Castlemaine Free University (CFU) is gearing up for its return in 2023 and convener Anitra Nelson says they have a huge line up in store to kick off the new year.
“CFU presents entertaining speakers on a current topic on the first Monday of every month at Castlemaine’s Northern Arts Hotel. Entry is free and there’s always plenty of time for collective discussion afterwards,” Anitra said.
First up they will present ‘The Flooded Forest … and Further Thoughts’ next Monday February 6. The Flooded Forest, a short film made by locals Rory McLeod and Peter Yates, reflects on filming a doco on the flooding of the Baarka early 2022. It is hot. Father and son are surrounded by mosquitoes. They are not just on, but in, the river. Screening this film, talking about doco making, and life’s curious meanings, Peter Yates takes us on a journey.
On Monday March 6 the world-renowned Beehive Design Collective swarms our way with a mural showing the True Cost of Coal. This event is not only about mountaintop removal, and damaging communities and ecosystems, but also future alternatives, remediation and regeneration! Not so Rare Earths, and Toxic.
Then on Monday April 3 catch ‘Rare earths’. Rare earths are critical components in mobile phones and solar panels — essential raw materials for the hailed ‘green revolution’ to combat climate change and reduce emissions. But, Lee Tan will reveal how the Western Australian company Lynas operates its notorious refinery in the coastal city of Kuantan, Malaysia. Did you know: Harcourt has a rare earth, monazite, deposit?
For more details and to subscribe to the CFU e-list visit https://anitranelson.info/cfu