BELINDA - Film Screening & Community Event at Gage Roads Freo
Event description
Join our saltwater community at Gage Roads Freo, on Wednesday 9th of October from 6pm for a night celebrating surfing and the solutions we have to protect what we love: the ocean. We connect in line-ups and car parks, lets get together for a night with Surfers for Climate for a film screening of BELINDA.
Come along at 6pm to grab a bev and a bite. Film kicks off at 6.30pm then join Belinda Baggs for a Q&A as we deep dive into how surfing has shaped her life, the solutions available to help the ocean continue thriving for future generations, and to be part of a sea-roots movement: Surfers for Climate.
Ticket Includes a schooner on arrival!
THE FILM:
Discover the inspiring story of Belinda Baggs, a lifelong waterwoman who pioneered a place for femininity in the lineup through her graceful longboard style. Her story is one of passion and purpose, evolving from a life dedicated to riding waves to one focused on safeguarding our oceans.
Guided by the currents of her life, from competitive surfing to environmental advocacy, she shares insights into solutions and the change that is created when coastal communities come together.
From a life spent in the water, to one protecting it.
Q&A with Belinda Baggs hosted by Rio Clark
About Rio:
Born in New Zealand and raised in Perth, Rio has been bodyboarding for over 20 years both competitively and free-surfing. She now lives in the Margaret River region and is well known as a big wave charger in the global bodyboarding scene. She has bodyboarded many well-known heavy waves such as, The Box, Margaret River. Supertubes, Yallingup. Pipeline, Hawaii. Lesser-known slabs in remote locations such as Canary Islands, Philippines, Rarotonga and New Zealand. Rio worked with Surfingmums.com creating events for 6 years for Mums to connect and be in the surf again and later founded Women of the Waves co with the vision to connect and empower women in the surf because she believes that with a supportive community life is more fun, fulfilling and satisfying.
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