Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group invites you to
VOTENUCLEARFREE: Short Film Screening
Monday 19th November (5 days before the election!)
@ Tris Elies, Katoomba, 6.30pm
waged $8 / underwaged $5
PERFORMANCES: Andrish Heks and Ash Wanders (7.20pm)
SCREENINGS INCLUDE: Climate of Hope, documentary film by Scott Ludlam & Jose Garcia (7.50pm) [please see program below for other screenings]
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The current push to expand the nuclear industry means a greater risk of nuclear weapons, nuclear waste and terrorism. This federal election sees Australia at a crossroad. Will we become a world leader in renewable energy solutions or a world loser with nukes?
Join the Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group in a collection of recent short films on the impacts of the nuclear industry from uranium mining to nuclear weapons, nuclear power to positive solutions to climate change.
Don’t radioactive waste your vote this federal election. To find out where the political parties stand on nuclear issues and for more info go to: WWW.VOTENUCLEARFREE.NET
Program for the evening
6.30: Opening speaker from Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Group
6.40pm: Living Country – 22 minutes – 2005
A documentary about the Indigenous peoples of the Northern Territory’s fight to prevent the federal government from dumping nuclear waste in their country.
Living Country is part of the Nganampa Anwernekenhe series produced by Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) Productions. Nganampa Anwernekenhe means ‘ours’ in the Pitjantjatjara and Arrernte languages, and the series aims to contribute to the preservation of Indigenous languages and cultures.
7.10pm: Atomic Footprints - 10 minutes - 2007
Australia could be about to see one of the largest expansions of its involvement in the nuclear fuel chain. Here are a few reasons why this is not a good idea.
By Pip Starr | Music by Mark Daniel | Animations by Dermot Egan | Voice over by Dave Sweeney
7.20pm: Performance by Andris Heks and Ash Wanders
7.45pm: Introduction to next three films
7.50pm: Climate of Hope - 30 minutes - 2007
While the threat of climate change is now widely accepted in the community, the potential for a host of nuclear power stations in Australia has raised questions about the best strategy for our country to move to a low-carbon economy.
A documentary by Scott Ludlam | Soundtrack by Jose Garcia
Produced by Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia
8.20pm: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons - 6 minutes - 2007
Outlines the state of nuclear weapons today and celebrates the achievements of the peace and anti-nuclear movement.
Produced by International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
8.30pm: Genie in a Bottle: Unleashed – 16 minutes - 2007
A film by two 13 year old boys from the US, on the issue of nuclear weapons and the Manhattan Project and in memory of the 60th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombs in August 2005.
Produced and Directed by Stephen Sotor and Trace Gaynor
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For more info please contact Natalie: natalie.lowrey@foe.org.au | 0421 226 200
