertaining, the documentary concludes that our industrial society, built on cheap and readily available oil, must be completely re-imagined and overhauled. The film provides not only questions, but also possible solutions to the most perplexing issue of our time. 90 minutes. (The Meeting Room)
Reconciling Mother Earth and Her People -- A Lecture by Marie Dennis Tuesday, August 4, 7 pm Marie Dennis is Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. Marie is a secular Franciscan, a mother of six adult children and a grandmother. A commitment to simple living and social justice led Marie and her family to live on and work a 65 acre organic farm for nine years and to help found the Assisi Community in Washington DC almost 23 years ago. (Community Hall
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil -- A 2006 Documentary Tuesday, August 11, 7 pm The film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people as they made the transition from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming. Cuba, the only country that has faced the massive reduction of fossil fuels provides us with examples of options and gives us hope. 53 minutes. Discussion by Alice Davis, with Community Gardens, DE Center for Horticulture. (Community Hall)
The 2009 summer lecture & film series is free and open to the public. Free adjacent-lot parking is available. This series is sponsored by Pacem in Terris. For more information, call 302.656.2721 or visit www.depaceminterris.org.
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