Pangea Day: 24 Movies in 4 Hours for World Peace

The annual TED conference is one of the premiere events on the planet that is all about ideas. “Ideas Worth Sharing” is its slogan and the videos of presentations made at TED are often among the most intriguing, thought-provoking and entertaining anywhere.

Now the folks behind TED are behind a new event called Pangea Day. On Saturday, May 10, for four hours beginning at 1800 GMT (which happens to be 11 a.m. here in Monterey), a worldwide audience of potentially millions of people at thousands of locations in 180 countries will watch a collection of 24 short films together. The intent is to help “them” become “us”, to help us discover the true common thread of humanity that runs through all races, cultures and religions.

In the Monterey area, there are two showings, one at Monterey Peninsula College and the other at something called the Punky Lil Kid Independent Film Festival. The Pangea Day web site helps you find a location near you.

I hope you will take the time to attend this one-of-a-kind event. It has been famously said that movies don’t change the world but people who watch movies do. Here’s to a world-changing experience for all of us.