Last of the Right Whales Screenings
Date: November 13
Time: 2:00-3:30pm
Host(s): Dr. Carol Pride,
Savannah State University
Location: Savannah State University, Ballroom (partitions B/C) in the Student Union (3219 College Street
Description: Join Savannah State University students for a free screening of the Last of the Right Whales. 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.
Date: November 13
Time: 4:00pm ET
Host(s): First Presbyterian Church of Savannah
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Savannah, 520 Washington Ave, Description: Join Savannah FPC for a free screening of the Last of the Right Whales.
Whales and Women Panel Discussion
Date: November 14
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Host(s): Oceana and Whale Week
Location: Zoom
Register: Scan code
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:
– Dr. 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.
Whale Week Family Night
Date: November 16
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Host(s): Loop It Up Savannah
Location: Juliette Low Elementary
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
Georgia’s Right Whale Legacy – Past and Future
Date: November 15
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Host(s): Georgia Conservancy
Location: Facebook Live @georgiaconservancy
Description: 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.
Whales and Hip Hop
Date: November 17
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Host(s): Whale Week, Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute and Ecology Center Location: Culturalist Union (3129 Bull St)
Description: Join us at the Culturalist Union for coffee or tea and a showing of an original Deevon LaRue video featuring hip hop and ocean visuals. We will also take you on a journey through Deevon’s creative process and their experience living near the ocean. We will also read and write affirmations for protection of North Atlantic right whales.
From Oklahoma to the Ocean: A Conversation with Native Otoe-Missouria Marine Biologist Chantal Audran
Date: November 18
Time: 12:00pm noon
Host(s): Tybee Island Marine Science Center and Whale Week
Location: Pre-recorded Video on Facebook @WhalingWal
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.
This article appears in Nov 9-15, 2022.