Progressive Cinema: Growing Change

Progressive Cinema proudly presents the premiere screening of
Growing Change: a journey into Venezuela’s food revolution
plus a discussion with the film’s director, SIMON CUNICH
7.30pm
Wednesday, 14th September
The Armidale Club, 91 Beardy St, Armidale
Turntables Restaurant will be open from 6pm

If current trends continue, global food crises will become more frequent and more severe. Today’s food systems already leave hundreds of millions of people in hunger and are rapidly depleting the soil fertility on which long-term food security depends. Add to this mix the convergence of climate change and peak oil and it’s clear we need major changes to the way food is produced and distributed.

The documentary Growing Change investigates one of the most exciting experiments in the world to turn this around – efforts to create a fairer and more sustainable food system in Venezuela. From fishing villages to cacao plantations to urban gardens, a growing social movement is showing what’s possible when people, not corporations, start to take control of food.