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GREY POWER – DRAMA Sometimes the best way to fight depression, anxiety and guilt is by getting active. Or for some - it’s by getting arrested. Meet four of Tasmania’s retired professionals who are making noise about issues close to their hearts; proving that getting older doesn’t always mean staying safe or slipping into invisibility, sometimes, ageing can bring freedom and power.

GREY POWER

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GREY POWER – DRAMA 14:14 minutes

Director/Producer:  Lara van Raay

Synopsis

Sometimes the best way to fight depression, anxiety and guilt is by getting active. Or for some – it’s by getting arrested. Meet four of Tasmania’s retired professionals who are making noise about issues close to their hearts; proving that getting older doesn’t always mean staying safe or slipping into invisibility, sometimes, ageing can bring freedom and power.

Themes

  • Climate change and the connection between all life forms
  • People power- overcoming stereotypes and preconceptions
  • Finding your voice
  • Habitat loss due to logging, agriculture, fish farming, mining
  • Communicating ideas
  • Using action to make a difference

Discussion questions

  • What issues are you passionate about?
  • How do you find your voice?
  • What is worth fighting for?
  • What avenues are open to changing damage to the environment?
  • How do you combat a sense of hopelessness about the state of the world?
  • What does the concept of ‘protestor’ bring to mind?
  • Can older people make a difference?

Actions

  • Discuss alternatives to activism to create change.
  • List practical ways you can address the issues you are passionate about. 
  • List opportunities, groups and organisations that are geared towards making a difference in your area.