How to be Smart in The Age of Stupid? Film screening and UBC discussion enlightens you
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, BC – January 11, 2010:
Is there any good news on the sustainability front? Polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. Planet Earth just experienced its warmest decade in recorded history. The Copenhagen climate summit couldn’t get nations to agree on a plan for climate change. Is the situation dire? Attend the UBC Continuing Studies Centre for Sustainability screening of the UK climate change film The Age of Stupid on January 19 and hear from a post-film panel of sustainability experts on the real prognosis for our planet.
The Age of Stupid follows a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from the present day and asking: Why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? The New York Times calls The Age of Stupid “a much sterner and more alarming polemic than An Inconvenient Truth.”
“It might seem we’re taking one step forward and two steps back, but in reality positive efforts are being made in many quarters around the world to counter the threat of global warming and create a sustainable future,” claims Dr. Brian Nattrass, managing partner of Sustainability Partners, and panel participant. “However, while the direction of many of our efforts globally is encouraging, the critical issues are the speed and sufficiency of change.”
In addition to Brian Nattrass, the discussion panel includes Robert Safrata, CEO of Novex Couriers and Elisa Campbell, Director of the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability. The discussion will be moderated by Vanessa Timmer of One Earth.
“Certainly The Age of Stupid is a provocative wake-up call,” says William Koty, director for the UBC Continuing Studies Centre for Sustainability. “That being said, there is change taking place throughout society that gives us hope. Interest in our programs show that people are truly concerned about sustainability and coming together to build a better world.”
The Age of Stupid screening takes place on Tuesday, January 19 at UBC’s Woodward Instructional Resources Centre. Doors open at 6pm, with the film beginning at 6:30pm and the discussion panel to follow. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 604-822-1444 or at the door (cash only).
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