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DESCRIPTION:A REALLY INCONVENIENT TRUTH \n\nAl Gore’s 2006 film, "An Inconvenient 
 Truth," woke the world up to the dangers of global warming. But, argues 
 Joel Kovel, while we should be grateful to Gore for sounding the alarm, we 
 also need to go far beyond his reading of the causes of this crisis and of 
 what needs to be done about it. What is “REALLY inconvenient” is the 
 truth that global warming is directly related to the uncontrolled growth of 
 the dominant world capitalist system -- a system in which Al Gore has 
 played a leading role, for which reason he (and the whole movement he 
 represents) avoids the heart of the matter and distracts us with moral 
 uplift and technological fixes. In his eye-opening film, Joel Kovel 
 insists, rather, that we need to address -- and transform -- the basic 
 social dynamics that lead to the regime of cancerous production and 
 mindless consumption. Only by facing up to what is ”really 
 inconvenient” can we win through to a livable future. \n\nJoel Kovel 
 shows that capitalism systemically and inevitably leads to environmental 
 breakdowns like those described by Al Gore. The values that sustain 
 capitalism -- the obsessive quest for money and the accumualation of 
 material wealth and the domination of others -- must be replaced by social 
 values such as compassion, cooperation, generosity, and humility. These 
 humane values are not only important for happiness, they are now essential 
 for survival. \n\nWheelchair accessible at 411 28th Street entrance 
 \n\nBefore and after the film, everyone's invited to indulge in our 
 Humanist Vegetarian Tea House \n\n$5 donations are accepted \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/17/18527377.php
SUMMARY:A Really Inconvenient Truth
LOCATION:Humanist Hall \n390  27th  Street \nmidtown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway, below Pill Hill \nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/08/17/18527377.php
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