[Scpg] TREES, TOILETS, AND TRANSFORMATION: a video on simple solutions in SLO CA Tues Sept 25

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

                                  TREES, TOILETS, AND
                                  TRANSFORMATION:

                                  Inspirations from El Salvador
                                  Produced by Merran Smith and Michael
                                  Simpson - Variations on a Wave
                                  28 Minutes * Ages 13 to Adult * 1996

                                  Sometimes small scale, environmentally
                                  friendly solutions rather than complex 
technical
                                  ones solve what seems to be insolvable. This
                                  is the story of a Recycling Specialist who
                                  expects to share his expertise with the 
citizens
                                  of El Salvador, the second most
                                  environmentally devastated country in the
                                  western hemisphere. Instead he is deeply
                                  impressed with the many practical and
                                  ingenious methods which the common people
                                  are using to reclaim their land, their 
water, and
                                  their forests.

                                  A massive planting of 75,000 trees is now
                                  taking place called the Forest of 
Reconciliation
                                  in memory of each one of the soldiers and
                                  civilians who fought on opposing sides. This
                                  new forest will help to control the erosion,
                                  develop the wild life, and help to 
clarify the
                                  rivers. Communities are visited where 
bicycles
                                  are being used for pumping water, grinding
                                  grain and corn, and compressing air; solar
                                  ovens are being used to save firewood; 
natural
                                  local materials are being used to build 
houses
                                  and compost toilets. He sees a community
                                  with hope. He talks with Dr. Ricardo
                                  Navarro, Director of these projects, who
                                  states that only education of the 
populace can
                                  change habits and attitudes while still 
giving
                                  hope to the children that they are part 
of the
                                  solution. Their ideas, insights, and 
beautiful
                                  spirit of hope can be applied anywhere.


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TREES, TOILETS, AND TRANSFORMATION: Inspirations from El Salvador Produced 
by Merran Smith and Michael Simpson -
Variations on a Wave 28 Minutes * Ages 13 ...
   TREES, TOILETS, AND TRANSFORMATION: Inspirations from El Salvador 
Produced by Merran Smith and Michael Simpson -
Variations on a Wave 28 Minutes * Ages 13 ...
   ... with the many practical and ingenious methods which the common 
people are using to reclaim their land, their water, and their
forests. A massive ...
   ... A massive planting of 75,000 trees is now taking place called the 
Forest of Reconciliation in memory of each one of the soldiers
and civilians who ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM WITH HEART&SOUL
Films&Conversation
at The Palm Theatre
Tuesday, September 25
7-9pm
HopeDance will be premiering three documentaries that deal with the
hopefulness and the positive solutions when people take a stand to make a
difference in their communities.
We will be showing:
GROWING HOPE: The Homeless Project
Take a vacant lot and turn it into a productive garden employing homeless men
and women. Narrated by Harrison Ford with music from Neil Young and
Tuck&Patti. (27min.)
HEROES OF THE EARTH
Profiles the seven winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize, considered the
Nobel Prize of Ecology... includes wilderness projects, toxic disposal,
species protection and other causes for the environment. Hosted by Ed Begley,
Jr. (45min.)
TREES, TOILETS AND TRANSFORMATION: Inspiratoins from El Salvador
Tells the story of a north american recycling specialist who expects to share
his expertise with the citizens of El Salvador only to discover the ingenious
and practical methods that they are using to reclaim their land, their water
and forests. We learn about reforestation (a tree planted "in memory for each
person who died in the civil war"); bicycles used for pumping water, grinding
grain and compressing air; solar ovens to save firewood; natural building
technologies as well as learning about compost toilets. (28min.)
Please join us for these lively documentaries shown for the first time in SLO
County. The films are from 7:00-9:00 p.m. No reservations are necessary.
General admission is $10; $5 for students, seniors and children under 12.
Call HopeDance at 544-9663 for details. Proceeds benefit HopeDance Magazine.
Dinner at Big Sky starts at 5:00p.m. for those who wish to hang out socially
before the film gig.
Contact: Bob Banner
544 9663
hopedance at aol.com












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