Meaningful Movies Presents: Mission Blue – Apr 16

Thurs Apr 16, 6 pm – 8:45 pm at the Center for Spiritual Living Ballard

Every 3rd Thursday we will be screening a documentary related to sustainability at the Center for Spiritual Living Ballard. In April we will be showing Mission Blue, a documentary that follows oceanographer Sylvia Earle’s campaign to save the world’s oceans from threats such as overfishing and toxic waste.

The documentary “Mission Blue” chronicles the life’s work of legendary oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who served as chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration between 1990 and 1992 and has been an explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society since 1998. She dedicated her academic career to canvassing uncharted territories for seaweed, and her attention is now on championing preservation of the seas.

In many ways Earle is a remarkable figure who, from her younger days in Florida, was taken with the ocean. The challenge for her was being accepted in a field that in the 1960s was dominated by men. She was often the lone female in an expedition but soldiered on. 

A discussion follows the film. Speaker: Casey Mclean, Executive Director – SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation & Research (SR3)

Intermission is sponsored by Mighty-O Donuts, Seattle’s First & Only all natural donut shop.