Sustainable Film Series 2011
MCAD and reDesign - AIGA Minnesota's Sustainability Program have teamed up to bring you thought-provoking, informative films on sustainability issues and solutions.
All films are FREE and show at 7:00pm
WHERE : Auditorium 150, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2501 Stevens Ave. S., Mpls (next door to the Minneapolis Institute of Art)
After each film, stay for a brief discussion of the movie. Share your opinions and meet other people interested in sustainability issues.
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SEPTEMBER 21
A New We: Ecological Communities and Ecovillages in Europe
A hopeful and inspiring film about communities finding ways to live sustainably. See 10 communities and their creative solutions to many social, environmental and economic challenges that we all face.
http://www.newwe.info
SEPTEMBER 23
Additional screening in partnership with the Midtown Greenway : 180° South
OCTOBER 19
Restoring Los Angeles: Healing the Nature of Our Cities
A talk by Andky Lipkis of Treepeople. As a teenager, Andy Lipkis learned that smog was killing the forests of Southern California. He and his friends began planting and caring for trees, and were dubbed the "tree people." More than 30 years later, Andy's path finding efforts have proven the feasibility of making large cities sustainable, and have resulted in the planting of two million trees, the education of one million schoolchildren, and, most recently, the retrofitting of Los Angeles to function as an urban forest watershed.
http://www.treepeople.org/who-we-are
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The Man Who Planted Trees
A beautiful short animation of this classic story by Jean Giono.
About the animation
Nov. 16
E2: Transport
Sustainable transportation alternatives that address the crises of automobile culture and fossil fuel: existing technologies, to long-term urban planning, to economic incentives.
http://www.pbs.org/e2/transport.html
