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August Monthly Movie – The Yes Men Fix the World

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Transition Town Guildford | Leave a comment

Several people have said how nice it would be to have a regular social event. So we’re going to hold monthly movie nights at a local pub on the second Tuesday of the month, where people can eat, drink and discuss a movie.

Our second movie will be ‘The Yes Men Fix the World’ on Tuesday 13th August. Please join us for food and drinks at the Stirling Arms hotel from 6 pm. Film screening at 7 pm, followed by more time to socialize and chat.
Entry by donation.

Bring a friend, we hope to see you there,

“THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world’s most outrageous pranks.

From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet.

Brüno meets Michael Moore in this gut-busting wake-up call that proves a little imagination can go a long way towards vanquishing the Cult of Greed.
Who knew fixing the world could be so much fun?”

Check out the Trailer here

Reviews
7.5/10-IMDb
79%-Rotten Tomatoes

Plastic Free July Wind-up Celebration

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Eleanor C | Leave a comment

Transition Town Guildford is combining forces with Western Earth Carers, Hills Sustainability Group and City of Swan to host the Perth-wide Plastic Free July Wind-up Celebration in Midland on Wednesday July 31.

Whether you participated in the Plastic Free July challenge, or are just interested to reduce your plastic waste do come along!

Bring your “dilemma bag” (if you kept one) and your stories and ideas from your Plastic Free July experience.

Event Poster – Click to enlarge

DATE: Wednesday July 31
TIME: 7pm – 8.30pm
VENUE: Old Midland Courthouse, Helena Street, Midland
To RSVP visit: http://plasticfreejulymidland.eventbrite.com.au

The program includes:

Lindsay Miles and Glen McLeod-Thorpe of Treading My Own Path blog
Opportunity to meet other participants and see what our ‘dilemma bags’ contain
Light refreshments, and
Cash for Containers speaker from the Conservation Council.

City of Swan’s event page: http://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Lists/Events/Events_List/Plastic_Free_July_Wind-up_Celebration

Hope to see you there!

Please note: there will be train shutdowns on some train lines on 31 July, so please check Transperth’s website for details if you plan to come by train.

Plastic Free July Launch a Success

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Eleanor C | 2 comments

The Plastic Free July Launch on Wednesday 26th June was a great success, with around 50 interested people coming down to the Old Midland Courthouse to find out more about ways to eliminate single use plastic from their lives!

Brigita and Jenny sewing reusable produce bags

Transition Town Guildford teamed up with Hills Sustainability Group and City of Swan to present the event. This was a winner co-organising combo, which we hope to repeat in future.

Ingredients for making your own muesli

Eleanor Chaos opened the event with a short talk about the Plastic Free July challenge and her experiences of doing it last year. After this attendees were invited to wander through the two main rooms of the Courthouse which had been set up with a variety of interesting stalls.

Raelene makes gift bags from recycled newspaper

Stay tuned for a screening of the movie ‘Bag It’ on 9th July, and the official Plastic Free July Wind-up event on Wednesday 31st July, 7pm at Old Midland Courthouse.