We are very excited about this upcoming collaborative program!

Please join Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC), Cook Memorial Library (CML), and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes (UUFES) on Sunday, November 23 from  3–5 PM & Sunday, November 30 from 3–5 PM, for parts one and two of Climate Futures Film Festival. Each afternoon will include an hour of film viewing followed by a facilitated conversation with refreshments. 

Climate Futures Film Festival trailer

In 2022, after offering several years of popular standalone climate programs, Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) and Cook Memorial Library (CML) initiated an ongoing Climate & Community (C&C) program series. 

The goal of this program series is to examine and respond to climate change and adaptation as a community through conversation, learning from subject experts and each other, and constructive action and creative response at home and in community. That is, to practice being in community, and listening, so that we can be resilient as a community in complex times. 

In the spirit of community, CLC and CML also partner with other local organizations on C&C programs, and have invited other local organizations to present programs under the Climate & Community umbrella.

The Climate Futures Film Festival is a series of 10 short films from eight countries. They include drama, documentary, comedy, and award-winning animations that address many possible climate futures and expose a range of interior responses—optimism to cynicism, climate denial and climate grief, rage and heartbreak, resilience and resolve. “These 10 films are very real, but they’re also very hopeful in that they will move you to action, and action is what we need,” said environmentalist and author Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org and honorary judge of the Festival.

You will want to come to both events to see the entire program of films, but each event will also work as a standalone; you don’t need to have been at the first to attend the second. Please sign up in advance above so that we know how many people to expect, or just show up!

About Chocorua Lake Conservancy:

CLC is a nonprofit land trust founded in 1968 to protect the scenic and natural resources of the Chocorua Lake Basin and surrounding area. CLC is committed to providing convenient and attractive public access to Chocorua Lake and trails on nearby conservation lands for visitors and local residents. For more information including ways you can get involved, please visit chocorualake.org.

About Cook Memorial Library:

Cook Memorial Library provides educational, cultural, historical, recreational and information resources through the work of its dedicated and knowledgeable staff. It is accessible to all as a welcoming and comfortable center of community activity. For more information including ways you can get involved, please visit tamworthlibrary.org.

About Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes (UUFES):

UUFES is a welcoming, actively engaged community that values all people. We embrace diversity. We gather to deepen our spiritual lives, using words, music, and ritual to inspire us to live at our very best. Our vision is that through action, we ourselves will become better people and our world a more peaceful place.For more information including ways you can get involved, please visit uufesnh.org.

Banner image: Farnoosh Abedi