CONVERGENCE' 04 - Today's events

national | environment | event notice Wednesday March 31, 2004 14:18 by Matthieu - Sustainable Ireland info at sustainable dot ie Cultivate Centre 15 - 19 Essex Street West, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 01 674 64 15 / 01 674 57 73

The programme of the Sustainable Living festival -Convergence day by day. For any information regarding the festival, please call 01 674 5773

RE-THINK TEMPLE BAR: A NEIGHBOURHOOD FAIR
10:00-18:30 Free

A fun filled day for all the family with stalls featuring Fashion, Design, Art, Books, Food and Eco-Products, Workshops, Children’s Activities and Performance in Temple Bar's West End

-Free Workshops:
Measuring Progress Towards Sustainability –10.00
Introduction to Integral Theory - 11.00-12.30
West Papua Update 11.00-12.30
Rethinking Democracy - Enfo Meeting Room 11.00-12.30
Experiment in Decision Making - 13.00-13.45
Conflict Resolution - 14.00-15.30
Ecological Justice – Enfo Meeting Room 14.00-15.30
Telling It Like It Should Be –14.00-15.30
Evolutionary Leadership –14.30-16.00
A Review of the Belfast Agreement – 16.00-17.00
Herbs for Health with Judith Hoad - The Yurt 16.00 – 17.00
Health and the Environment in Choropampa, Peru – 16.00-17.00
Rethinking the Village – Enfo Meeting Room - 16.00-17.00
The Bet – All day presentation from Gluaiseacht
The Irish Eating Plan – All day nutrition advice

-Children’s Activities

Naturally Wild – Children’s ecology workshop – 11.00-12.00
Yoga for kids- 12.00-13.00
Cooperative games- 13.00-14.00
Puppet Show – Billy Goats Gruff - 15.30-16.30, €7

Film

VITAL VIEWING: Go Further – 12.00 at the IFI, Eustace Street, Temple Bar €8

The film follows actor Woody Harrelson as he takes a small group of friends on a bio-fuelled bus-ride down the Pacific Coast Highway. Irish premiere. Sphinx Productions 2003


Performance

THEATRE: The Little Earth Show 13.00-13.45

This short play is an adaptation of Feasta’s innovative educational radio show. The style of the show is a competitive dialogue between two characters, which owe some part of their genesis to Homer and Lisa Simpson. Their running confrontation is set in a REALITY RADIO Game Show (like reality TV only on the radio) called 'The Little Earth Show'. Written by the award winning playwright Donal O’Kelly this informative and hilarious show is a must see.

THEATRE The Little Prince 14.00-15.00 €10

No story is more beloved by children and grown-ups alike, than this wise enchanting fable. Mutations

FREE RUSH HOUR, Dance and film 17.30-18.00

Free Rush Hour! looks at the daily commute endured by millions in cities, different types of commuters, car emissions and inherent pollution problems.

Plus a short performance from French Dance Troupe ‘Attchoo’
'Take part in the creation of a sneezing space! Come and use a dancer to create movement and experience paint with a splash on unexpected platforms designed by the Attchoo team. You might discover your most creative sneeze!'

SLOW DOWN, GO FURTHER

The Schumacher Lecture with Satish Kumar
20:00-22:00 €12
Indian born Satish is the editor of Resurgence magazine and Programme Director of Schumacher College.


THEATRE: The Butterfly Ranch

20.00- 21.00 - €15 / €12 Concession
A ground breaking piece of physical theatre, from the award winning Performance Corporation featuring Ireland’s first vertical stage.