Eroding History Goes to Orono
Eroding History Goes to Orono
By Rona Kobell
Last week, EJJI co-founder Rona Kobell and independent photojournalist André Chung flew to Bangor, Maine, to spend three days with communications, marine science, and policy students to talk to them about our work and our film, Eroding History. (Our co-producer, Sean Yoes, was not able to join us.) We also addressed a colloquium for doctoral candidates and master’s students to talk about how we formed the Environmental Justice Journalism Initiative and what we are doing next.
All told, we probably screened Eroding History four times for different audiences. At our main screening, the climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill joined us. Dr. Gill is a paleoecologist and biogeographer, and she is also a social media star. She has hosted several podcasts, including the well-regarded Our Warm Regards. In the panel discussion, we talked about the difficulty in discussing climate change with the few people for whom it has not yet become an existential threat. The bad news is that sliver of humanity is getting smaller, as more and more of us are being forced from our homes.
We would like to thank our host, Michael Socolow, and generous support from the McGillicuddy Humanities Center for hosting us. Special thanks to Mike and all of his colleagues in the communications department for the wonderful reception. It was cold outside, but the generosity of our hosts made us forget about that. Well, that and the extra layers we brought!
You can catch Eroding History in the following places:
Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Inner Harbor
Thursday, Feb. 22, 6pm to 8pm
830 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore
University of Baltimore
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6pm to 8pm
Wright Theater, Student Center, 5th Floor
21 W. Mt. Royal Ave., Baltimore
Dorchester Center for the Arts
Saturday, March 9, 5:30pm to 8pm
Todd Hall, Dorchester Center for the Arts, Cambridge, MD
Reception at 5:30; Film at 6:30; Panel discussion to follow
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Thursday, March 14
This screening will be accompanied by several guest lectures from EJJI co-founder Rona Kobell.
