People and Planet Season: CLIMATE FEVER

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FILMS + DISCUSSION

In conjunction with Transition Initiative Newcastle

Two short films looking at the effects and consequences of global warming will be shown, followed by an open discussion with our panellists.

The panel includes Barry Gills, professor of global politics at Newcastle, Julia Cooper, Nafferton research centre's expert in the effects of agriculture on climate, John Smith from Action Aid and Steve Emsley from Transition. The audience will be invited to contribute their own ideas and solutions!

PEOPLE and PLANET Film Season

Many of us are concerned by human poverty as well as the impacts of climate change. However, we rarely think of how intimately connected these issues are.

The People and the Planet film series explores how the well-being of our planet and its people are deeply linked.

Friday 27th February, 7.30: WE FEED THE WORLD

Wednesday 4th March, 7.30: CLIMATE FEVER - In conjunction with Transition Initiative Newcastle

Two short films looking at the effects of global warming, followed by discussion with guest speakers

Wednesday 11th March, 7.30: BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND THE ROOSTER'S CROW

A documentary on the environmental and social impacts of mining in Ecuador's rainforest.

Wednesday 18th March: DROWNED OUT

A film about a family's stand against the building of a dam in India, a fight against the destruction of their land, home and culture.

Other films in the People and Planet:

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Film: People And Planet Season: We Feed The World (2005)

27 Feb 2009, 7:30 p.m.

A film about food and globalisation, fishermen and farmers, long-distance lorry drivers and high-powered corporate executives, the flow of goods and cash flow–a film about scarcity amid plenty. With its unforgettable images, the film provides insight into the production of our food and answers the question what world hunger has to do with us.

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Film: People And Planet Season: Between Midnight And The Rooster's Crow (2005)

11 Mar 2009, 7:30 p.m.

In the aggressive search for the 'black gold' that drives Western economies, multinational corporations are working to extract billions of dollars of oil reserves from beneath Ecuador's rainforest. This documentary investigates how the operations of the Canadian EnCana corporation are answerable for widespread environmental contamination and human rights violations in the region.

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Film: People And Planet Season: Drowned Out

18 Mar 2009, 7:30 p.m.

A film about a family's stand against the building of a dam in India, a fight against the destruction of their land, home and culture.