Escape From Suburbia film screening

Submitted Fri, 2007-12-14 18:04 — Toban Black

ESCAPE FROM SUBURBIA
free film screening

A positive perspective on the problem of "peak oil." Through personal stories and interviews the film examines how declining world oil production has already begun to affect modern life in North America. Expert scientific opinion is balanced with “on the street” portraits.

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This screening is co-organized by the
Council of Canadians London Chapter and Post-Carbon London

Event title:
Escape From Suburbia film screening

Start:
2008-01-19 13:30 (Calendar)

End:
2008-01-19 15:30

Location:

Location(s)

167 Wortley Road - Wortley Village - Landon Library - near Bruce st.

London, ON
Canada

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Event Website:
http://www.cinemapolitica.org/films/153

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Reversing Global Warming: Where Do People Fit In?

Submitted Sat, 2008-01-12 08:58 — Adam Mayer

Reversing Global Warming: Where Do People Fit In?
Peter Donovan and Jeff Goebel
Saturday, January 19, 1-5 pm:
Free. Smith Center, PSU, 1825 SW Broadway Ave, Room 294, Portland, Oregon.
Part of PSU's Social Sustainability Colloquium Series

A participatory workshop session to explore the soil carbon opportunity.

1. Even if we stop all fossil fuel burning, we've still got a problem.
2. Soil organic matter offers a huge and multifaceted opportunity to reverse
global warming that is not well appreciated.
3. What can we do?

Short presentation by Peter Donovan, founder of the Soil Carbon Coalition.
Workshop facilitated by Jeff Goebel, who has done extensive consensus
facilitation work with citizen, tribal, and government groups in the
Northwest, Hawaii, and Africa.

Event title:
Reversing Global Warming: Where Do People Fit In?

Start:
2008-01-19 13:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-01-19 17:00

• Workshop
• fossil fuel
• global warming

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Oregon Tilth's 33rd Annual Winter Conference

Submitted Wed, 2007-12-05 22:22 — plunsfo

An exciting roster of stimulating and topical symposia and roundtable discussions, practical workshops, and an engaging roster of speakers who are sure to draw a crowd—and keep it talking well after the event is over. Enjoy an organic wine tasting, gourmet meals prepared with local, organic ingredients, and the company of others involved in sustainable and organic agriculture.

This year’s conference will offer a rich variety of topics relevant to anyone involved with food systems, organic agriculture and livestock, sustainability, advocacy, and many other issues. It is also a wonderful opportunity for consumers and the general public to learn about sustainable agriculture and organic food production.

Download a brochure about the conference.

Click here to register.

$20 per day for Oregon Tilth members, or $50 per day for non-members.

Event title:
Oregon Tilth's 33rd Annual Winter Conference

Start:
2008-01-18 07:30 (Calendar)

End:
2008-01-19 17:00

Location:

Location(s)

Salem, OR
United States

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Event Website:
http://www.tilth.org/events/conference/index.html

• Conference
• conference
• Oregon Tilth
• Salem

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Circles for Women

Submitted Sun, 2007-12-30 22:05 — bgilday

Circles of Women
New evening group begins Jan. 16, 6:15 -9:00 PM
Facilitator, Barbara Gilday, 676-0765, www.BarbaraGilday.com

Purpose:
 To connect with others at a deep level, share our stories, learn and practice tools for positive transitions and more fulfilling futures.

Principles:
 We all have the wisdom within to deal with whatever we are experiencing.
 Being listened to deeply, allows our higher self and wisdom to surface.
 A small group of caring souls, provides a container for healthy, holistic process

Process:
 Using the process called, Appreciative Inquiry, we will focus on the values and strengths we have brought to the best times of our
lives. From that awareness, we will turn & look at our futures & begin to look at our possibilities in new ways.

Event title:
Circles for Women

Start:
2008-01-16 18:15 (Calendar)

End:
2008-03-05 21:00

Location:

Location(s)

Bellingham, WA, 98225
United States

See map: Google Maps

Event Website:
http://www.bellinghambizeview.com/page/show/203

Contact Email:
journeys@nas.com

• Training
• Appreciative Inquiry
• communication
• positive outlook
• relationships
• transformation
• transition

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Running On Empty film series

Submitted Tue, 2008-01-08 17:53 — MaureenL

FYI - The Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920, rue Baile, is presenting a series of free documentary films in association with its exhibition "Sorry, Out of Gas". The three remaining films are listed below.

Running On Empty
A series of documentary films considering society’s addiction to oil and possible cures.

Thursdays at 7 pm
Paul Desmarais Theatre
Free admission

10 January
Escape from Suburbia
2007, 95 min.

17 January
The Power of Community: How Cuba survived Peak Oil
2006, 53 min.

31 January
Design E2
2006, 90 min.

Event title:
Running On Empty film series

Start:
2008-01-10 19:00 (Calendar)

End:
2008-01-31 19:00

Event Website:
http://www.cca.qc.ca

Contact Email:
communication@cca.qc.ca

• Film screening
• environmental design
• local agriculture
• peak oil

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