Sustainability Movie Night | Wednesday, March 21st
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The first Sustianability Movie Night will show The Clean Bin Project, will be held on Wednesday, March 21st at 5:00 pm in the CIRS Lecture Hall, and includes a discussion and light dinner (please bring your own container and utensils). The Sustainability Movie Nights are intended to share ideas of and approaches to sustainability from many perspectives. Through discussions and activities such as potlucks we hope to create a great space for dialogue and the building of solidarity between members of the UBC community. On our first movie night we will show The Clean Bin Project, an inspiring story of three Vancouverites who set a goal of zero landfill waste for one year. Jenna, Grant, and Rhyannon do not buy any material goods and attempt to live without producing household garbage – and they continue to live their project today! After the movie we will invite everyone to have a meal and to share their ideas and experiences of sustainability with a new friend or a small group. The focus of this movie night will be reducing waste and learning about local, equitable, and simple food. Seven UBC clubs are collaborating to organize this event, and each will prepare a dish to share in a potluck. We will compete to find ingredients that are local, equitable, and have minimal packaging. We will share resources that we have found and hope to learn from your understanding of sustainability. Please join us to take part in watching a film, having discussion, and eating delicious food! Film Night Fundraiser for Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op- Wednesday, March 21st
Join the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op for a screening of “A Better Life,” a compelling film about a gardener who struggles to protect his son from immigration agents and gangs in East L.A.The evening will also feature a traditional Mexican folkloric dance performance, along with a silent auction and 50/50
Wednesday, March 21st
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, event starts at 7pm
Location: VANCITY THEATRE, 1181 Seymour St.
To purchase tickets: http://filmguide.viff.org/tixSYS/vifcguide/rental/eventnote.php?EventNumber=2199
For more information about The Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op, please visit www.umbrellacoop.ca
March 22nd – FGSA Documentary Film Evening: “Imbalances of Power – A View from the South”
Come and learn about stunning realities of far-away people and how we directly or indirectly affect their lives.
Synopsis: The people of Chicherta, a small Achuar community in the Peruvian Amazon, want to protect their secret sanctuary from of the arrival of oil companies to whom the Peruvian government was to grant concession of this sacred place and also a big portion of the Achuar territory. The old man, Irar, leads his grandson, Chumpi, and a community group on an expedition up rivers and through rich forests to reveal to the world – for the first time – the existence of the sanctuary.
March 22nd at 5:30pm
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RSVP: info.fgsa@gmail.com
All are welcome
Beverages and snacks will be served