A screening of the documentary Women from the Sea is one of the highlights of a Mná na Mara event in Galway in early September.
Former Naval Service officer and author Marie Gleeson will also be in conversation and will sign books at the event on September 4th, hosted by Máire Ní Einniú, head of Nua na Mara.
The “Women from the Sea” documentary is part of an internationally endorsed project under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development to amplify the 2often-overlooked voices of women in ocean conservation”.
It is described as a “collection of interviews with women who have some type of relationship to the ocean, whether professional, geographical, or emotional”.
“As of December, the project has completed more than 1,000 interviews in 29 countries. The protagonists are fisherwomen, biologists, scientists, and sailors as well as architects, lawyers, teachers, and other women who share a deep emotional connection to the sea,”it says.
Gleeson is author of Be Like the Sea: Life, Learnings and Leadership from an Irish Navy Captain, published by Gill Books.
The event on Friday September 4th from 2.30pm at the Galway Chamber of Commerce includes sushi and refreshments, and those attending are asked to register beforehand here
