People and Planet
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How environmental damage impacts on human communities around the globe… 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.The documentaries screened will examine the impacts of world food production, climate change, mining and dam-building on human communities. By presenting different stories from around the world, they reveal how freedom from poverty and the protection of the environment go hand in hand.
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: Climate Fever
4 Mar 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Organised in conjunction with Transition Initiative Newcastle. Two short films looking at the effects of global warming, followed by discussion with guest speakers
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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.