The March of the Penguins

Nature Film NightHi everyone! As the school year winds down I have two pieces of news to share with you. First, I’d like to thank everyone who has supported The Sink or Swim Project in recent months. The response to the initiative has been amazing and the emails that we are getting from educators and thought leaders, both local and all over the world (one from India just this morning!), is very exciting. We plan to continue to work hard to educate today’s youth about sea rise and global warming, but could not do it without your support. For that support, thank you. Now the news:

 

 

The Sink or Swim Project at the Nature Film Night, this Friday, May 15th.

 I am pleased to share that The Sink or Swim Project will be presented this coming Friday night at Pinecrest Gardens as part of their Nature Film Series in what should be an informative and fun evening. The film that night will be the March of the Penguins, a wonderful National Geographic produced, Academy Award winning movie.

Prior to the movie there will be four lectures including Luiz Rodrigues from ECOMB, Caroline Lewis of The CLEO Institute, myself on behalf of The Sink or Swim Project and a Q&A featuring Dr. David Enfield from the Miami-Dade County Sea Level Rise Task Force. The Nature Film Series is a series of three nature films, this Friday’s being the last for this school year, that I am told has proved to be a strong educational initiative for the community, so I hope that you and your family will consider joining us this Friday night.

Pinecrest Gardens is located at 11000 Red Road, Pinecrest, Florida 33156. Gates open at 6:30. The lectures begin at 7 and the film starts at about 8 PM. Please consider joining us to learn more about these very important topics.

No Statewide Plan As Sea Rise Threatens

I’d also like to share with everyone that there is an excellent article on the front page of Monday’s (May 11th) Miami Herald about sea level rise and its impact all over Florida. The article portrays challenges from St. Augustine to Key West, as well as the obstacles that we face from our current state political leadership. The Associated Press has been scouring the state’s email, including the Governor’s, and what they are finding, and the lack of progress based on scientific thought is, well, frightening. To read the article click here.

I hope to see everyone on Friday evening at Pinecrest Gardens. Thanks again for your support on these very important topics and please consider sharing our information with a friend.

Sink or Swim Initiative To Present At The University of Miami (April 16th) for The Youth Forum on Climate Change & at Palmer Trinity During the Global Educators Conference (April 24th)

I have very BIG news to share in that The Sink or Swim Project’s initiative will be presented this and next week at two very prestigious conferences here in South Florida. Here are the details:

The Youth Forum on Climate Change and Water

April 16th at The University of Miami

unnamed I am very proud to announce that we will be presenting the Sink or Swim Project initiative at the Youth Forum on Climate Change & Water at the University of Miami on Thursday, April 16th 2015 and would like to invite EVERYONE to attend.

The Youth Forum on Climate Change & Water will take place from 5PM until 9PM at Shoma Hall on the Coral Gables campus of the University of Miami. Shoma Hall is located at 5100 Brunson Drive, Coral Gables 33146 within The School of Communications.

The program will include an environmental film screening of the film One Water for Sustainable Development as part of the Miami & The Beaches Environmental Film Festival (http://www.mbenvironmentalfilmfestival.org/), along with international guest speakers from the United Nations, the Consulate General of France and the City of Miami Beach. Here is the evenings schedule:

5:00 pm: Welcome and introduction to Forum and Context – UM & ECOMB

5:10 pm: Mr. Joakim Harlin, Senior Water Resources Adviser, United Nations Development Programme / Videoconference from Stockholm followed by Youth-led input and Q&A

5:30 pm: Screening: One Water for Sustainable Development followed by Youth-led input and Q&A

6:15 pm: H.E. Mr. Philippe Létrilliart, Consul General of France in Miami: Overview of climate change negotiations at the global level / Conference of Parties Climate Change Summit in Paris – what role for young people in this process?

6:30 pm: Global issues at the local level:

o Introduction by Caroline Lewis, Founder and Executive Director of the CLEO Institute

o Remarks by Ben Kirtman, Professor at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

o Presentation by Betsy Wheaton, Environmental Resources Manager at the City of Miami Beach

7:00 pm: Designation of breakout groups and 15-minute snack break

7:15 pm: Facilitated break-out sessions with guidelines aimed at articulating youth-led actions; strategies for communicating urgency; target audience; and partners needed

7:45 pm: Larger youth-led group discussion / youth leader speakers compilation of action points and messages, with the intention of communicating them to policy makers locally, nationally and internationally. Format and strategy to be determined by youth participants.

8:30 pm: Closing and Reception

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My talk on The Sink or Swim Project and sea level rise will be one of the evenings five youth presentations and I plan to discuss my initiative, my ongoing book project and the Academy of Agents of Change program at Palmer (Go Falcons!). The event is conducted in participation with the United Nations, the University of Miami, The Environmental Coalition of Miami & The Beaches and The CLEO Institute.

 

 

 

Global Educators Conference

April 24th at Palmer Trinity School

 

unnamed (1)I am also very pleased (and proud) to announce that The Sink or Swim Project will be presented at The Global Educators Conference on Friday April 24th during Session I-F (between 10:45 AM and 12:00 PM) at Palmer Trinity Private School in Palmetto Bay.

Dr. Leopoldo Llinas, Palmer’s Director of Environmental Stewardship and the school’s head of the Academy of Agents of Change program, will present a lecture entitled Agents of Change: Learning Social and Environmental Innovation and as part of his discussion five of his 2015 ‘Agents of Change’ will present their initiatives to the conference, one of which will be The Sink or Swim Project.

The Global Educator’s Conference is presented by the Global Education Benchmark Group, an Association of Independent Schools that works together to find best practices in global education to prepare students, academically and experientially, for a diverse and dynamic cultural and socio-economic world. The conference is open to anyone interested in global education, and will address critical issues in the field with an emphasis on providing safe travel programs, management, global curriculum development, marketing, finance and communications.

I hope that you will consider attending one or both of these exciting events. Should you need any further information please feel free to contact me.

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