A film night for the Dear Green Place, 7pm, Wednesday 22nd
August 2007, CCA cinema (CCA 4)
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 350 Sauchiehall
Street, Glasgow
Admission free (ticketed)
(Directors Ruth Clark and
Dianne M. Barry), 2004.
Interviews with plot-holders and scenes from
allotments in Glasgow. Celebrates the benefits -
growing food, contact with nature, health and
community engagement as well as some of the problems
facing plot-holders.
(Director: David Newbiggins), 2007
How a project in Govanhill worked with community
members from many different backgrounds and age
groups. Re-generating greenspaces and backcourts,
people took more pride in where they lived and saw the
outdoors as a healthy social meeting and learning
space.
(Director: G-MAC with Editing by
Craig Walker), 2007
A small community living in the West End of Glasgow
strive to transform their previously neglected,
rubbish filled backcourt into an urban oasis. This flm
explores the impact of the work on the area by
interviews with residents and local traders"
Reclaim Power , voices from the camp for climate action 2006 (Director - a cine rebelde film) 2006 In 2006, over 600 people converged on a field in Yorkshire for 10 days, and held over 100 workshops, ranging from alternative technology to the Kyoto Protocol to non-violent direct action training. They made decisions collectively, without 'leaders', and produced their own energy using solar panels, biodiesel, and a wind turbine. Many of them used also used the camp as a base for non-violent direct action against industrial polluters such as Drax, the largest coal-fired power station in the UK.
Total running time: 1 hr 52 mins
The films will be introduced by Martha Wardrop. There will be time for discussion and questions regarding the current climate change campaigns following the films.
Tickets will be available on the night of the screening, but if you wish to get one in advance please contact the CCA box office a week or so before the screening. All tickets are free.
CCA box office: 0141 352 4900