By Peter Jarvis
The South Cariboo Sustainability Society (SCSS) is once again hosting its winter film series with a view to educating and encouraging all interested people to get involved in sustainable living.
The SCSS hosts four films during the winter on a range of sustainable subjects. One film per month will be shown on the last Tuesday of the month at the Community Employment Centre, 808 Alpine Ave. in 100 Mile House, with a usual starting time of 7 p.m.
Admission is free although membership applications and donations are accepted to cover costs, refreshments are usually available and the film is often followed by a short discussion.
The film series kicks off with a presentation of Switch on Jan. 28.
This film will focus on energy: exploring how the switch to renewable energy is likely to happen; which resources might be most useful; what benefits there are in energy efficiently; how all this changes might affect green house gases; and many more topics.
The SCSS recommends a visit to the Switch website (www.switchenergyproject.com) to view the huge quantity of information and efficiency tips available there.
On Feb. 25, SCSS is planning to show On The Line – a film dealing with the critical current topic of the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Frank Wolf and Todd McGowan travel the pipeline route using human muscle power – bike, hike, raft and kayak to uncover environmental issues about the proposal.
With the recent release of the Federal Review Panel assessment of New Prosperity and recent horrific train accidents, this should generate a good discussion after the film.
The March 25 film moves away from the technical to a more philosophical view of the modern world with The Economics of Happiness. It focuses on “globalization” and how it is destroying local cultures and economies, replacing them with western style consumerism and making these global companies more powerful than their national governments.
In turn, this globalization and consumerism accelerates climate change.
The SCSS has not decided on what will be shown for April’s film, but in the running are: Bees – Queen of the Sun, Surviving Progress, End of Suburbia and I Am. All of these films would be amazing choices.
The films are planned to continue into summer as part of the Rebel Garden Zone campaign.
The February, March and April dates and times are tentative. For for final film information, check out the SCSS website at southcariboosustainability.com, closer to the actual dates or become a member of the SCSS. For more information, call Jarvis at 250-791-7284.
Peter Jarvis is an SCSS director.
