MMMM! Monday 20 Jan, Movie (The Commons: Reclaiming what is ours), Meal & Mingling

United Diversity Bridport and Sustainable Bridport present: MMMM! Monday Movie, Meal & Mingling

Inspiring documentaries, short films, (mostly) organic vegan curries, hot and cold drinks.

An exciting new fortnightly event for Bridport in the lovely White Room at the Chapel in the Garden (entry via Rax Lane)

We'll have a delicious (mostly organic) vegan curry from 6ish: 

Sag aloo
Mixed dal
Basmati Rice
Onion pakoras
Gujurati Carrot salad

Pre-book to avoid disappointment!  🎟️ 🍲😋

This week we're screening:

Short around 6:30pm ish:

The film explores increasing privatisation and destruction of commons, primarily in the United States.  It also shows how many activists are re-taking commons, re-establishing communities controlling their own commons: maker spaces, land trusts, cooperatives, local food production and distribution, shared housing, free education, community centres – all as Commoners stewarding what they share.

During the making of the film, we found a re-awakening in progress. Tired of waiting for government, many Commoners are taking action to push back the tide of un-just privatisation or the destruction of shared resources. Similarly, people are working democratically, money is being re-imagined, new schools starting, co-operatives launching – most – with the new idea of ‘Open Source’ deeply embedded in their planning. People are asking for sustainability, not destruction, sharing not privatization, and justice – not brutality.

Nine years in the making, we listened as 49 communities in the Americas, Europe, Africa and south Asia told us what has made their Commons work over the centuries.

We found that commons-based inspiration flows through people, especially young people, telling them not to settle for less than what they know is possible: to make that incredible future they see just ahead of humanity: vitality, goodwill, sharing – what Dr. Andreas Weber describes as ‘Enlivenment’ . We found there are already laws protecting the rights of Commoners. Many of these laws are the underpinning of our legal system itself.

Delicious (mostly) organic vegan curries from Fergus Bradbeer aka Vegie Vortex (who also does the curries at Beach and Barnicott), plus hot and cold drinks. 

Our room hire costs £42/ week so if you're able to able to contribute more than the default ticket amount then please do so. 

We also need to ensure enough people come along to make it worthwhile for Fergus to keep coming along to cook up the delicious food - so invite a friend!

Many thanks in advance. Together We Have Everything.

Get your tickets and pre-book your food now 🎟️ 🍲😋  

Our goal: get the Bridport bioregion into the Doughnut by making "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society" a reality in our locality.