Events Dirty Energy Month Take One Action film festival When: 11 October – 11 November
The annual Take One Action film festival, which
Where: Across the world
uniquely links audiences, films, campaigners
From 11 October to 11 November activists all
and communities on issues of global concern,
around the world will be taking action as part
takes place in Edinburgh and Glasgow from 27
of ‘Dirty Energy Month’. People will be calling
September – 12 October. As part of the film
for an end to dirty energy projects that destroy
festival, WDM will be supporting a screening of
communities as well as the climate, whilst offering
the film ‘Powerless’, described by the New York
little energy access for people whose lives are
Times as “a jarring glimpse at India’s energy crisis
through one town: Kanpur and its more than 3 million residents, at least 400,000 of whom are without electricity.” The film will be followed by
Scandalous Edinburgh plc
a panel discussion, featuring WDM’s new director
A walking tour
‘Scandalous Edinburgh’ is an entertaining and informative walking tour of Edinburgh’s financial
When: Wednesday 9 October, 6pm.
district that will look beyond the grand facades
Where: Edinburgh Filmhouse.
and expose how these ‘esteemed’ banking and finance institutions are fuelling environmental destruction and human rights abuses around
Joking for justice
the world. Designed to show first hand the ‘dark
When: Thursday 17 October, 7.30pm
energy secrets’ of some of the UK’s biggest banks,
Where: Leicester Square Theatre, London
pension funds and insurance companies, these
Cost: £20
tours will bring you history, anecdotes, eye opening information and possibly even a song or
WDM’s annual comedy night returns to the
two. Dress warmly and prepare to be scandalised!
Leicester Square Theatre for its fourth outing.
The tour will last around two hours.
The line-up features top British comedy acts
Tour dates:
Arthur Smith, Ava Vidal, Kevin Eldon, Holly Walsh, Sara Pascoe, Catie Wilkins, Earl Okin, Ria Lina,
Daniel Simonsen, James Dowdeswell, Amadeus
• Wednesday 9 October, 3.30pm followed by
the Take One Action film festival screening of ‘Powerless’
The heretic’s guide to global finance
• Saturday 26 October, 11am, followed at 2pm
When: Saturday 26 October, 2pm – 4.30pm.
by global finance workshop as part of the
Where: St Columba’s-by-the-Castle, 4 Johnston
Tickets for the tours are £5/£3 concessions.
WDM Scotland will be hosting this free, informative and inspiring workshop for anyone
To book a place on one of the tours, go to:
who’d like to get to grips with how global finance
www.scandalousedinburgh.eventbrite.com or
works and find out what we can do to make it work
for the common good. Led by Brett Scott, ex-banker and author of ‘The heretic’s guide to global finance: hacking the future of money.’
With Yasmin Romero Epiayu, Hendrik Siregar and Liz Murray. Newcastle
October will see WDM’s Carbon Capital speaker
With Hendrik Siregar and Kirsty Wright
tour hit the road. Yasmin Romero Epiayu from Fuerza de Mujeres Wayuu in Colombia and Hendrik Sheffield Siregar from JATAM mining advocacy network
Wednesday 30 October • 7pm • Quaker Meeting
in Indonesia will join WDM speakers at different
House, 10 St James Street, Sheffield S1 2EW
With Hendrik Siregar and Kirsty Wright. St Albans
Sunday 20 October • 3pm • The Chapter Room,
Thursday 31 October • 7pm • Quaker Meeting House, Stramongate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4BH
With Yasmin Romero Epiayu and Sam Lund-Harket.
With Hendrik Siregar and Alex Scrivener. Nottingham
Monday 21 October • 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm) • Friends Meeting House, 25 Clarendon Street, Nottingham, NG1 5JD
WDM volunteers
With Yasmin Romero Epiayu and Kirsty Wright.
WDM is currently recruiting volunteers of all
Portsmouth
shapes and sizes! Whether it’s data entry, campaigning, filing or research (and many
Wednesday 23 October • 7pm • The Hub, Dennis
things in-between) there’s a role for you in the
Sciama Building, University of Portsmouth,
office. Remote volunteering is also an option.
If there’s a project related to WDM’s aims that you’d like to set up but are in need of some
With Hendrik Siregar and Hannah Griffiths.
office space and equipment, we may be able to
find you a seat in our friendly London office.
Thursday 24 October • 7pm • University of
If you are interested or would like to find out
London Union (ULU), Malet Street, London WC1E
With Yasmin Romero Epiayu, Hendrik Siregar
If you would like find out more about WDM’s
Nick Dearden and Andy Higginbottom (Colombia
view on internships and volunteering you can
fnd our statement on the WDM website.
Friday 25 October • 6.30pm • Reading International Solidarity Centre, 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS
With Yasmin Romero Epiayu and Alex Scrivener.
Curriculum Vitae Dr. Sujit Kumar Bhutia Department of Life Science National Institute of Technology Rourkela Rourkela – 769008 Odisha, India Phone-91-661-2462686 Fax: 91-661-2462999 Email: Education PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 2009 MSc, Utkal University, Odisha, India, 2003 BSc, Govt College Angul, Utkal University, Odisha, India, 2001 Professional
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