Hi everyone,

There now is a London area web calendar for progressive events at the new London Indymedia web site -
http://londonontario.indymedia.org

You can get to the listings for the current month through links off of the main page of the Indymedia web site,
or by going here: http://londonontario.indymedia.org/?q=event

Anyone can add event listings to the calendar -- with or without an account on the site.  Anyone also can post without entering a name, let alone a real one.
To add an event listing click "Post to the site" (near the top left) and then click "Event".

(That process is almost identical to posting events at the London Commons.  The setup of the two sites should be even more in synch in the near future; on the Indymedia site we'll probably be changing the way you enter the "Body" text.)

Any event postings that are ...
pro- environmentalism  and/or  pro- peace  and/or  pro- social justice  and/or  pro- genuine democracy
... should be appropriate,
though we may not accept event postings with strong ties to political parties.  The calendar also likely will be very local.

I mention what the editors will and won't "accept" because additions to the calendar will be reviewed by us after they're posted (though anyone on the site can view them in the meantime; they're not kept in a queue).  We may remove postings.  If anything is removed from the calendar it will be moved to the "Hidden posts" section, which you can get to through a link near the top left.  (Advertising spam is an exception -- we usually just delete that.)  Ideally we wouldn't hide any posts, but there is a broadly progressive mandate behind the web site that we work to uphold.  read more »

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This January,
The Council of Canadians London Chapter and
Post-Carbon London
present...

Crude Impact, The End of Suburbia, and Escape From Suburbia

Landon Library - 167 Wortley Road, London
Martha Bishop Room. Lower Level
Saturdays: 2:00 P.M. (See below for specific dates)

Admission is free

Free fair trade, organic, Ethiopian coffee will be provided -- courtesy of Ten Thousand Villages.
BYOM! (Bring Your Own Mug);this is a zero waste event. No mug equals no java, and that would be a total drag for any coffee aficionado

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Saturday, January 5th
CRUDE IMPACT
(http://www.relocalize.net/node/7957)

This film explores a range of problems associated with the use of fossil fuels. The objective of the film is to promote positive, hopeful change in the way we source and use energy

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Saturday, January 12th
THE END OF SUBURBIA
(http://www.relocalize.net/node/7959)

With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply

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Saturday, January 19th
ESCAPE FROM SUBURBIA
(http://www.relocalize.net/node/7958)

A positive perspective on the problem of "peak oil." Through personal stories and interviews the film examines how declining world oil production has already begun to affect modern life in North America. Expert scientific opinion is balanced with "on the street" portraits

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This series is presented in part by
Cinema Politica London – Disrupting The Status Quo
http://www.cinemapolitica.org/london
'Sharing films under the auspices & assistance of Council of Canadians - London Chapter'

Cinema Politica London strives to champion alternative media through the art of documentary film.

We aim to engage our community with social and environmental issues globally, nationally and locally. We search for the best documentary art form.

Cinema Politica London screens new films on current issues or on issues that continue to be relevant.

Cinema Politica London looks at forces that affect the realities of people around the world. Documentary films give us the context in which we can examine globalization and individual struggles as well as the pursuit of justice as they impact and change the social construction of reality. Perceptions of reality may be limited or enlarged by nature and by spirit but they are manipulated by and for society. Cinema Politica London takes you to specific communities around the world, immerse you in their realities and awaken your understanding of change.

To contact Cinema Politica London
Email us at london at cinemapolitica dot org