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Grow Heathrow – ‘Everything is Changing’

By Dean Puckett

Category: Land and Resources.

On March 1st 2010 I had the pleasure of  filming Transition Heathrow members swoop on an abandoned market garden site in Sipson; one of the villages to be completely tarmacked to make way for a third runway at Heathrow.

Two years later I returned to the site, which has been transformed from a derelict mess into a beacon of community strength and a great example of how to live sustainably on this planet.

I have made an unashamedly positive film about the project.

The site is a hub for local residents and environmental activists to share knowledge and practical skills such as organic gardening, permaculture design, bicycle maintenance and wood and metal work. Over the last two years the site has played host to a wide range of political gatherings for groups such as: Climate Camp, Reclaim the Fields, The Transition Network, No Tar Sands Network, The Kick Nuclear Campaign, PEDAL and many more.

Keep Grow Heathrow Alive!!

Grow Heathrow is under threat of eviction and will be appearing at Central London County Court on 18th & 19th June 2012

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Film clip ‘The fundamental issue is land’

Brand new clip from the ‘Peak Food‘ chapter of the film.

Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed argues that only by addressing unequal access to land and resources will we be able to produce enough food to survive in the post carbon era.

Industrial agriculture is fundamentally dependent on hydrocarbon energy, both in terms of the oil necessary to fuel machinery, as well in terms of its integral role in making pesticides and fertilizers. With the peak of world oil production most likely at hand, leading to a global supply crunch around 2014, industrial agriculture will also increasingly face the constraint from diminishing resources, further endangering world food production.

The 1% own all of the land, so what are we going to do about it?

Film Clip: Civil Contingencies Act

A short excerpt from the ‘Militarization Tendency’ chapter of the film, explaining the details of the UK Civil Contingencies Act 2004:

It is described as the UK’s version of the Patriot Act by some, and as Nafeez points out: “The legislation really speaks for itself”.

You can look at the emergency powers granted by this piece of legislation on the UK government’s website HERE

What is The Crisis of Civilization?

The Trailer

The Elevate Interviews

Press TV review “A User’s Guide”

Crisis of Civilization Podcast: Episode 2 – Population, Climate Skeptics, Kony 2012

Crisis of Civilization Podcast 2-AAC 80bps – Right click to download & listen to the podcast.

Dean Puckett and Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed discuss population and why it isn’t a main focus in the film, have an in-depth chat about Climate Skepticism and dissect KONY 2012 – Enjoy !

We will be recording another chat again soon so if you have any questions for Nafeez or topic suggestions please write them in the comments section below or through the normal social media channels.

Crisis of Civilization Podcast: Episode 1 – Syria, Libya, Iran

Crisis Podcast 1 – Syria, Libya and Iran -AAC 80Kbps – Right click to download & listen to the podcast.

During a screening of The Crisis of Civilization in Cambridge, Dean Puckett and Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed had a one hour, in-depth chat about the current situation in Syria, Libya and Iran – and about the West’s response to the Arab Spring.

If you’re confused about these issues, we highly recommend you download and listen to this in-depth analysis from Nafeez.

Let us know your thoughts…

Recorded in  a strange room at Cambridge University on 5th March 2012, with background music from the Cambridge Uni acapella group.

Q and A following UK Premiere at Leeds International Film Festival

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Radio Eco Shock Interview

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Radio Helsinki Interview

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Young Fabians interview

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Transition Voice Review

In January 2012, the editor of Transition Voice magazine, Lindsay Curren, published a review of The Crisis of Civilization, describing it as a “fun, funny, engaging and ultimately… powerful call-to-action”. Read the full review via the link here.

Ceasefire review

In advance of the November 2011 London premiere, Hitcham Yezza, the editor and founder of the independent political and cultural quarterly, ‘Ceasefire’, reviews ‘The Crisis of Civilization’ for the publication.

Transition Heathrow review

Joe from the grassroots community action group Transition Heathrow came along to an early preview screening of ‘The Crisis of Civilization’ at Imperial College London in June 2011. Here, he briefly reviews the film.

The Leeds Student interview

Chris Arden from the ‘Leeds Student’ newspaper interviews Dean Puckett and Nafeez Ahmed prior to the UK premiere of ‘The Crisis of Civilization’ at the Leeds International Film Festival in November 2011.