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SHORED UP

Special Screening Event

The Avon Theatre & League of Women Voters of Greenwich, 
Darien, and Westchester present

SHORED UP

Post-film Q&A with Denise Savageau,
Conservation Director of the Town of Greenwich

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Tuesday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Carte Blanche: FREE | Members: $6 | Students/Seniors: $8 | Nonmembers: $11

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ABOUT THE FILM: Our beaches and coastline are a national treasure, a shared resource, a beacon of sanity in a world of constant change…and they’re disappearing in front of us. Shored Up is a documentary that asks tough questions about our coastal communities and our relationship to the land. What will a rising sea do to our homes, our businesses, and the survival of our communities? Can we afford to pile enough sand on our shores to keep the ocean at bay? In Long Beach Island, New Jersey and the Outer Banks of North Carolina, surfers, politicians, scientists and residents are racing to answer these questions. Beach engineering has been our only approach so far, but is there something else out there to be explored? Our development of the coastlines put us in a tough predicament, and it’s time to start looking for solutions. See Ben’s guest blog posts about climate change and SHORED UP on CultureofScience.com and on 350.org.

ABOUT DENISE SAVAGEAU: Denise Savageau presently serves on Connecticut's Long Term Recovery Natural and Cultural Resources Workgroup. She also formerly served on the Governor's Climate Change Adaptation Subcommittee and co-chaired the Infrastructure workgroup. As Conservation Director for the Town of Greenwich she is leading the effort to educate the community on climate change adaptation, including sea level rise and storm frequency. She recently attend a 3-day training provided by NOAA for coastal communities. Denise also works in the Town's Emergency Operation Center, monitoring weather conditions and water elevation gages, and assisting with GIS/evacuation mapping etc."

ABOUT THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS of GREENWICH, DARIEN and WESTCHESTER: The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization of men and women that encourages informed and active participation in government and works to increase understanding of major policy issues through education and advocacy. It was founded in 1920 as an outgrowth of the decade-long struggle to win voting rights for women. Chapters exist in all 50 states; Connecticut has 26 chapters. The League takes no position on the statements made in this movie. It is presented as an educational document and the League urges all attendees to draw their own conclusions on the presented topics. For further information or to join the League please visit lwvg.org or lwv.darien.org.

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