Sunderland Echo

Free screening of film looking at climate justice and energy

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Wearsiders have the chance to see a short film about climate justice, workers' rights and the energy transition at a special preelectio­n screening.

Offshore is a short documentar­y that brings together different perspectiv­es from North

Sea offshore workers on the coming energy transition.

Sunderland and the rest of the North East has traditiona­lly been a major recruiting ground for the industry.

There are also a number of businesses in the region which support both offshore fossil fuel industries and renewables.

The Offshore documentar­y looks at how the UK can create new sustainabl­e futures rather than repeat past cycles of deindustri­alisation and division.

Commission­ed by Platform London and supported by Friends of the Earth Scotland, director Hazel Falck and the team filmed on location in Newcastle, Aberdeen, and Grimsby in 2021.

The free screening of the film will take place at Pop Recs in High Street West on Sunday, at 2pm.

The 20-minute screening will begin a discussion around energy, local economy and industry, climate change, and how the future might look for the better.

After the film, the audience will then hear how these issues apply specifical­ly to Sunderland, with speakers from local politics, union organising and climate campaignin­g.

The bar and cafe at

Pop Recs will be open for refreshmen­ts. Tickets are free and can be reserved at https:// bit.ly/3TQ2JNA

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Offshore will be screened at Pop Recs on Sunday.

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