SEAD (Scottish Education and Action for Development)

Film event CCA, Glasgow:
Friday 5th December 2008 – 7pm

Films from around the world and speakers on local community initiatives

Presented by: Camcorder Guerillas, Towards Transition Glasgow
and The Scottish Climate Change Campaign

Film 1: Wake Up, Freak out – Then Get a Grip

By Leo Murray – 11 minutes

This really isn’t about polar bears anymore. At this very moment, the fate of civilization itself hangs in the balance.

An ingeniously clear and engaging animation about Climate Change, Wake Up, Freak out – Then Get a Grip explains why the next few years are the most important humanity has ever faced, or will ever face.

Website: http://wakeupfreakout.org/

Film 2: An introduction to Transition in Scotland

By Precious Productions, Scotland 2008 – 8 Minutes

This is a short video documenting the first Scottish Transition Gathering, which was held at the Big Tent Festival in Fife in July 2008.

Guest Speaker: Eva Schonveld from Transition Scotland will talk about the transition initiative in the Portobello district of Edinburgh.

Film 3: Eat the Suburbs

By Tanya Curnow, Australia – 10 minutes

Eat The Suburbs is a short that offers a profile of the activist gardening movement as well as offering tips on how to start your own miniature organic farm. Eat The Suburbs received its world premiere at the 2007 Hot Docs International Film Festival.

Guest Speakers: Brian Dillon from the Master Composting Programme in Glasgow will do a short presentation on home composting and Larry Butler will present a new local initiative happening in Garrioch, Glasgow.

Film 4: The Power of Community – How Cuba survived Peak Oil (extracts)

By the Arthur Morgan Institute for Community Solutions

Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy.

Website: www.powerofcommunity.org

Guest Speaker: Lorraine is the project officer of the Switch to Climate Change project at SEAD (Scottish Education & Action on Development) and will give us a short presentation about SEAD and about the community projects they have been helping.

More info on the CCA website

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