''Speaking Sustainably'' Free Film & Lecture Series at The Deering Estate at Cutle:: The End of the Line Screening & Discussion
South Florida is host to some of the richest natural resources in the world. The balance of human and natural systems in our growing urban community is central to political, cultural, and academic dialogues regarding the environment. “Speaking Sustainably” is a film and lecture series offered free to the public at the Deering Estate at Cutler, in partnership with FIU’s School of Environment, Arts and Society. The series intends to engage the community with critical environmental issues of the twenty-first century and to inspire action.
Wednesday, February 27th at 7:00 pm Topic: The End of the Line screening and discussion Presenter: Kevin Boswell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, FIU Department of Biological Services Visitor Center Auditorium at the Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72 Avenue FREE & open to the public.
The critically acclaimed documentary, The End of the Line, reveals the impact of overfishing on the world’s oceans. It examines the effects of the global love affair with fish as food and the implications of a future with no fish that could bring mass starvation. The End of the Line follows investigative reporter Charles Clover across the Straits of Gibraltar to the coasts of Senegal and Alaska to the Tokyo fish market – featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials.
The screening will be followed by a discussion and Q&A led by FIU marine biologist, Dr. Kevin Boswell.
Upcoming lectures: Blue Carbon and seagrass ecosystems on March 27th; Earth Days screening on April 24th; and Coastal Carnivores screening & discussion on May 22nd. For more information please visit http://seas.fiu.edu.
About the Deering Estate at Cutler The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade County Park, is located at 16701 SW 72 Avenue in Miami. This 444-acre natural and archeological preserve and historic site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a center for education, culture and recreation. Historic house tours are offered daily at 10:30 am & 3:00 pm. Natural areas tours are offered daily at 12:30 pm (October – May). EcoAdventure Tours are also offered throughout the year for an additional fee. For more information on the Deering Estate's educational and cultural programs, please visit www.deeringestate.org.
About the FIU School of Environment, Arts and Society As a part of the FIU College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Environment, Arts and Society (SEAS) unites socially and environmentally-oriented faculty in an effort to better understand and address the challenges that arise from the interaction between human and environmental systems. Faculty in SEAS are invested in understanding how factors from both systems affect the environment, because long-term sustainability can only be achieved if human societies understand their impact in and responsibility toward these natural systems. The academic core of SEAS consists of the Departments of Biological Sciences, Earth and Environment, and English. Through research, education, and an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, SEAS strives to bring about positive, tangible changes on local, national and international levels.