Same Challenge for Some Who Make the Trip
I'm reading this morning blog posts from Robert Swan's leadership expedition 2041. Many people who post are deeply touched by the beauty of the continent. We wonder how to make a difference, how to make real that Antarctica is a 'barometer" of our planet. (quote in the video of March 6 blog post IAE 2012)
Today, I prepare to do my first presentation for The Women's Optimist Club in Denver. They contacted me after the Denver Post article ran on Feb. 6. It's a challenge to distill my experience and message to 25 min. The joke about my father was- if Gibbs is the speaker for your event, you know what the topic will be! Always, always Antarctica. I didn't hear the formal presentations. How ironic!
I'm on the Front Page of the Denver Post Today!
We Are All Antarctica project update
If you've been
following me, since December 2011, I'm sure you've seen this project
unfold with increasing clarity! I have three schools following my trip
to Antarctica: Platte Canyon Fitzsimmons Middle School, Bailey, CO;
Gibbs Elementary in Rochester, MN, (1st grade class) and a Free school
group who will do a field trip to Denver to learn more about climate
change and how we are personally connected through our thoughts,
feelings and history. Start Some Good is a partner for the next phase. I will design and pilot interactive, curricular materials for students to realize the value
of collaboration, based on my father’s community leadership, Antarctic history and climate
change. If you have interested groups or leads for schools to participate, please contact me. A big thanks to Matt Nathan for his coaching and production of the latest video!
Today in 1940 Gibbs set foot on Antarctica!
From George W. Gibbs, Jr's journal January 14, 1940
"Jan. 14 Anchored this morning in the Bay of Whales at the South Pole and digging holes in the ice with picks and shovels. This was the only way of tying the ship up along the ice. There aren’t any docks at all, was I surprised?? When the Bear came up to the ice close enough for me to get ashore, I was the first man aboard the ship to set foot in Little America and help tie her lines deep into the snow. I met Admiral Byrd; he shook my hand and welcomed me to Little America and for being the first Negro to set foot in Little America."
New Video We are All Antartica 2012
I'll soon be fundraising with Start Some Good. Here's my latest video with more explanation about the project. "