We recently spent three Sundays viewing the environmental film, Home. The story is beautiful but dire and leaves us with a sense of disquiet. Jane Goodall sees the same problems projected in the movie, but her take on our future is more hopeful. Dr. Goodall appeared on Bill Moyers' Journal on November 27. Thanks to the miracle of the internet (and the foresight to the technology committee at church) we'll be able to watch Moyers interview of Goodall on Sunday, December 27th in the Adult Forum.
Here's an introductory blurb for the website at Bill Moyers' Journal:
Here's an introductory blurb for the website at Bill Moyers' Journal:
Dr. Jane Goodall is a familiar face to several generations around the globe. The young woman patiently seated near wild chimps in Africa first appeared in the pages of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC in the early 1960s. Her work with the chimps of Gombe National Park has been profiled in magazines, books, films and television documentaries numerous times in subsequent years. She is an inspiration to those generations who take her warnings about the state of the earth to heart:
I mean, isn't it great that high school students in some inner city area will greet me as I walk in, as though I were a pop star. That is so amazing. Because all that they've got out of what I've done is a message of hope. And the fact that our main message is "You make a difference every day. You matter. Your life is important."
Dr. Goodall now travels the world raising awareness about the dire situation facing the natural world — and many of its species. Her mission includes programs for communities in Africa to protect forests, create sustainable livelihoods and support health and education. The Jane Goodall Institute runs a global program to create a new generation of conservationists called Roots & Shoots.
You can watch the interview ahead of time, here, but I bet it'll be more fun in our group. Please join us. You'll be glad you did. And as always, superb, free babysitting is provided.
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