Chasing Ice Screening

NO MORE BUSINESS AS USUAL

Presented by Sunset Labs, Be Love, Surfrider & Dogwood

Young people are calling on adults around the world to join them this September to disrupt business as usual and support the Global Climate Strike on September 27. Ahead of the strike, Sunset Labs, Be Love, Surfrider and Dogwood are bringing folks together to connect and learn how we can support the incredible young people who are leading the charge on climate action.

Come and see an important and beautiful film that cuts to the core of why urgent climate action is so important, and hear directly from one of the local youth strike organizers, who will share what’s being planned and how businesses can get involved and show their support.

Ticket proceeds support youth climate strike organizers in Victoria. If you’re of limited means right now and wish to attend, please reach out – money isn’t a barrier to your participation.

6:30PM – DOORS
7:00PM – WELCOME & FILM
8:30PM – DISCUSSION
9:00PM – COMPLETE! ♥

ABOUT THE FILM

Acclaimed National Geographic photographer James Balog is an extreme person. So when his climate skepticism gives way to a commitment to documenting the mass extinction of glaciers around the Arctic, he’s extreme about that too. He and his team – The Extreme Ice Survey – set up time-lapse cameras on Arctic cliff faces, then check back annually to grab the data. Year after year, the photos they capture tell the story of a planet – our home! – warming fast; the glaciers and ice mountains retreat before our eyes. We also witness the heroic lengths Balog will go to capture this story. Brutal weather, four knee surgeries, extended periods away from his family: the guy won’t quit. Which is lucky for us because the photos, and this film, are credited by many former climate deniers as the wake-up call they needed. Beautiful, captivating, disturbing, eye-opening, Balog’s photos were captured from 2005-2009 and this film by Jeff Orlowski was released in 2012, and yet the urgency of this story is greater than ever.

Watch the amazing Chasing Ice trailer here!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZTMVNBjc4

ABOUT THE GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE

This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels.

Our house is on fire — let’s act like it. We demand climate justice for everyone.

We hope you’ll participate in this movement in whatever way resonates with you. Learn more here:

https://globalclimatestrike.net

ABOUT OUR PRESENTING COLLABORATORS!:

SUNSET LABS

https://sunsetlabs.ca/
Designed for creators & community, Sunset Labs is an intimate multipurpose venue located on the upper harbour of downtown Victoria. We endeavour to honour this land and its treaties by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to them, and we acknowledge and thank the Lekwungen people, on whose land we live, work, create, dance and play.

BE LOVE

http://beloverestaurant.ca/
be love opened in October, 2013 and is the collaborative vision of siblings Heather and Joe Cunliffe and their dad, Ayrie. A full service, modern restaurant serving organic, local, plant based cuisine that is as delicious as it is nourishing and energizing. Here to honour our earth community and one another, we mindfully source our ingredients, fostering change to provide a future of health, love & respect for all.

SURFRIDER

http://vancouverisland.surfrider.org/
Surfrider is a community of everyday people who passionately protect our playground – the ocean, waves, and beaches that provide us so much enjoyment. We ensure clean water, healthy ocean and coastlines and accessible beaches for all to enjoy by finding lasting solutions to the threats our ocean faces.

DOGWOOD

https://dogwoodbc.ca/
Dogwood is a people-powered organization driven by a shared love of place. They bring together voters from all over the political spectrum to work on the urgent challenges facing our home. Staff work out of Victoria, Courtenay and Burnaby, anchoring volunteer organizing teams in dozens of key ridings. The goal is to build a grassroots base of engaged citizens ready to take action outside of the existing party system.