Events – Transition Palo Alto – February 24
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Join Transition Silicon Valley and World Centric for a special showing of a new film about agriculture in the Bay Area.
Filmmaker Chuck Schultz will be present for a showing of his film, The Last Crop. This is his story of farmers Jeff and Annie Main, their Good Humus Farm and how they are planning to preserve it as a working, organic farm for future generations. After the film, Chuck will lead a discussion about issues farmers encounter in staying on the land and what we can help them do about them.
THURSDAY, January 26, 2012
6:30 Meet and Greet
7:00 – 9:00 Film and Discussion
World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct, Palo Alto CA 94306
“Sustainability is the big new catch phrase but what does that mean? Does it mean that we take care of our soil? Does it mean we take care of our water sources and our air? The true issue to me is sustaining farmers” – Annie Main, Good Humus Farm
Suggested Donation to help defray travel and film costs: $5.00 – $10.00
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From Oil Dependence to Local Resilience
‘In Transition’ is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun.
Following the 50 minute film, Debbie Mytels of Acterra will describe the local Transition/Resilience movement and will lead a discussion about how to get involved locally.
Sunday, October 23, 7:30 PM
Fireside Room, Unitarian Universalist Church
505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto
Free and open to all. Contributions will be requested. Wheelchair accessible.
Co-Sponsored By
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
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The theme for this year’s United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) is EDUCATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT. The 14th annual festival runs October 21-30, 2011 in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Stanford University. The festival series has celebrated the power of documentary films in dealing with human rights, environmental themes, women’s issues, population, homelessness, racism, children, health, universal education, war, and peace. Transition Palo Alto is happy to partner with UNAFF.
By offering the very popular programs “UNAFF and Kids” and “UNAFF in Schools” and several panel discussions, UNAFF hopes to broaden the audience and initiate a meaningful community dialogue.
E-mail: info@unaff.org
Phone: (650) 724-5544
See how people around the country are working to revitalize the connection between the food we produce and the food we eat. From farms to urban food deserts to the kitchens of celebrated chefs, we’ll learn about the movement to put good food back on the table.
Wildlife filmmaker Rebecca Hosking shows how she transformed her family’s farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, discovering that nature holds the key.
Back by popular demand! In this fascinating film, famed permaculturist Geoff Lawton shows how to turn even the most unpromising ecosystems into thriving, productive food forests.
Today, the average conventionally grown vegetable travels more than 1500 miles and is over-processed, stale, and without nutrition. Learn how the Locavore movement is changing all of that.
It’s harvest season, and the autumnal equinox! Come to share food, conversation, and ideas.
Concerned about the environment and climate change? Looking for ways to make a positive, sustainable change for people and the planet? Films of Vision and Hope focuses on hopeful and positive solutions to environmental
problems affecting our world.
Provocative films, great discussion, and opportunities to connect with others who want to make a difference.
Where: World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct., Palo Alto (behind JJ&F Market)
When: Fridays 7:30 – 9:30 PM
Sponsored by Transition Silicon Valley, Transition Palo Alto, Slow Food South Bay, and World Centric
A look at how sprawl replaced traditional neighborhoods and what can be done to bring back community and sustainability to our cities and towns. Group discussion follows (each evening).
Films start at 7 PM (Friday evenings), Laurel Room, Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 East Remington. Doors open at 6:45. FREE.
May 6–Save Our Land, Save Our Towns. (One hour) Small town newsman Tom Hylton explores why America’s towns have declined and what we can do to revive them. “Development and zoning issues normally make the eyes glaze… Tom Hylton makes them downright fascinating.” Philadelphia Daily News
May 13–Creating Places We Want to Live
May 20–Welcoming Pedestrians and Cyclists to the City (selected from Streetfilms)
June 3–Developing Sustainable Transportation: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bicycle Infrastructure
This film and discussion series is co-sponsored by Sunnyvale Cool, Transition Silicon Valley, and Sierra Club (Loma Prieta Chapter). Made possible in part by a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Transition Silicon Valley is offering a film library. It includes some of the titles that have been presented in our movie series. Check it out!
We’ll look at what went wrong with our cities, how sprawl replaced neighborhoods, and what can be done to bring back community and sustainability to our cities and towns.
January 21 – End of Suburbia We’ll set the stage with this influential film, which shows how the American dream of suburbia has become unsustainable and gives an inkling of what might replace it.
January 28 – Save our Land, Save our Towns Small town newsman Tom Hylton explores why America’s towns have declined and what we can do to revive them.
“Development and zoning issues normally make the eyes glaze…Tom Hylton makes them downright fascinating.” Philadelphia Daily News
February 4 – Community by Design Learn about the key role that design plays in community from some leading progressive thinkers on the subject.
February 11 – Portland: Quest for the Livable City Portlanders enjoy a thriving downtown, plus national recognition for alternative transportation, emissions reductions, and overall sustainability, thanks to a regional land use process established thirty years ago. Learn about the challenges of maintaining this land use vision and its implications for equity and fairness.
February 25 – A Convenient Truth In this inspirational film, you’ll learn why cities around the world look to Curitiba, Brazil as the model for creative and enlightened urban planning. The city of Curitiba has demonstrated for the past 40 years how to transform problems into cost effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world.
March 4 – Join us for our third 100 mile potluck. Connect with others and learn about opportunities to get involved.
Films of Vision and Hope focuses on hopeful and positive solutions to environmental
problems affecting our world. Provocative films, great discussion, and opportunities to connect with others who want to make a difference.
Where: World Centric, 2121 Staunton Ct., Palo Alto (behind JJ&F Market)
When: Fridays 7:00 – 9:30 PM (7 PM cookies, 7:30 PM film)
Sponsored by Acterra, Common Ground, Mountain View Cohousing Community, Silicon Valley Action Network, Transition Silicon Valley, Transition Palo Alto, World Centric, and more
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