NEW COLLEGE SUMMER SUSTAINABILITY FILM SERIES SCHEDULE 99 SIXTH STREET, SANTA ROSA (RAILROAD SQUARE) www.newcollege.edu

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Wed, July 14, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Moving Beyond Auto America. This film questions Americas dependence on the automobile and presentsalternative transportation systems from around the globe. A wide varietyofalternatives are illustrated, including electric cars, magnetic trains,light-rail systems and even the humble bicycle. Also: Return of theScorcher. A spirited celebration of the bicycle that asks why this cheap, clean, quiet and healthy method of transportation isn't more widely used in America. $5 Donation

Wed, July 21, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Trees, Toilets and Transformation. The reforestation of El Salvador by common people usingpractical and ingenious methods to reclaim their land, water and forests.75,000 trees are being planted in the Forest of Reconciliation honoring those who died in the war. Also: The Man Who Planted Trees. Academy Award Winning animation of a solitary shepherd whom patiently plants and nurtures a forest of thousands of trees, single-handedly transforming his arid surroundings into a thriving oasis. $5 Donation

Wed, July 28, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Bay Area Environmental Film Festival. San Pablo Baylands shows the cycles of planting and harvest, migration and nesting, to reveal the rejuvenation of thousands of acres of wetlands, even as it exposes the urbanization that threatens to destroy this mosaic of humans and animals. Partners on the Land focuses on natural process restoration to rehabilitate forest and grasslands, in turn, producing tangible benefits for people as well as animals. Quiet Revolution. Sustainable gardening in the South helping people take charge of their lives. $5 Donation

Wed, Aug 4, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Placemakers: Bringing Back Our Neighborhoods. Proven techniques for revitalizing local economies, improving the quality of life, and preserving the environment. Kansas City, Portland, Seattle and Chattanooga provide examples of inspirational community leaders who sit down to plan and evaluate their communitys vision and then put those visions into practice. Also:Chattanooga: A Community with a Vision. Chattanooga used to be a tired old and dirty city, but it has been transformed into a thriving new metropolis by an inter-racial core of community leaders. The principles of democracy shine as the ideas of every element of the community are presented, noted, considered,evaluated and voted upon in the spirit of true community gathering. $5 Donation

Wed, Aug 11, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Houses in the Field. What price do we pay when farmland is sold for development? What price will future generations pay for the focus on short-term market priorities? This film chronicles the efforts made by cities and townships throughout the U.S. to look at agricultural land as a priceless and imperiled asset. Also: Smart Growth. When you preserve community character, protect open space and the environment, and use tax dollars efficiently, then you are accomplishing Smart Growth! We are treated to nine urban analysts, planners, designers, developers and city officials in seven different communities showing us the value of mixed land uses, walkable neighborhoods, compact design, resource efficiency open space and transportation choices. $5 Donation

Wed, Aug 18, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: The Barefoot College: Knowledge Demystified. The Barefoot College of Rajasthsan, India, trains barefoot teachers, doctors, solar engineers, hand pump mechanics and others, in a non-formal educational process. Its successes in revitalizing communities and teaching by demonstration have been carried to 13 other Indian states, and have raised questions in Western countries about the application of the barefoot process in our own struggle for sustainability. Also: On Wings of a Dream. In a hyperactive and chaotic world, it is refreshing to change gears and consider an alternative vision. On Wings of a Dream presents both ethical and practical pathways to a better future, and perhaps more importantly, to a saner present. $5 Donation

Wed, Aug 25, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Earth and the American Dream. This film is both a social/economic and environmental history of the U.S., chronicling attitudes toward nature and changes in the American landscape. With its rich and well-chosen collection of archival images and sounds, and quotes from historians, politicians, leaders of industry and naturalist such as Audubon, Carson and Costeau, the film juxtaposes the seemingly inexorable pursuit of Progress with the considerable environmental cost of realizing the American dream. It is one of the most riveting eco-films made, and closes with an inspiring call to action. $5 Donation

Wed, Sept 1, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Heroes of the Earth. Each year grassroots heroes are honored with the Goldman Environmental Prize, considered the Nobel Prize of ecology. Heroes of the Earth profiles seven of these activists along with critical issues motivating them to action, including: Wilderness preservation, toxic disposal, large dam construction and species protection. $5 Donation

Wed, Sept 8, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: El Dorado. This film looks at four local residentstwo timber workers and two environmentalistsas they try to balance the health of the El Dorado National Forest in the Sierra Nevada foothills with the jobs of the workers who depend on logging the trees. This is a film about America: about dislocation and downsizing, about anger, about activism and ultimately about the human ability to solve problems. Also: The Last Ancient Forests. Walk with author James Redfield on his voyage of discovery through an imperiled ancient forest in Oregon. $5 Donation.

Wed, Sept 15, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series: Saviors of the Forest. Award winning film by two Los Angeles camera guys who decide to do their part for the environment by exposing the villains responsible for destroying the rain forests. The meet a range of paradoxical characters including poor people who cut down trees to survive, environmentalists trying to import an ecological sawmill, timber companies campaigning for reforestation and Hollywood producers who use rain forest plywood to build their sets. Through their humorous adventures and irreverent style, the filmmakers illuminate a serious subject in an entertaining way. $5 Donation

Wed, Sept 22, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series. Spirit and Nature. Bill Moyers with the Dalai Lama, Native American Elder Audrey Shenandoah, Protestant theologian Sallie McFague, professor of Jewish history Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, professor of Islamic studies Seyyed Hossein Nasr and professor of social ethics J. Ronald Engel. Representatives of the worlds major religions address the ethical and spiritual aspects of our ecological concerns, raising issues of responsibility for each other and for all species on the planet, our inter-relationship with other parts of the cosmos, and the need to see nature as sacred. $5 Donation

Wed, Sept 29, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series. A Sense of Place and The Unfolding Story. Two films that point out the interconnectedness of all races, cultures and religions, featuring interviews with Kirkpatrick Sale, John and Nancy Todd, Thomas Berry, Audrey Shenandoah and others. Narrated by Susan Sarandon and Mike Farrell. $5

Wed, Oct 6, 7:30 p.m. Sustainability Film Series. Greenbucks: The Challenge of Sustainable Development. Are businesses waking up to the environmental crises? This film looks at the first positive steps major corporations on five continents are taking to change their ways. The film also looks at how an energy utility and environmentalists made energy efficiency profitable. World Bank economist Herman Daly, futurist Alvin Toffler and others suggest this change comes from a growing realization of the earths limits, tougher regulation and incentives to create new business oppo

-- Jean Wasp (jean@sonic.net), July 10, 1999