We are screening 3 films in 3 areas: Meersbrook, Nether Edge and Burngreave. These will start at 7.00pm and we hope to include refreshments and have some time for discussion at these events. All events are free (though donations to help cover our costs are always appreciated). See the full article for venue details.

Thursday 11th September—Meersbrook
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.

Tuesday 16th September—Nether Edge
Six Degrees Could Change the World
A National Geographic documentary based on the highly acclaimed book by Mark Lynas. Using stunning special effects the film looks at how each 1 degree of temperature rise would affect the life on earth up to six degrees.

Wednesday 1st October—Meersbrook
What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire
An intense and passionate film focusing on four problems: peak oil, climate change, mass extinction, population overshoot. After examining the problems the film looks at how we got to this state where in tracing humanities past, cultural myths, psychology and more. Interviews with Daniel Quinn, Richard Heinberg, Derrick Jenson and many others. A powerful must see film.

Monday 6th October—Nether Edge
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream
High fuel and food bills, recession and unemployement are just the beginning a crisis known as peak oil: the beginning of the decline in global oil supplies. The implications of this crisis mean a profound shift in the way we live. Still the best documentary on peak oil.

Tuesday 14th October —Burngreave
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.

Weds 29th October —Burngreave
A night of film shorts: Carbon Weevil; The Story of Stuff; I Am Only a Child
We kick off with an amusing animation about the carbon cycle and climate change, then delve into an enthralling and provocative animation of consumer culture, and round off with a compelling call to action from the Environmental Children's Organisation at the 1992 Earth Summit.

Monday 3rd November—Meersbrook
Designing Pathways from Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Rob Hopkins, founder of the transition town movement, tells his inspirational story at the Postive Energy Conference in the Findhorn Ecovillage.

Monday 10th November—Nether Edge
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis – the massive reduction of fossil fuels – is an example of options and hope.

Monday 17th November—Burngreave
Designing Pathways from Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Rob Hopkins, founder of the transition town movement, tells his inspirational story at the Postive Energy Conference in the Findhorn Ecovillage.

Three Venues:

• Meersbrook: The Pavilion, Meersbrook Park Rd, S8 9FN
• Nether Edge: St Peter’s Community Centre, Woodstock Rd, S7 1HA
• Burngreave: The Vestry Hall, 2 Burngreave Rd, S3 9DD

Publicity:

There was an initial print run of 1,000 A6 flyers and these have almost run out and another 10,000 are being printed. If you have access to a printer please print off the A4 poster and distribute it in your area.

DVDs of the films:

If you are unable to make the screenings / discussions several of the films are available to order as DVDs from Power Switch