Thursday, 6:30-7:45 pm, Camden Public Library. Screening of Belfast filmmaker Jim Merkel’s Saving Walden’s World as part of the free monthly series Camden Talks Climate. The showing will be followed by a Q&A and audience discussion with Merkel and Camden-based permaculture educator Joline Blais.
The award-winning film tells the compelling story of how individuals and communities can make profound impacts on the planet. Saving Walden’s World explores the urgent need for ecological balance through stories of resilience, sustainability, and hope in Slovenia, Cuba, and Kerala, India. The film challenges us to rethink our relationship with nature, empowering us to take meaningful actions for a healthier, more harmonious world.
Jim Merkel is a filmmaker, author, and educator who moved from military weapons development to rural homesteading. His book Radical Simplicity empowers readers to create a globally equitable way of life. Jim worked as Dartmouth College’s Sustainability Coordinator and volunteers with the Sierra Club and other community organizations. He and his partner Susan Cutting and their child Walden live off-the-grid, growing much of their food, in a home they built in Belfast, Maine. See more here and here.
