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DESCRIPTION:There is more to preserving life on planet Earth than hemp jewelry! Now 
 that the Green Festival is happening twice a year in SF, we think it's time 
 to ask some serious questions about the message that the festival is 
 sending to the wider society- namely that if everyone drove a Prius, put 
 solar panels on their home, and offset their annual flights to Thailand, 
 that we could "save the planet." The reality is that nothing could be 
 further from the truth.\n\nHow did the term "environmentally friendly" come 
 to mean "slightly less environmentally destructive"? The truth is that 
 human beings have the ability to be truly "friendly" to the environment, 
 crafting a new reciprocal relationship with nature rather than the current 
 exploitative one, based on wisdom from indigenous cultures we've nearly 
 wiped out.\n\nWhat would such a modern world that prioritizes environmental 
 health and human welfare actually look like? How do we get there from 
 here?\n\nThough many of the individuals who put on the festival are well 
 intentioned, trying to "green" a fundamentally destructive culture can only 
 perpetuate the damage and delay real solutions.\n\nPromoting false 
 solutions like "green" cars and carbon offsets is counterproductive to the 
 cause. With the threat of climate catastrophe looming, it really is all or 
 nothing if we want to avoid dangerous tipping points. Nature-unlike the 
 federal government- doesn't do bailouts\n\nWe want to create a space 
 outside the "Green" Festival where ideas about real solutions can be 
 shared, music is made, dancing is encouraged, and a culture of resistance 
 is nourished. Come and bring your ideas (to voice, or printed on leaflets). 
 Bring instruments, signs, and other fun stuff. The space will be welcome to 
 all.\n\nAt 6pm, the people will enter the festival to attend a debate about 
 carbon offsets, and whether green capitalism is a real solution or a 
 distraction and oxymoron.  
 \n\nhttp://www.greenfestivals.org/speaker-directory/san-francisco-spring-2010/2053-hart/view-details/\n\nNote 
 that this event is not sponsored or condoned by either Global Exchange or 
 "Green" America. It will be what you make it!\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/05/18643802.php
SUMMARY:Alternate Green Festival
LOCATION:635 8th Street at Brannan (in front of the Green Festival)\nSan Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/04/05/18643802.php
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