Thursday 10/19
Walk or Bike to School or Work DayFriday 10/20 @ Skagway School
6-7pm Student Presentation: The Marshall Islands and Climate Change
7-8:30pm Film: Little Yellow Boots (a John Webster Film) http://littleyellowbootsmovie.com
8:30 - 9:30pm Keynote Speaker: Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner (Marshallese Poet and Climate Change Activist)
9:30pm Live Music with Delaney and McKenna Rau
Saturday 10/21 @ Skagway School
8am Zombification!!!Feel like a zombie in the morning? Come to the Skagway School and we’ll make you look like one too! Just in Time for the Zombie Run!
9am Climate Change Zombie 5K (run/walk/stagger)
Be a zombie or run from them in this fun event. Organizers ask participants to kindly pick up any body parts they might lose along the course route. Though we might be falling apart, we can still keep it clean!
10am -Noon Climate Change Action
Presentations by Skagway Climate Group, talk about extended recycling, personal carbon footprint quizzes, etc.
Noon - 2pm 3-on-3 Climate Change Basketball Tournament (School Gym)
Show up with a team or come and find one. Contact Eliza Myers to sign up in advance. 2020e.myers@skagwayschool.org
2 - 5:30pm Climate Change Film Festival (National Park Service Theatre - 2nd and Broadway)
2 - 3:30pm The Island and the Whales (PBS Film)
4 - 5:30pm Kivalina vs. Exxon
6 -8pm Climate Conference @ Skagway School
7pm Logan Weber (via Skype) will talk the future of storing solar energy. He is currently working on developing storage batteries that will be able to move from location to location and that can store enough energy to run a small town for an entire day.
7:30pm Quinn Weber (via Skype) will discuss Solar Energy, the future of Solar Energy, and his job as an engineer for Tesla/Solar City)
8pm Mark Stege (via Skype) will discuss Climate Change and its impacts on low lying atolls.
8:30-9:30pm Keynote Speaker: Arthur Nash (UAF) - Climate Change and Alaska
9:30pm Sarah Rifaat (via Skype) - former Director of 350.org North Africa. Sarah will present on climate change in Egypt and North Africa.
Sunday 10/22
Noon - 2pm (Glacier Smoothies & Espresso - 3rd and Broadway)Music, Poetry, Readers Theatre, and Photographs of the Marshall Islands
Come hear two Skagway Readers Theatre pieces: “Who Will Stop the Fire” (a piece on climate change and the world), and “Monster Survival Skills During a Gremlin Outbreak”. Also hear music by Jaime Bricker, Tatum Sager, Zach Breen; poetry about climate change readings by Skagway students, and view photographs students took of the Marshall Islands.
2 - 3pm (Skagway Public Library)
Haines Author, Daniel L Henry reads from his book, Across the Shaman’s River
Marshallese Poet, Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner reads from her book Lep Jaltok, Poems from a Marshallese Daughter
5-9pm Climate Change Conference (Skagway School)
5pm Call to Action(s) (Discussion and Food)
6 - 7:30pm Film: Batmon vs. Majuro (Batman in the Marshall Islands)
7:30pm Poetry: Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, Zach Breen, Forest Kvasnikoff, Kent Fielding
Film Descriptions
Directed and Produced by Jack Niedenthal, Ben deBrum Wakefield and Vivian Niedenthal (Microwave Films)
Narrative | Marshall Islands | 80 min. | 2017
w/English subtitles
From the award-winning creators of the critically acclaimed Marshallese language feature films Jilel: The Calling of the Shell & Ainikien Jidjid ilo Boñ (The Sound of Crickets at Night) comes a film that finds Batmon attempting to capture Catwoman and recover his beloved BatCopter in a small island town in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Batmon vs Majuro is a parody based on the DC Batman comic series
Directed by Mike Day (PBS).
Documentary | USA | 60 min. | 2017
On the isolated North Atlantic archipelago of the Faroe Islands, the longtime hunting practices of the Faroese are threatened by dangerously high mercury levels in the whales, decimated seabird populations, and anti-whaling activists. The Faroe islanders consider themselves a canary in the mine, their tale a warning to the rest of the world. Winner, 2016 DOC NYC Grand Jury Prize.
