at the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL
We are please to announce we are doing a special screening of the most inspiring film ‘The Pipe’ which will start at 7pm after a short introduction. The Pipe is a compelling documentary film four years in the making, It tells the story of the small Rossport community in Ireland which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The film will be followed by special guests, from the Shell to Sea and Rossport Solidarity Camp, who will talk about the campaign and the people involved with a Q & A session afterwards. Read our events listing…
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Posted by Jeni on 19 August 2010
Friends of the Earth Scotland, SEAD, WDM , Platform London and People & Planet have published a new report detailing why the Royal Bank of Scotland should be transformed into a Green Investment Bank. Download the report Make it Happen: From Oyal Bank of Scotland to Royal Bank of Sustainability
Posted by Jeni on 19 August 2010
The Camp for Climate Action is a grassroots movement taking direct action against the root causes of climate change, has today, started to swoop on Edinburgh. This years target is the Royal Bank of Scotland head quarters at Gogar Station road. Read all of ‘Camp for Climate Action swoop in to Break the Banks!’
Posted by Rhian on 12 August 2010
Just Do It is an exciting new feature-length documentary film that follows the mischievous and risky world of UK climate activists.
In early 2009, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Emily James began filming the clandestine activities of several groups of environmental civil disobedient activists in the UK. Allowed unprecedented access, her footage shows us the people behind the politics, providing the often overlooked human element to their story as we watch them take on the combined forces of global capitalism, run-away climate change and those pesky metropolitan police!
Posted by Rhian on 4 August 2010
Plenty to get your teeth into at the Edinburgh Festival of Politics this year, including ‘Solutions to the Crisis in News Media and Representative Democracy; The Importance of Civil Society Activity’ ‘Power of the People’ ‘The Science of Food or Who controls what you Eat’, ‘Climate Change – Spiritual Causes, Moral Consequences and Ethical Dilemmas’ and ‘Zero-Carbon Scotland of the Future’.
Most tickets are free and you can find out more information about these and other events at the Festival of Politics website.