Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Hope College - Bultman Student Center Auditorium (115 E 12th St, Holland, MI 49423)

Presentation by the filmmaker 6:30pm - Elena Lioubimtseva is a full professor of geography and sustainable planning at GVSU with over 30 years of field research experience across four continents.  

Film screening 7:00pm-8:00 - trailer https://youtu.be/G65xfURrvk8?si=cl8pJr8T0ziTGUbw 

“Climate Sisu” is the first documentary to address climate change and community resiliency in Michigan. Taking the audience on a journey from GVSU campus "Up North" in search of community knowledge about climate action, resilience, adaptation, and education, the documentary offers an urgent, yet optimistic call for climate action. It is a collection of powerful stories told by environmental activists, students, climate scientists, educators, farmers, winemakers, and urban planners, looking for climate change solutions in our state.

WHAT IS SISU?

“Sisu” is a concept known by many Michiganders, especially those who reside in the Upper Peninsula. It means “extrordinary determination, courage, and resoluteness in the face of adversity”.  Our team (at the Climate Change Education Solutions Network) felt a deep connection to this word as we traveled throughout our state. Not only did we see first hand the work of those who embody Sisu in the midst of climate change, but we also felt the hope that they were creating. Rather than inciting action through fear and “doom and gloom” messages, these educators, citizens, and climate activists reinforced how fun and rewarding doing their part in creating a resilient future can be. It is possible to be hopeful about our future and for each of us to take part in climate resiliency— Climate Sisu.