The evening begins with a taste of local news stories from 2030, imagined and produced by Year 7 Kevicc students and introduced by Hannah Mulder, Co-ordinator of the Transition Tales Project. This will be followed by world travelled storyteller, Ashley Ramsden, who will tell 2 tales to inspire us: the chilling metaphor of the Titanic  

The Titanic ( 90 minutes)

The story of the Titanic is still one of the most chilling metaphors for our time. Despite calm seas and repeated warnings of icebergs in her path this "ship of ships" sailed full steam ahead to her doom. Every day the news is full of the same story. We know that we are devastating our environment, we know that we have to live differently if we are to survive and yet what difference can any of us make against such odds? On board the Titanic, if one person had grasped the inevitable consequences of what lay ahead, the whole disaster could have been diverted.....are we still in the same boat?

He will follow this with the inspiration of

'The Man Who Planted Hope' (25 minutes)

This 20th century parable portrays how the work of one man can transform a barren wasteland into a life-giving “green” environment for generations to come

Ashley Ramsden is the founder and director of the School of Storytelling at Emerson College. Ashley has travelled the world telling stories. He pioneered the speaking of Rumi's poetry in the UK and has collaborated with musicians and poets including Helen Chadwick and Robert Bly.

This event will be followed by the World Premiere of the Transition Tales Films to a specially invited audience at the Ariel Centre on Tuesday 25th September 7 – 9pm.