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Saving Walden's World - Documentary Film
Thu, Jan 09
|Clifford Arts & Student Center
As the world teeters on the edge of a sixth mass extinction, is there still hope for sustainable solutions? The film Saving Walden’s World says yes—and shows us how. Join us at the Clifford Arts & Student Center for this documentary film.
Time & Location
Jan 09, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Clifford Arts & Student Center, 42 Depot St, Unity, ME 04988, USA
About
This time of year inspires reflection: looking back, looking forward, making resolutions, and dreaming. It’s a season when big questions surface, like, “How can I help create a better, safer world for my child?”
The documentary film "Saving Walden's World" that explores these issues is coming to the Clifford Arts & Student Center on Thursday January 9 at 6 PM. Purchase tickets HERE.
Parents everywhere wrestle with these thoughts. It’s natural to want to give their children the same opportunities they enjoyed—or perhaps even more. For Jim Merkel, these questions became deeply personal as he watched his young son, Walden, grow and wondered about the world he would inherit.
Into Action
Merkel’s background, first as a military weapons developer and then as a rural homesteader, had taught him that there were other ways to live sustainably. He began exploring cultures that already met or exceeded the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals…