3 Day Festival: Mar 1st - Mar 3rd
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Charles Eisentein & Velcrow Ripper March 1st until March 3rd
Made IN Toronto and IRBE Presents a 3-Day Festival of Film, Music and Discussion March 1-3 with Sacred Economics Author Charles Eisenstein, Filmmaker Velcrow Ripper and Featuring Musicians Chris Birkett, Robert Graham and Glen Alan
3-Day Festival March 1-3
- Friday March 1st -- 7 PM - 9:30 PM
- Saturday March 2nd -- 7 PM - 9:30 PM
- Sunday March 3rd -- 11 AM - 3 PM
Link to purchase tickets: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5473078124#
Occupy Love: Film Screening, Concert and Discussion
Friday March 1st -- 7 PM - 9:30 PM
AGO's Jackman Hall 317 Dundas St W, Toronto
$15 Advance, $20 Door
3-Day Pass Advance $71 Door $100
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Sacred Economics: Charles Eisenstein Talk and Discussion
Saturday March 2nd -- 7 PM - 9:30 PM
The U of T Earth Sciences Centre, 5 Bancroft Ave. Toronto
$15 Advance, $20 Door
3-Day Pass Advance $71 Door $100
2-Day (Sat/Sun) Pass Advance $59 Door $80
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Sacred Economics Workshop featuring Charles Eisenstein
Sunday March 3rd -- 11 AM - 3 PM
Beit Zatoun, 612 Markham Street, Toronto
$50 Advance, $60 Door (Catered Lunch included)
3-Day Pass Advance $71 Door $100
2-Day (Sat/Sun) Pass Advance $59 Door $80
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The social, economic and political fabric of Toronto is changing, and with it the understanding of our relationship to each other and society at large. This 3-Day Festival of Film, Music and Discussion that runs March 1 - 3, brings together 2 of the leading voices in the quest to find tangible solutions to the enormous social and environmental challenges we face as a species. Filmmaker Velcrow Ripper and Alternative Economist Charles Eisenstein through imagery, sound and speech provide a much needed opportunity for us to understand, appreciate and ultimately love one another more in an increasingly disconnected age. The Festival Weekend also opens with a special live musical performance featuring the music of Chris Birkett, Robert Graham and Glen Alan along with a few Leonard Cohen Standards like First We Take Mahattan and Democracy.
We stand at a precipice in our journey as a civilization - will we plunge into the pit of self-indulgence and materialism, or develop an understanding that will bridge the chasm we face and help us cross into a new age of peace, prosperity and human capacity? Join us in exploring these questions with the award winning film "Occupy Love" by Velcrow Ripper at the AGO's Jackman Hall at 7 PM on March 1st and then join author Charles Eisenstein as he shares his expansive philosophies contained in his book "Sacred Economics" in a 2 hour lecture and discussion at the University of Toronto's Earth Science's Auditorium on Saturday March 2nd. The festival concludes with a six hour Sacred Economics workshop with Mr. Eisenstein himself that includes a catered lunch at Beit Zatoun on Sunday, March 3rd from 11-3 PM.
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Occupy Love: Concert, Film Screening& Discussion FRIDAY MARCH 1 | 7:00PM – 9:30 PM
Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2013 Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
Concert Featuring: Chris Birkett, Robert Graham and Glen Alan
Film: Occupy Love by Toronto director Velcrow Ripper
Discussion: Director, Velcrow Ripper and "Sacred Economics" Author Charles Eisenstein
$15 Advance, $20 Door
3-Day Pass Advance $71 Door $100
2-Day (Sat/Sun) Pass Advance $59 Door $80
Location: AGO's Jackman Hall 317 Dundas St W, Toronto
The evening begins with an intimate 45 minute concert featuring a must-hear trio comprising of singer/pianist Robert Graham, singer/songwriter Glen Alan, and veteran guitarist/producer Chris Birkett, who has worked with Memphis greats like Rufus Thomas and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of famers like Led Zeppelin and Randy Newman. The concert includes a short musical tribute to Canadian music legend Leonard Cohen with singer Glen Alan performing Cohen classics such as "Democracy" and "First We Take Manhattan" along with original music by Alan, Graham and Birkett that reflect the themes raised in "Occupy Love" and Eisenstein's "Sacred Economics".
Occupy Love - a film that provides a thought-provoking take on the Occupy movement and the possibility of embracing love as an ideology and a global movement - will be screened with director Velcrow Ripper in attendance.
Both Ripper and Eisenstein will be on hand for a post-screening discussion of the award-winning film and the issues it raises.
Co-presented by Made IN Toronto and The Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival (www.planetinfocus.org)
Synopsis:
Over the course of a year, Occupy Love travels to the sites of economic and environmental protest that made 2011 an extraordinary year of change. Documenting the everyday heroes of the Arab Spring, European Summer and worldwide Occupy camps, the film paints an inspiring portrait of the growing movement toward lateral forms of power. Focusing on the compassion buttressing these social movements, Ripper poses that fundamental change can only come through love. Presented by Made IN Toronto -
Sacred Economics: Money, Gift & Society Lecture and Discussion SATURDAY MARCH 2 | 7:00PM – 9:30 PM
Charles Eisenstein Sacred Economics Talk and Discussion
U of T’s Earth Sciences Centre (5 Bancroft Ave. Toronto)
$15 Advance, $20 Door
3-Day Pass Advance $71 Door $100
2-Day (Sat/Sun) Pass Advance $59 Door $80
Sacred Economics: Money, Gift, and Society
Charles Eisenstein will give a lecture/discussion of his innovative book Sacred Economics: Money, Gift & Society. The book traces the history and creation of money, society’s addiction to growth at any cost and proposes alternative solutions including negative interest, more localized economies and other innovative approaches.
Money is so deeply woven into the fabric of our society that surely, for anything substantial to change, the money system must change as well. In this lecture Charles Eisenstein will explore the root of the present money crisis, explaining why money has the effect it does on our society, our planet, and our own psychology. Then he describes what new economy the crisis might birth, and how to align with these changes by embracing a more collaborative "gift" centered approach.
Presented by Made IN Toronto and IRBE
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Workshop: Creating A Sacred Economy with Charles Eisenstein SUNDAY MARCH 3 | 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Creating a Sacred Economy
Sacred Economics author Charles Eisenstein will conduct an intimate workshop with some of Toronto's leading sustainability experts and de-growth activists. Together we will exchange ideas and formulate a new vision for Toronto that incorporates a sustainable vision that nurtures alternative living, local industry, resourced-based economics and restores “the credit commons.” Presented by Made IN Toronto and IRBE
Lunch is included. Vegetarian option available.
$50 Advance, $60 Door (Catered Lunch included)
3-Day Pass Advance $71 Door $100
2-Day (Sat/Sun) Pass Advance $59 Door $80