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:: READY OR NOT DEBUT ::
It was a packed auditorium as three films debuted
at the Norris Theatre on the USC campus Saturday night. The first
film took a look at a group of young Latinos in the JROTC program at San Pedro
High School, the second was 'Ready or Not' (which our family was a part of) that
touched on the issues of bird flu pandemic, global warming and peak oil. Finally
the third, and most touching film, was about a Korean's family emotional scars
and the effect the LA riots had on their family and business.
Unfortunately, there were so many people we weren't
able to meet all the folks who attended and came out to support PTF. If we
weren't able to see you and thank you in person, we want to thank you all for
coming out. It was good to see new faces and spend time with friends we
hadn't seen in awhile.
Also, thanks again for the film crew's hard work
and long hours. They said it was tough to put together this film because
they were dealing with three hard hitting issues and to condense the content
into a 30 minute segment was a challenge. Out of the 15 or so hours
they spent on the homestead, the footage was condensed to less than 10
minutes. They agreed it could have been more in depth, but with the
limited time frame, they barely touched the tip of the iceberg on the serious
forecast of the future that may lie in store for us or future
generations.
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MAY----------------------------------
FILM SCREENING & "100 Mile"
POTLUCK
The Power of Community: How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil
When: Sunday, May
21
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.
Where: Path to Freedom, 631 Cypress Ave, Pasadena
Cost: $5-$10 donation
::Film Description:: Cuba is a
living example of how a country can successfully traverse what we all will have
to deal with sooner or later, the reduction and loss of finite fossil fuel
resources.
The goals of
this film are to give hope to the developed world as it wakes up to the
consequences of being hooked on oil, and to lift American's prejudice of Cuba by
showing the Cuban people as they are. The filmmakers do this by having the
people tell their story on film. It's a story of their dedication to
independence and triumph over adversity, and a story of cooperation and hope.
Several Cubans expressed the belief that living on an island, with its natural
boundaries, breeds awareness that there are limits to natural resources.
100 MILE POTLUCK
Eat Local Challenge: May
2006
PTF joins the Bay Area Locavores (www.locavores.com) as they challenged people
from all over the world to eat within a 100 mile radius of their home
We invite all local eaters (this means you) to join
us in a celebration of our local food cornucopia and in an effort to raise our
own awareness of our place within the foodshed.
::Potluck Guidelines:: Our goal
for this potluck is to eat from within a 100 mile radius of our homes.
Failing that, we will attempt to eat foods that come from within our State, or
are purchased directly from small scale farmers elsewhere in the world. Some of
us will interpret these guidelines more strictly than others, but the main goal
is to pay attention to where the food that we eat comes from.
REMEMBER THE PLEDGE OF THE
LOCAVORE:
If not LOCALLY PRODUCED, then Organic.
If
not ORGANIC, then Family farm.
If not FAMILY FARM, then Local business.
If
not a LOCAL BUSINESS, then Fair Trade.
::Event Schedule::
6:00 - 7:00 pm - "100 Mile"
Potluck
7:30 pm - Film screening
8:30 -9:00 pm -
Discussion
{ if you decide not to attend, please be
considerate, and send us an email informing us of your
cancellation}
Note: If there is more
interest than space we have available, it may be that we will schedule
another screening.
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:: ZERO WASTE & LOW IMPACT
::
We, at Path to Freedom, endeavor to make our
each of our events as "eco- friendly" as possible with solar (or other
"alternative green") electricity, oil/biodiesel lamps, candles and a "low or
zero waste policy" by providing reusable plates, cups, and utensils to ensure
there is no unnecessary waste.
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Follow our path...
Organic Gardening, Urban Permaculture, Solar Energy, Homebrew
Biodiesel,
Citified Farm Animals, Cob Oven, Waste & Water Reclamation,
Appropriate
Technologies &
More!
~ A
pioneering journey towards self sufficiency, one step at a time
~
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PATH
TO FREEDOM
Sustainable Living Resource Center
& Urban Homestead
Jules Dervaes (founder
/director)
631 Cypress Ave
Pasadena, CA
91103
phone: 626.795.8400
email: dervaes@pathtofreedom.com
web: www.PathtoFreedom.com
In our society growing food yourself has become the most radical of
acts. It
is truly the only effective protest, one that can-and will-overturn
the
corporate powers that be. By the process of directly working in harmony
with
nature, we do the one thing most essential to change the world-we
change
ourselves. ~ Jules Dervaes
~
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