Re-Think Tank 2009

CULTIVATE will once again host the Re-Think Tank, which this year will be solar powered.

Slowdown, take in some subtle beats and reflect on a better world through cutting edge films and media, games, art short talks and debates.

Rethink Tank Discussions

Three cutting edge discussions with a selection of leading thinkers and doers.

The Climate has Changed - What Will We Do?
Saturday 14.00 - 15.30
With only 3 months until the Climate Change conference in Copenhagen takes place a panel explores what is being done and what more can we do. Minister Eamon Ryan, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resourcers, Gavin Harte, Stop Climate Chaos, Elizabeth Arnett, Change Campaign, Albert Bates author and activist (USA), and Eric Lohela, Sustainability Consultant (USA)

A Greener Festival?
Saturday 16.30 - 17.30
Almost every festival these days is flaunting its green credentials, claiming it is ‘zero carbon’ and reducing its impact on the environment. But what is really happening, can these gatherings really be green, and what does the future hold for music festivals? Eric Lohela, Sustainability Consultant (USA), Davie Philip, Cultivate, Andrea Carroll, Sustainability Specialist, Melvin Benn, Festival Republic, and even an artist or two will join Gavin Harte to explore what can and is being done.

Food. How Do You Eat Yours?
Sunday 15.00 - 16.30
Organic, seasonal, local? Bought at the farmers markets? Grown in your allotment? Picked up in the supermarket? This panel discussion explores how to make our food clean and fair. Facilitated by Sarah Fleming of Slow Food the panel will include Minister Trevor Sargent, food experts Clodagh Mckenna and Peter Ward, artist Tony Fagen, and Lorcan Bourke from Bord Bia.

Also in the Rethink Tank

The EAT IN
Sunday 13.00
A giant picnic at the picnic with Slow Food. An EAT IN is a group of people gathering to share a local produced, organic, seasonal meal.  The idea originated as a Slow Food, Youth Food Movement (YFM) activity, aiming to promote the Slow Food ethos of good, clean and fair food in a fun way. Come and join us for the big lunch. Find out more

Five Rhythms
Saturday 11.00
A morning session of gentle dance with Jenny Fahey. Five Rhythms is a creative moving meditation for everyone who loves to dance.

Get on your Bike
Dublin Cycling Campaign, Cyclist.ie, Dublin Bicycle Messengers, Rothar, Kerry Bicycle Festival and Cork Bicycle Festival come together to promote bicycle culture at the Global Green. Find out more.

WATTS UP? The Solar Clinic
Light up your life with the power of the sun with Glas.
Saturday 2-3pm
Sunday 1-2pm

The Money Clinic
Saturday 15.30
In a time of economic shock can communities create their own money? The answer is YES and in this workshop Brian Dillon from Future Proof Kilkenny will show us what has been done.

Head, Heart and Hands of Transition
An interactive art piece being built over the weekend where you can express what you think, what you feel and what you are going to do in these changing times.

Garment Graffiti with Redress
Vivienne Westwood's new design manifesto is entitled simply 'DIY' ; Re-dress seconds this and for Electric Picnic 2009 asks you to get involved in a collaborative art project using last years discarded tents.  Help us knit a piece of sculpture with the tents discarded at last year's festival or get involved in some garment graffiti around the site - The choice is yours - just get active!

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