Comments on: A New Way of Showing The End of Suburbia (for us anyway). http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Mon, 21 May 2012 18:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tuco http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Tuco Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:04:43 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=372#comment-1330 Hey guys! Awesome to see people around the world getting active on this topic. Have you seen Big Gav's peak oil site in australia? (just google him, I'm sure it'll come up). I'm at http://tucorides.blogspot.com and I'm trying to prove a point by commuting by bike 68km one way to my new job, and the blog is about the ride. take care! Hey guys!
Awesome to see people around the world getting active on this topic. Have you seen Big Gav’s peak oil site in australia? (just google him, I’m sure it’ll come up).
I’m at http://tucorides.blogspot.com
and I’m trying to prove a point by commuting by bike 68km one way to my new job, and the blog is about the ride.
take care!

]]> By: Mark http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 Mark Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:07:16 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=372#comment-1187 I though the BBC programme "If the oil runs out" was fairly good: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/if/4989146.stm Some of the drama aspects were a bit dodgy though, but otherwise the presentation was a bit more catchy that that of "the end of suburbia" It would be even better if there was a film just set in the UK. Suburbia is a bigger issue with the US of course and there is a slight danger of people thinking it would not have the as big an effect for the UK. I though the BBC programme “If the oil runs out” was fairly good:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/if/4989146.stm

Some of the drama aspects were a bit dodgy though, but otherwise the presentation was a bit more catchy that that of “the end of suburbia”

It would be even better if there was a film just set in the UK. Suburbia is a bigger issue with the US of course and there is a slight danger of people thinking it would not have the as big an effect for the UK.

]]> By: Donna Jones http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 Donna Jones Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:30:50 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=372#comment-1175 I just got my DVD copy of The Power of Community (Cuba's response to their premature Peak Oil when the Soviets pulled out their support) and watched it yesterday. This would be a good follow-up video, perhaps a few days or a week after showing The E of S, and might be great to build on with a facilitated discussion. In other words, a one-two punch, the problem, and then some solutions. If you want to make a film festival out of it, show the Global Gardener series of 4 half-hour programs on Permaculture projects around the world. Lots more solutions! I just got my DVD copy of The Power of Community (Cuba’s response to their premature Peak Oil when the Soviets pulled out their support) and watched it yesterday. This would be a good follow-up video, perhaps a few days or a week after showing The E of S, and might be great to build on with a facilitated discussion.

In other words, a one-two punch, the problem, and then some solutions. If you want to make a film festival out of it, show the Global Gardener series of 4 half-hour programs on Permaculture projects around the world. Lots more solutions!

]]> By: Anne Stallybrass http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Anne Stallybrass Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:08:52 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=372#comment-1168 I feel you're doing down there what we're doing up here albeit in a different way. I'm interested in the process of "Repeat and Refine", and networking with this, to get the punch, the excellence, the simplicity, and the love that we need to reach ordinary people in order to tip the Hundredth Monkey scales. Please get in touch! I feel you’re doing down there what we’re doing up here albeit in a different way. I’m interested in the process of “Repeat and Refine”, and networking with this, to get the punch, the excellence, the simplicity, and the love that we need to reach ordinary people in order to tip the Hundredth Monkey scales. Please get in touch!

]]> By: Graham Strouts http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Graham Strouts Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:55:07 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=372#comment-1166 Yes, some kind of facilitation afterwards is essential. Brian Weller gave us a suggested series of metings on diferent themes, rather than a once-off film showing. The key idea there was repetition- show the film regularly, say a series of 4 times every two weeks, and each time ask those who attend to recruit people they know- especially anyone in a position of influence- to come to the next showing. Over time, more people will get to know "oh yes, they are showing that film again" and far more hopefully will get along to see it and have discusions afterwards. Incidentally, I just saw a copy of Robert Newman's "A History of Oil" which was originally shown on channel 4. It is hilarious as well as really informative (how many of us think of the first world war as an invasion of Iraq by the British?)and could even be a good alternative to EOS. Yes, some kind of facilitation afterwards is essential.
Brian Weller gave us a suggested series of metings on diferent themes, rather than a once-off film showing. The key idea there was repetition- show the film regularly, say a series of 4 times every two weeks, and each time ask those who attend to recruit people they know- especially anyone in a position of influence- to come to the next showing. Over time, more people will get to know “oh yes, they are showing that film again” and far more hopefully will get along to see it and have discusions afterwards.
Incidentally, I just saw a copy of Robert Newman’s “A History of Oil” which was originally shown on channel 4. It is hilarious as well as really informative (how many of us think of the first world war as an invasion of Iraq by the British?)and could even be a good alternative to EOS.

]]> By: James May http://transitionculture.org/2006/06/13/a-new-way-of-showing-the-end-of-suburbia-for-us-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 James May Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:56:15 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=372#comment-1165 Good idea. I am holding a little meeting in Coventry in the next few weeks. Some good ideas here. Good idea.
I am holding a little meeting in Coventry in the next few weeks. Some good ideas here.

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