TU Dublin, in collaboration with Dublin South City Partnership, See the Light production company and Pocket Forests are delighted to host a screening of ‘The Forest Midwife’ documentary about the wisdom of trees and the power of a human.
The documentary follows writer and social entrepreneur Catherine Cleary and her work over the last year to transform a piece of land in Roscommon into a forest and nature reserve. Produced and directed by filmmaker Beta Bajgart, the film includes a specially commissioned piece of writing by award-winning poet and author Kerri Ni Dochartaigh.
It also features the voice of renowned Irish actor Mary McEvoy. The event will include an optional ‘step into the doughnut’ reflective activity. During this event, we will connect the issues raised in the documentary, doughnut economics and meaningful local action.
Programme
5.30 - 6.15 pm (optional) – 'Step into doughnut’ activity will offer participants a chance to listen and share ideas about the planet and society and take some time to be grounded and reflect on the possibilities that a ‘doughnut’ mindset offers along with what it means to live in the safe space for humanity within the means of the planet provokes.
6.15 - 7.15 pm – The Forest Midwife documentary screening followed by panel discussion/Q&A with Catherine Cleary (Pocket Forests), Beta Bajgart (director), Michelle Licciardi (Dublin South City Partnership), Andre Almo (computer scientist & sustainability games developer) and Craig Douglas ('the soil boy) and other guests.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/about/news-and-events/the-forest-midwife-documentary-screening-and-optional-activity.php
Lucia Walsh
I have been working in higher education for many years and have been bringing DE into my practice for a few years now.