Kivalina vs. Exxon (showing Saturday 4PM)Directed by Ben Addelman (PHI Films)
Documentary | Canada | 90 min | 2012
Global warming threatens Kivalina, an ancient Inuit village on a tiny island off the northwest coast of Alaska, with imminent destruction. KIVALINA V. EXXON is a feature documentary film that portrays the epic struggle of this Inupiat community to save their village, and to force the world’s worst polluters to pay for the consequences of global warming. KIVALINA V. EXXON is the story of great drama. Kivalina’s residents are the ultimate little guys clashing with economic and political giants. Native island communities like Kivalina are most at risk from radical climate change and the first to suffer from it. Those who have benefited the least from the unsustainable pace of economic growth propelled by the burning of fossil fuels are facing an uncertain future of suffering and dislocation. They are the proverbial canaries in the coalmine, the first indication of impending disaster that could engulf the entire planet. Best Documentary Whistler Film Festival
Little Yellow Boots (Showing Friday at 7PM)
Directed by John Webster (Millennium Films)
Documentary | Finnish | 95 min. | 2017
In English
How can one help one’s grandchild, or great-grandchild, fifty years from now? What do we pass on to those who come after us, for both good and for bad? And what difference can one person make in the world? These are the universal questions that occupy director John Webster in this cinematic letter to his great-grandchild, a girl called Dorit who will be born in the 2060’s, and who’s little yellow boots will walk on a very different shoreline to the one we knew. Taking as its starting point a personal experience of loss that has been with John throughout his life, we are taken on an emotional and physical journey from Finland across Russia to the coal mines of Siberia, to the Marshall Islands in the Pacific, and across the USA to New York. The story seamlessly weaves together past, present and future into a beautiful, moving and hopeful documentary film about the power of each of us to make a difference.
BIOS
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner:
Mark Stege:
Logan Weber:
Born and raised in Skagway, Logan has been influenced by the climate and the natural environment his entire life. That connection followed him into college where he pursued a degree in Chemical Engineering with a focus on renewable energy. He completed a thesis on advanced energy storage while studying in Sydney, Australia and has since pursued a career in the energy storage industry. Logan currently works in Mukilteo, Washington for UniEnergy Technologies, a company which produces containerized flow battery systems to be used in a variety of situations including integration with renewable energy, micro-grids, and grid stabilization. In his off-time he enjoys spending time outdoors, preferably with a paddle in hand..Quinn Weber:
Technical Project Manager at Tesla Energy: Responsible for investigating ways to inexpensively implement solar, presenting project plans to executive leadership, and ensuring smooth roll-out of new products and processes. BS Engineering (Mechanical) Colorado School of Mines 2014 Skagway High School 2010.Sarah Rifaat:
Graphic Designer, photographer, envir/climate activist and 350.org coordinator in the Arab World. She loves bicycles and has played sports like tennis and kickboxing and has never broken a bone.Arthur Nash:
Art is the UAF Cooperative Extension energy specialist. Prior, he served as a regional Extension educator and sat on Minnesota's northwest regional clean energy resource team steering committee. Art has worked with housing/energy construction while providing educational services in Fairbanks, Interior villages, South–central and Valdez since moving to Alaska in the early 90s.Danny Brady:
is a very successful runner finished 3rd at the State Cross Country Championships for 1a. He is the current Vice-President for the Student Council, and has been very vocal in his advocation on addressing Climate Change. “I am a firm believer that climate change exists and if we don't do something about it, it will most likely kill everything on planet earth including the human race. Our own extinction will be our fault and I feel that we have a duty, as individuals, to do our part in our survival as a species. When the whole populace begins to see the doom that we face I hope that we can ignore our differences and come together to combat a force that affects us all. Perhaps it will take near extinction to bring our species together and end our petty conflicts for the first time in our history. This project allows us ‘young people’ to have a voice in a society that ignores what its future believes in. Through this project we can speak our minds and not get shut down.”Zach Breen:
