CONVERGENCE' 04 - Today's events

dublin | environment | event notice Wednesday March 31, 2004 15:14 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

IMRAM TO TARA €20
Join John Graham, Dolores Whelan and Starhawk on a pilgrimage to the mystical hill of Tara.
10.00 Depart. Return late afternoon

RETHINKING THE CITY 9:00-17:30 €50
A conference looking at innovative and creative ways to make cities more sustainable and people friendly. Featuring local and international planners, architects and designers.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR HOME HEALTHY 13:00-14:00 €7
A workshop with Wilhelm Bodewitz on making our homes healthy living spaces

BE THE MEDIA 13.00-15.00 Free
An introduction to Indymedia, independent media organisations

VITAL VIEWING: DOUBLE BILL
17.00-19.00 €5

MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Irish born Martin O’Brien’s documentary is a hard-hitting look at medical marijuana in the modern day, particularly relating to the California front lines. It is designed to give people a brief history of marijuana, why and how it was made illegal, and why it stays illegal.

GRASS: Introduction by the director Ron Mann Ron Mann's documentary presents a humorous and surprisingly balanced history of recreational marijuana use in the late 20th century. Sphinx Productions, 2002.

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

RETHINKING THE HOME - With Duncan Stewart and guests
20:00-22:00 MAIN HALL, €10
Duncan Stewart the award-winning architect and well-known TV presenter will host this timely and thought-provoking event. Duncan will lead a public conversation with a selection of leading ecological design and energy experts from Ireland and abroad. Questions will be taken from the audience on a range of topics including building design, materials, planning and energy.

THEATRE: Bleeding The System
20.00- 21.30 €15 / €12 Concession
Spacecraft Productions, see Thursday 29 for more information

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.

GO FURTHER AT THE SUGAR CLUB
A screening of Woody Harrelson’s new movie Go Further introduced by the director Ron Mann followed by a late night club. Sugar Club,
20.00-03.00, €15