Pucheen Fayre Saturday 21st April 2007
Greetings fellow Permakulchies,
The next Pucheen Fayre is taking place on the 21st April in McGirls Bar, Ballinamore, Leitrim. Apologies for the short notice... In an effort, to improve the organisation of future events and keep the momentum going, we've set up a new discussion list. So if you would like to help out with future events, you can sign up and find further details at:
http://webforge.biz/mailman/listinfo/pucheen-discuss
Anyway, on with the show...
The day's schedule is as follows:
Films on a big screen...
Money As Debt 47 min 12.30pm - 1.15pm
Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created. It is an entertaining way to get the message out. The Cowichan Citizens Coalition and its "Duncan Initiative" received high praise from those who previewed it. I recommend it as a painless but hard-hitting educational tool and encourage the widest distribution and use by all groups concerned with the present unsustainable monetary system in Canada and the United States - or Letrim ;).
Nikola Tesla - The Genius Who Lit the World 42min 1.15pm - 2.00pm
Nikola Tesla is considered the father of our modern technological age. This program reveals the discoveries of a forgotten genius, many of which went unnoticed for nearly a century. How did this obscure visionary from what is now Yugoslavia lay the foundation for modern communication and which of his inventions were considered a little too revolutionary by government agencies and the power brokers of the time. Among his discoveries are: fluorescent light, the laser beam, wireless communications, wireless transmission of electrical energy, remote control, robotics, Tesla's turbines and vertical take off aircraft. Tesla is the father of the radio and the modern electrical transmission system. Tesla registered over 700 patents worldwide. His vision included power from the sea, exploration of solar energy, the discovery of cosmic radio waves, and the use of the ionosphere for scientific purposes. He foresaw interplanetary communications and satellites.
Nature was my teacher - Viktor Schauberger 45 mins 2.00pm - 2.45pm
Among the magnificent Austrian forest he grew up, wanting to become a forest warden like his father, grandfather, great grandfather and his father, before him. But life was to take Viktor far from the peace & solitude of the great mountains and forests. Instead he was to lead the struggle to preserve the Earth, the forests and rivers; attacking the exploitation of nature, as early as the 1920s. Nature was his teacher - Through an understanding of nature's principles, seen in the flowing motion of water, he gave the world a vision of how technology could be transformed to render free, non-polluting energy for our use. He warned of the consequences, facing humanity, if the present death-oriented technology continued! He died, betrayed by the same powers who promised to make his dreams a reality - commercial gangsters, who TAKE ALL and give NOTHING in return!
Is peak oil a scam? 28 min 2.45pm- 3.15pm
Learn how Al Gore wannabe man of the people is in on convincing us to embrace austerity and ultimately genocide rather than see behind the illusion of who is really causing the problem, greedy, immature fiscal irresponsibility.
Freedom fuels 50 mins 3.15pm - 4.30pm
Freedom Fuels, takes an in-depth look at renewable fuel sources, such as bio-diesel, ethanol and vegetable oil. It explores the interaction of the petroleum industry and alternative fuels over the last 150 years, and examines the global impact that bio-fuels can have on our future.
Appearances by Daryl Hannah & Willie Nelson
Produced & Directed by Martin O'Brien
Co Produced by Robbie Proctor
Edited by Robbie Proctor
Running Time 49 Minutes
Winner of the Environmental Preservation Award, 2006 Artivist Film Festival.
This film has achieved a Carbon Free designation. We have offset all of the harmful carbon emmissions created in the making of this film, such as those created by Air & Vehicle travel. For more information please visit the Carbon Fund.
Who killed the Electric Car 92 mins 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 documentary film that explores the birth, limited commercialization, and subsequent death of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.
Global Warming 75 mins 6.00pm - 7.30pm
According to a group of scientists brought together by documentary-maker Martin Durkin, if the planet is heating up, it isn't your fault and there's nothing you can do about it.
We've almost begun to take it for granted that climate change is a man-made phenomenon. But just as the environmental lobby think they've got our attention, a group of naysayers have emerged to slay the whole premise of global warming.
7:30 - 9:30pm - Eclectic Sounds
9:30 - Late - Live Music with the Pucheen Players - Play an instrument ? Bring it along and enjoy the craic!
As usual we will have a few stalls including local organic food, books, cosmetics, trees/plants, kids corner and more...
We're always looking for people who might be interested in setting up a stall of their own, so if you have something you could sell (crafts, local goods, eco products, information etc.) please get in touch with us at pucheen-discuss@pucheen.com.
For more info and pictures of recent events, please visit http://www.pucheen.com/
Hope to see you there,
Ballinamore Permaculture Group
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