a senior at Skagway School, Zach Breen is a poet, a musician, and an artist. “I joined this project because I am very passionate about the earth. with the completion of this project, I am hoping that I will become more educated on the subject of climate change and will learn how to make a significant difference. I am also very interested in learning about martial war culture and love to travel. “Micah Cook:
Well tufted boy–genius who slides through life on skates of snarky eloquence. Likes to make bad jokes. Was successful in Drama, Debate, and Forensics. Likes to think he’s good at most things, but knows deep down he’s probably not. Joined the project because he wanted to try and make a change in the world.Mikah (Mocha) Lahrman:
A senior at Skagway School, Mocha is a photographer, a visual artist, and a graphic designer.Steaven McKnight:
has been very successful in Drama, Debate, and Forensics, having finished 2nd in State in pantomime and qualified for the National Speech and Debate Championship in Duo Interpretation of Literature.Eliza Myers:
a sophomore at Skagway School, she is a photographer, a basketball star, a runner, and straight “A” student. My reason: “Before this project was presented to me, I really hadn’t heard about climate change, let alone that the Marshal Islands even existed. This is something that is happening, right now. I want to be a part of learning about this place and about what is happening to it.”Jessica Whitehead:
a sophomore at Skagway School, Jessica is a basketball player, and a currently in Drama, Debate and Forensic. She believes that politicians need to stop smelling themselves and take action on the climate change front.Kara Whitehead:
Kara is so busy she hired a ghostwriter to plug in a bio. The ghostwriter believes this speaks to her meticulous and obsessive personality and soul. A recent Alaska state champ in Expository speaking, Ms. Whitehead agonized over every word and each gesture of her presentation until she drove herself, her teammates, and her coaches insane. Her fanatical intellect and energy towards doing things “just right” is reflected in her being a Representative in Region V Student Council, as well as a member of the Skagway basketball, volleyball, cross-country, track, and [You-Name-It] teams. Kara doesn’t think anything is cute, just that facts are interesting. If you happen to be introduced, don’t look her directly in the eyes and try not to perseverate on how that big brain fits into such a normal sized skull.Musicians
Delaney and McKenna Rau:
The two of us have been playing instruments and singing since we were seven. We started out in a kids choir, then leading worship at a youth group in California, to now; playing for the joy of it in Alaska. Music has always been the cornerstone of our lives, and has created a special bond between us as we play and create music together.Jaime Bricker:
A fantastic musician, Jaime is also director of contracts and land management for White Pass and a member of the Skagway School Board.Tatum Sager:
is in the 8th grade. She is a musician and athlete who will be playing on the Skagway Varsity basketball team this year.Jess and J Dot:
An amazing duet of wonderful music that will make you smile, relax and wish they would never stop!Skagway School Climate Change (2015-2018)
Alexandra Weber (2016)
Dominic Rotier (2016)
Denver Evans (2017)
Micah Cook (2018)
Zach Breen (2018)
Mikah Lahrman (2018)
Kara Whitehead (2018)
Steaven McKnight (2018)
Danny Brady (2019)
Eliza Myers (2020)
Jessica Whitehead (2020)
Erik Wortman (Science Teacher)
Rebecca Sullivan (Social Studies Teacher)
Kent Fielding (English Teacher)
Hilary Lesh (chaperone)
Special Thanks to...
White Pass and Yukon RouteSkagway Fish Co.
Skagway Book Depot
Dan Henry
Jeff Brady
Skagway School Board
Jaime Bricker
Chris Maggio
Skagway Booster Club
Skagway Elks
Skagway Eagles
Cara Cosgrove
Skagway Rec Center
Skagway Class of 2016
Dr. Josh Coughran
Shelby Surdyk
Erik Wortman
Hilary Lesh
Rebecca Sullivan
Skagway Arts Council
Sarah Rifaat
Quinn Weber
Logan Weber
John Webster
Giff Johnson
Jack Niedenthal
RMI President Dr. Hilda Heine
Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner
Tony deBrum
Milan Loeak
Flame Tree Backpacker Hostel
Jina David
Benedict Yamamura
Mark Stege
Abacca Anjain-Maddison
Alson Kelen and WAM
Marshall Islands High School
Majuro Co-Op School
Laura High School
National Ocean Symposium
Kianna Angelo
Mary Silk
College of the Marshall Islands
Youth to Youth in Health (Marshall Islands)
Darlene Keju
Lejon Ekilang
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