[KWPeace-groups] Ages of Consequences film and other PeaceHUB initiatives
KW Animal Save KW Animal Save
kwanimalsave at gmail.com
Wed Dec 7 23:53:27 EST 2016
Hi Isaiah,
Does this film touch upon the leading causes of climate change, such as
animal agriculture?
Kathleen
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Isaiah B <mattawa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello KWPeace,
>
> For those of you who were at our October you might remember me as the new
> guy in the room. I had just begin a Voluntary Service stint with the
> Friends meeting here in Kitchener doing education and organizing work on
> the connections between environmental scarcity, climate change, and
> peacebuilding. I was calling this initiative "PeaceHUB" and since our
> meeting have connected with the Centre for Peace Advancement up at Conrad
> Grebel to be part of their peace incubator program.
>
> Through this new connection I am planning to show the documentary film *The
> Age of Consequences *(see trailer here <https://vimeo.com/189104269> and
> research more about the film on their website
> <http://theageofconsequences.com/>) at Grebel's Great Hall on Tuesday,
> March 21st, 2017. The film is named after a U.S. military report from over
> a decade ago that names climate change as the number one threat to global
> security in the 21st century. I am currently in contact with the film's
> distributors to show the film here in Waterloo and am excited to be able to
> host this very important conversation here in our community.
>
> I talked about this film and my plans to premiere it here in KW at our
> October meeting. At that meeting some of you expressed interest in maybe
> partnering with me in promoting the event. I would be happy to talk with
> you about this further - please contact me by email at: mattawa at gmail.com
> if you or your group is interested in partnering with me to show the film.
> I'd be happy to meet with you and plan!
>
> On a related note, as part of PeaceHUB work, I have developed an
> *educational
> game* that explores and makes accessible the complex relationship between
> environmental limits, climate change and various conflicts within and
> between societies. I facilitated the game for the first time at a potluck
> last spring and it was received very well. I am hoping to bring the game to
> different settings in our community - classrooms, community and faith
> groups etc - in the winter to raise awareness, promote the March 21st film,
> and encourage dialogue and learning on these issues.
>
> If any of you know groups who would be open and interested in having me
> come in and lead them in this game let me know!
>
> Thanks everyone,
>
> Isaiah
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