Former Colorado Senator and current United Nations Foundation President Tim Werth joined hundreds of other filmgoers at the Carnegie Institute for Science in Washington last Sunday evening for a special D.C. Environmental Film Festival closing night screening of "Journey of the Universe" followed by a Q&A with the pic's writers Mary Evelyn Tucker and Brian Swimme.
Swimme narrates the epic story of the universe from the Big Bang to the present moment. He tells this fascinating story from the Greek Island of Samos, using its magnificent history and natural wonders to help explain the greatest story ever told -- the birth of the cosmos 14 billion years ago.
"Journey of the Universe" explains that all living beings, including humans, are made up of the same star dust that created the universe all those eons ago. It is a profound revelation -- we are not separate from the universe and the Earth. In fact, quite the opposite. We are as much a part of the universe as the grass and the Sun. That means we have a special responsibility to protect the unique balance that allows our planet to sustain life. It is a clarion call to end our destructive practices of the industrial age and live in harmony with the Earth. The message couldn't be timelier and the film should be required viewing in every classroom in the world.
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