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CONTACTS: Rebecca Keister, 401-456-4679, rkeister@ric.edu; Laura Hart, 401-456-8977, lhart@ric.edu
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – “Humans and Bees: A Look at the Global Bee Crisis,” represents the first offering in “Transiting to Sustainable Cultures,” a new ecomedia series co-sponsored by Rhode Island College and the Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living.
Free and open to the public, the program takes place Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m., Clarke Science, Room 128, Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence.
“Humans and Bees” explores the links between our environment and these valuable pollinators. The program begins with a screening of award-winning filmmaker Taggart Siegel’s “Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?” The film examines the dwindling bee population through the eyes of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers.
The program also includes a talk by media artist and ecocritic Ju-Pong Lin, who will explore artistic works made through collaboration with bees.
The new series, know as “Transitioning to Sustainable Cultures: An Ecomedia Series,” is designed to raise awareness of climate change, to connect grassroots environmental efforts and to create resilient communities. Promoting education and community service through the use of environmental-themed films, videos and media arts, the series encourages public dialogue on the four domains of sustainability: ecology, economics, politics and culture.
The ecomedia series continues on Dec. 13, at 3 p.m. at the Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, Providence, with a the screening of two short films: “Sacred Spirit of Water” and “Kahsatstenhsera: Indigenous Resistance to Tar Sands Pipelines.” These films arefocused on the cultural dimension of sustainability. Additional programs are in the planning stages for the spring of 2015.
For additional information please contact the Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living at (401) 228-7930.
