Pangea Day, working to make the world one again

13Apr08

On May 10, 2008 at 18:00 GMT organizers will kick off the first Pangea Day, a global event bringing the world together through film. The premise of the global event is to screen 24 films from around the world over a 4h period. There will be events held in most cities around the world, but I suspect most people will tune in over the Internet.

In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people see themselves in others – through the power of film.

Pangea is the name given to the landmass that existed some 250 million years ago, when the continents we know today existed as one. A noble undertaking to say the least, I will be checking it out to see what is going on.