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DESCRIPTION:The End of Poverty?  film w/ Director Diaz\n\nFriday, December 4  8:30 pm  
 San Francisco\n\nCome to the year's deepest documentary, asking the hardest 
 questions about poverty and society. The End of Poverty? opens at 4 Star 
 Cinema, 220 Clement St. on Friday, December 4. Director Philippe Diaz is on 
 hand for Friday and Saturday screenings. Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange 
 joins him on Saturday, December 5 for the post 8:25 screening.\n\nlocal 
 sponsor:  http://www.henrygeorgehistoricalsociety.org\n\nFour Star Cinema:  
 http://www.lntsf.com/4-star_theatre\n\n\n\nThe film ( 
 http://www.theendofpoverty.com ) posits the following:\n\nTRUE SOLUTIONS - 
 TAKE ACTION\nEnding poverty is a daunting challenge.  However, since it was 
 made by human rules and institutions, new ones can unmake it, right?\n\nThe 
 intention of the film is to change the dialogue so that concerned citizens 
 will blame the system that creates poverty, not the people caught up in it. 
  That requires a shift in our thinking.\n\nThe solutions touched on in the 
 film are based on justice and not charity, solutions that will change the 
 system that grinds down the poor.\n\nThis section will soon present 
 specific campaigns that work towards changing the system, but the following 
 is our call to action:\n\nFirst, forgive international debt unconditionally 
 and stop other predatory tactics. End the use of economic power as a means 
 by which the wealthy control the poor.\nSecond, change the tax system in 
 every country of the world.  If justice is to be done, most of the taxes 
 should fall on property ownership and not on the wages of working 
 people.\nThird, the poor should demand land reform, restoring land (or its 
 value) to the people who actually work on it, instead of a few 
 landowners.\nFourth, end privatization of natural resources and share these 
 in common.  Land, air, water, and oil are the common inheritance of all of 
 humanity, not the stockholders of companies that have managed to grab these 
 resources.\nFifth, "degrowth" in the rich nations--a radical cut in 
 consumption of resources and production of waste--is necessary for the poor 
 nations to survive.  As Gandhi said, "Live simply, so others can simply 
 live."\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/29/18630795.php
SUMMARY:The End of Poverty? film
LOCATION:4 Star Theater/Cinema   2200 Clement Street in San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/29/18630795.php
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