Saving Walden's World : Documentary Screening
Presenting Partners:
Activist San Diego & the Climate Justice Group of the First Unitarian Universalist Church
Jim's Story:
When a young arms dealer discovers his work is harming families in less affluent societies, he has an ethical crisis and begins a decades-long journey to redeem himself and make the world a better place. SAVING WALDEN’S WORLD is a revealing new film following Jim Merkel as he raises Walden, a budding scientist, in an off-the-grid homestead and wonders: could the very people his past-life’s work targeted, hold the keys to a sustainable planet?
A journey ensues, meeting powerful women who reshape society to work for all. Far from affluent utopias, Kerala, Cuba and Slovenia offer women free college, access to contraception, maternity leave, childcare, dentistry and healthcare. Services unimaginable in much of Jim’s blue-collar America.
As earth temperatures soar, the stakes couldn’t get higher.
About The Director
Jim Merkel is a filmmaker, engineer and activist. This film grew out of his book Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth and the Jan Cannon film radically simple.
The Venue:
Bard Hall at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego is wheelchair accessible, with parking available, and the #3 bus stops at the end of the parking lot. There is a filtered water fountain in the hallway to fill your reusable water bottles.