Saving the Chattahoochee: The Story of the Women Who Defended the River \;tells the story of how a smal l group of dedicated Atlanta women worked over the course of 50 years to p rotect the Chattahoochee River and its watershed&mdash\;the drinking water supply for more than five million people.
\nThe 40-minute documenta ry takes a more personal look at Sally\, one of the first women riverkeepe rs in the U.S. \;It's about how she stepped up to become \;the fac e of the river at a pivotal moment in Atlanta's development\, while also b eing a single parent to two sons. She teamed up with Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin\, the first Black female mayor of a major southern city\, to cha nge the course of the river's future.
\nSally Bethea and Shirley Fra nklin's story is also part of a bigger picture of Atlanta women who have l ed -- and continue to lead -- efforts to protect our rivers and streams.&n bsp\;
\nNo one owns the water. It belongs to all of us. The film pro vides a call to action for others to get involved in their communities fol lowing the example of these dedicated river advocates.
\nRegistration is recommended.
\nHal Jacobs brings a career i n freelance writing and developing written and video resources for higher education into film work that focuses on arts\, social justice and the env ironment. \;
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Sall y Sierer Bethea is the retired founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkee per. She served as executive director and riverkeeper for two decades and continues to assist Chattahoochee Riverkeeper as a senior advisor. Bethea also publishes a monthly column\, Above the Waterline\, in Atlanta Intown. She was one of the first women in America to become a &ldquo\;riverkeeper &rdquo\;&mdash\;a vocal defender of a specific waterway who holds polluter s accountable. In her book\, Keeping the Chattahoochee: Reviving and D efending a Great Southern River \;she shares stories that illustr ate her regular walks through a forest to the Chattahoochee over the cours e of a year\, finding solace and kinship in nature and details what it tak es to save an endangered river. \;
\nBooks will be available for sale and signing. \;
\n\n* Presented by Adult Services. \;
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