"The Age of Stupid" screening plus Q&A May 7, 2009

As a contribution to Liverpool's Year of the Environment', the University is hosting a private showing of the Age of Stupid in the Mountford Hall, Guild of Students, on Thursday 7 May starting at 17.30.

After the film there will be a question-and-answer session involving the audience and an invited panel to discuss the climate issues that the film raises. The panel members include:

* Peter Harper, Centre for Alternative Technology: a proper green 'guru', editor of the 1960s seminal journal 'Undercurrents', author, philosopher, lecturer, and coiner of the term 'alternative technology' http://www.cat.org.uk
* Aubrey Meyer, Director of the Global Commons Institute: originator of the 'Contraction and Convergence' model to replace the Kyoto Protocol (and the main focus of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen this December) http://www.gci.org.uk/briefings/ICE.pdf
* Richard Hawkins, climate activist and main author of the recent report Climate Safety (http://www.climatesafety.org/)
* Alex Randall - climate activist and star of Cheat Neutral (http://www.cheatneutral.com/)
* Ric Williams, Chair in Ocean Dynamics and Biogeochemistry, University of Liverpool

Entry is free but those wishing to attend must register at: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ageofstupid/

Official Website: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ageofstupid/