A Sense of Wonder: Rachel Carson's love for the natural world
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Carson’s bestseller Silent Spring led to the banning of the chemical DDT, the creation of the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the birth of the organic food movement. Al Gore writes in his foreward to the thirtieth anniversary edition of “Silent Spring,” “Without this book, the environmental movement may never have developed at all.”
March activities celebrating Rachel Carson include 100 nationwide screenings of the newly released film, A Sense of Wonder. The film depicts Rachel Carson in the last year of her life, as she battles cancer and the chemical industry and focuses her final energy on getting her message to Congress and the American people in the wake of publishing Silent Spring. “This film is absolutely remarkable. You cannot walk away unmoved,” stated Bill Moyers.
"Rachel Carson taught us that the natural world and human society are, indeed, interdependent and indivisible, and moreover that we have an obligation as stewards of the environment to safeguard and protect the world around us,” said Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. “This responsibility has been passed from generation to generation and as such constitutes the cornerstone of her legacy that endures. And in that light, I couldn't be more pleased that Rachel Carson's remarkable story has been adapted for the screen in A Sense of Wonder, so more people may learn about her life and the guiding principles that shaped it and that continue to inspire us all."
A Sense of Wonder stars Broadway, film and television actress Kaiulani Lee. Using Carson’s own words, Lee’s portrait of Carson is historically accurate and powerfully moving. Noted drama critic Christopher Rawson says, “What Lee achieves in barely an hour is something rare—she merges herself with Carson’s spirit.”
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/senseofwonder/
March activities celebrating Rachel Carson include 100 nationwide screenings of the newly released film, A Sense of Wonder. The film depicts Rachel Carson in the last year of her life, as she battles cancer and the chemical industry and focuses her final energy on getting her message to Congress and the American people in the wake of publishing Silent Spring. “This film is absolutely remarkable. You cannot walk away unmoved,” stated Bill Moyers.
"Rachel Carson taught us that the natural world and human society are, indeed, interdependent and indivisible, and moreover that we have an obligation as stewards of the environment to safeguard and protect the world around us,” said Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine. “This responsibility has been passed from generation to generation and as such constitutes the cornerstone of her legacy that endures. And in that light, I couldn't be more pleased that Rachel Carson's remarkable story has been adapted for the screen in A Sense of Wonder, so more people may learn about her life and the guiding principles that shaped it and that continue to inspire us all."
A Sense of Wonder stars Broadway, film and television actress Kaiulani Lee. Using Carson’s own words, Lee’s portrait of Carson is historically accurate and powerfully moving. Noted drama critic Christopher Rawson says, “What Lee achieves in barely an hour is something rare—she merges herself with Carson’s spirit.”
http://www.beyondpesticides.org/senseofwonder/
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JanforGore
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She sure is one of mine right beside Al Gore.;-). Both of them have inspired me so much regarding environmentalism.
- 4 years ago
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leahl
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I'm looking forward to seeing this. Rachel Carson is a hero.
- 4 years ago
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leahl
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JanforGore
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Wow, this disappeared fast.
- 4 years ago
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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Kaiulani Lee does an exceptional job in the role of Rachel Carson. She brings her back to life. Rachel Carson started the environmental movement and without her truth and bravery we may not have seen it come to pass. I think in order to move forward with a new environmental movement we need to remember those of the past who were the trailblazers and allow them to be our inspiration again.
- 4 years ago
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