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Transition Ranui-Swanson

Ranui-Swanson

Transition Ranui-Swanson is planning a series of film evenings based at Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood through winter - spring 2008. See Below for details or contact transition.ranui.swanson@gmail.com

We are very open to people joining us on the steering committee, or just checking in to touch base, having a chat or an idea.

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Transition Ranui-Swanson presents :

Beyond the peak: A series of film nights for Transition Thinking

Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood Common House

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457 Swanson Rd, Ranui

Starting at 7.30pm

Entry by koha, please park by roadside

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Date	Theme	Film	Synopsis
Sunday 24th August	Environment	Manufactured Landscapes	Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky addresses the vast project of modern civilization and its devastating impact on the earth. Scenes such as immense Chinese dumping grounds, Bangladeshi shipyards, and manufacturing plants stretch across and beyond the frame.
Sunday 14th September	Food	The Future of Food	THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled grocery store shelves for the past decade.
Sunday 5th October	Money	Money as Debt La Double Face de la Monnaie (The 2 Faces of Money)	Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple graphic terms what money is and how it is created. Money has become the drug of our societies. Confronted with this phenomenon, citizens all over the world are inventing complementary currencies for social ends and are opening the debate: What is money for? ================ The film is made of reports of different complementary currencies functioning in locales of Europe and features interviews with complementary currency experts.
Sunday 19th October	Building	Garbage Warrior	Shot over three years in the USA, England, India and New Mexico, Garbage Warrior is a feature- length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders fron New Mexico, and their fight to introduce radically different ways of living. A snapshot of contemporary geo-politics and an inspirational tale of triumph over buereaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world!
Sunday 9th November	Permaculture	Global Gardener with Bill Mollison	The co-founder of Permaculture (PC), Bill Mollison travels the globe viewing PC application in the tropics, arid deserts, cool temperate climates, and cities. An excellent introduction to the concept yet full of ideas and learning for “graduated permies”