CONVERGENCE' 04 - Today's events

national | environment | event notice Wednesday March 31, 2004 14:53 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

THE FEASTA CONFERENCE Debt, Climate and Global Justice. 09.00-17.30 €20
A conference on the links between climate change, the debt crisis and global inequity.

HOW TO REDUCE YOUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION
A workshop on minimising your energy usage in your home or business with Jay Stewart of ECOCO
13:00-14:00 €7

THEATRE MATINEE: Bleeding the System
15.00-16.30 €15 / €12 Concession
Following on the success of last year's “Accidental Death Of An Anarchist”, Spacecraft Productions have plumbed the depths to come up with another heady infusion of social satire and radical politics that takes the notion of toilet humour to a new dimension.

TEATIME MUSIC
18.00-18.45 Free
Acoustic music from some of Ireland's top performers

VITAL VIEWING : The Ad and the Ego 18.00-19.00 Downstairs, €5
This film makes the critical connections between the rise of consumerism, environmental degradation and our blind commitment to economic growth at any cost. Parallax Pictures, Inc. 1997, Directed by Harold Boihem For more information about the film, please visit www.theadandtheego.com

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH JOHN BOWMAN
19:30-21:30 Free
John Bowman chairs a panel of experts in sustainability
Including the Go Further Awards
Three special awards recognising the community, business and organisation that have 'gone furthest' towards sustainability in Ireland.

SITU.ACTION
20.00- 21.30 €10
An experimental performance using creative media including digital and acoustic sound, movement and static images.

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.