WINNIPEG, MB – Internationally recognized filmmaker, community-based researcher and University of Winnipeg faculty member (Geography), Dr. Ian Mauro will take his latest research documentary, Climate Change in Atlantic Canada, on tour across Western Canada with award-winning scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki next week. The “Citizens as Climate Leaders” tour, during Earth Week, follows an already successful tour of the film and this scientific duo across Atlantic Canada.
Suzuki and Mauro will be in Edmonton at the University of Alberta (CCIS room 1-430) on April 22nd, in Calgary at the Red and White Club (1833 Crowchild Trail, NW) on April 23, and in Vancouver at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway). These film premieres are fundraisers for local environmental groups and will be followed by Q + A with Suzuki, Mauro and local experts.
“I’m excited to be back on tour with David, engaging citizens in dialogue about climate change, arguably the paramount issue of our time”, says Mauro.
Climate Change in Atlantic Canada (www.climatechangeatlantic.com) explores the human dimension of extreme weather on coastal communities and local-level approaches to mitigation and adaptation. The film’s launch and content coincides with the latest UN reports, authored by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which have been released over the past few months. These reports show that climate change is undeniable and its impacts are being felt in every part of the globe.
“Mauro’s film punctuates the IPCC’s findings with a big exclamation mark,” says Suzuki. “The local perspectives provide a warning that social, economic and ecological costs are rapidly mounting and we must take climate change seriously. ”
Mauro is a renowned academic and filmmaker whose projects focus on food security, sustainable agriculture and climate change. He co-directed the influential Inuktitut language film Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change with Zacharias Kunuk, the acclaimed Inuk filmmaker who made Atanarjuat The Fast Runner. Mauro’s films have been translated into numerous languages and screened globally at academic conferences, film festivals and venues such as the United Nations, Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic and the Royal Ontario Museum.
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Diane Poulin, Senior Communications Specialist, The University of Winnipeg
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