Last of the Right Whales Screening
Title: Last of the Right Whales Screening
Date: November 13, 2022
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Host(s): Dr. Carol Pride, Savannah State University
Location: Savannah State University, Ballroom A in the Student Union (3219 College Street Savannah, GA 31404)
Description: Join Savannah State University students for a free screening of the Last of the Right Whale. From the only known calving grounds to the shifting feeding grounds, Last of the Right Whales follows the North Atlantic right whale migration and the people committed to saving a species still struggling to recover from centuries of hunting. Now climate change is forcing right whales further north in search of food, putting them on a collision course with deadly ships and fishing gear. With unprecedented access to film the whale migration, Last of the Right Whales brings a message of hope about the most at risk great whale on the planet. View the Trailer.
Last of the Right Whales Screening
Title: Last of the Right Whales Screening
Date: November 13, 2022
Time: 4:00pm ET
Host(s): First Presbyterian Church of Savannah
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Savannah, 520 WASHINGTON AVE, SAVANNAH GA 31405
Description: Join Savannah FPC for a free screening of the Last of the Right Whale. From the only known calving grounds to the shifting feeding grounds, Last of the Right Whales follows the North Atlantic right whale migration and the people committed to saving a species still struggling to recover from centuries of hunting. Now climate change is forcing right whales further north in search of food, putting them on a collision course with deadly ships and fishing gear. With unprecedented access to film the whale migration, Last of the Right Whales brings a message of hope about the most at risk great whale on the planet.
Whales and Women Panel Discussion
Title: Whales and Women Panel Discussion
Date: November 14, 2022
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Host(s): Oceana and Whale Week
Location: Zoom
Register here: https://oceana-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqfumrrTwuHtavHdOuIRQAn5LOo3-IFzvD
Description: A panel discussion with women working in North Atlantic right whale and ocean conservation. From science and policy to art and organizing, hear about how women are leading the charge to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales. In this panel, you will hear from:
- Kelsey Leonard, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo, Water scientist, Legal scholar, Policy Expert, Writer, and Enrolled Citizen of the Shinnecock Nation.
- Regina Asmutis-Silvia, Executive Director and Senior Biologist at Whale and Dolphin Conservation.
- Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Queer Black Feminist Love Evangelist, aspirational cousin to all life, and Author of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals.
- Moderated by Hermina Glass-Hill, Georgia Field Representative for Oceana, Director of Whale Week, eco-harmony advocate, ocean conservationist, and cultural historian.
Georgia’s Right Whale Legacy – Past and Future
Title: Georgia’s Right Whale Legacy – Past and Future
Date: November 15, 2022
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Host(s): Georgia Conservancy
Location: Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/georgiaconservancy)
Description: Please join us to discuss Georgia’s North American right whale legacy, and to hear about recent efforts to help protect our endangered state marine mammal. Joining Brian Foster and Courtney Reich (Georgia Conservancy) will be Cathy Sakas, a Georgia Conservancy Distinguished Conservationist and a former member of the Southeast U.S. Implementation Team for the Recovery of the Right Whale; and Kim Sawicki, an innovative researcher who will provide an update on the “ropeless” fishing gear, which holds promise to transform entanglement threats in Georgia.
Smoke Goes to School
Title: Smoke Goes to School
Date: November 16, 2022
Time: 1:30pm
Host(s): Whale Week and Tybee Island Marine Science Center
Location: Matthew Reardon Center for Autism
Description: Smoke the Whale will visit schools around Savannah, teaching them about the North Atlantic right whale and ways we can protect them.
Whale Week Family Night
Title: Whale Week Family Night
Date: November 16, 2022
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Host(s): Loop It Up Savannah
Location: Juliette Low Elementary (15 Blueridge Ave, Savannah, GA 31404)
Description: Join Loop It Up Savannah for a fun family night at Juliette Low Elementary! Here children and adults alike will learn about North Atlantic right whales and be guided through activities to celebrate Whale Week!
Whale Wishes with Smoke the Whale
Title: Whale Wishes with Smoke the Whale
Date: November 17, 2022
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Host(s): Whale Week, Tybee Island Marine Science Center and Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute and Ecology Center
Location: Susie King Taylor Community School (1709 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401)
Description: Smoke the Whale will visit schools around Savannah, teaching them about the North Atlantic right whale and ways we can protect them.
Whales and Hip Hop
Title: Whales and Hip Hop
Date: November 17, 2022
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Host(s): Whale Week, Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute and Ecology Center
Location: Culturist Union (3129 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31405)
Description: Join us at the Culturalist Union, a Black-owned multifunctional local coffee house. We are debuting a new 7-minute film project by filmmaker Deevon “Wes” La Rue titled by “The Right Whale: Eubalaena Glacialis.” The film’s creativity and its message(s) are going to amaze you.
From Oklahoma to the Ocean: A Conversation with Native Otoe-Missouria Marine Biologist Chantal Audran
Title: Lunchtime Chat with Chantal Audran
Date: November 18, 2022
Time: 12:00pm Noon ET
Host(s): Tybee Island Marine Science Center and Whale Week
Location: Pre-recorded Video on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WhalingWall/)
Description: Sit down with Chantal Audran, the acting Director of the Tybee Island Marine Science Center and a fearless ocean protector for Georgia’s coast to hear about Tybee Island Marine Science Center’s programs and her experience in this field.
Smoke Goes to School
Title: Smoke Goes to School
Date: November 18, 2022
Time: 1:30pm
Host(s): Whale Week and Tybee Island Marine Science Center
Location: Tybee Island Maritime Academy
Description: Smoke the Whale will visit schools around Savannah, teaching them about the North Atlantic right whale and ways we can protect them.
