Green Sundays @ The Lexi

Green Sundays goes West!!! The monthly meeting place for the ecologically curious goes west to help The Lexi Cinema celebrate its first birthday. The Lexi is a sumptious Edwardian theatre which has had a 21st Century facelift, while still retaining its whimsy and old-fashioned grandeur. But the reason we love it is because 100% of its profits fund an eco-village in South Africa, really making a difference to local people's lives. Programme: 1:30 Creative Local Mapping Workshop – Loop Artist Group makes connections between people, groups and green initiatives. 3:00 45 mins short film programme - All around the world ordinary people are calling for an end to destructive development that impoverishes their lives and depletes their resources. For the last 25 years tve have been bringing their stories to the fore. We the Peoples, 1995, 30mins, Television Trust for the Environment (tve) An inspiring documentary from 1995 which tells the stories of community groups from around the world. In Nigeria, the minority (500k) Ogoni people are protesting at the oil companies’ devastation of their fertile agricultural land. Traditional fishermen from India oppose unsustainable fishing by industrial trawlers. The indigenous Embera people in Central America are fighting to preserve their biologically-rich jungle homeland while in South Africa the people of Pongoland resist attempts to evict them from their land. Followed by an update 14 years on. Pumping Pressure, 2003, 16mins, Television Trust for the Environment (tve) Irrigation currently accounts for more than 80% of water consumed in the developing world, while millions have no basic daily supply. But with a rising population and growing water demand, will there be enough fresh water to grow sufficient food, let alone provide enough drinking water? This film takes us to South Africa to see some of the challenges poor farmers face in their quest for water. 4:00 Discussion with special guests from the Sustainability Institute A unique opportunity to meet members of the SI and learn about their work and practical ways of living that integrate ecology. The SI offer sustainable living and environmental educational opportunities, and provide youth groups and have recently built a crèche for local farm worker’s children. For more information please visit www.greensundays.org.uk or contact Anne Carroll – info@greensundays.org.uk