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DESCRIPTION:Film evenings begin with potluck refreshments and social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nBLIND SPOT\nby Adolfo Doring\n\nWe are very close to a turning 
 point, where life after peak oil will be notably different from how we live 
 life today.  This evocative film calls attention to the fact that 
 increasing energy use is the key to understanding the last 200 years of 
 history.  Abundant energy has allowed us to construct a paradigm where we 
 believe that growth is normal and can continue forever.  We believe 
 fundamental “truths” without question:  that oil will last 
 indefinitely, population growth is not an issue, technological fixes will 
 solve all our problems, and our current system of investment creates real 
 wealth.  We may be aware of the critical issues of overpopulation and peak 
 oil, yet we conduct business as usual.  Politicians avoid even a mention of 
 them.  We seem to be living in a detached world, out of touch with the 
 reality of our likely future.  Can we re-examine our beliefs and our way of 
 life in sufficient depth in order to construct a sustainable world?\n\nThis 
 film certainly urges us to.   It has a forceful impact by the direct manner 
 in which it addresses the serious problems we now face.   At the same time, 
 it is mesmerizing in its appealing visual imagery that perfectly 
 complements the serious interviews.  Yet it offers hope by showing that 
 serious people are earnestly considering these problems and that others are 
 invited to join the dialog.  The serious people interviewed in this film 
 include:  Albert Bartlett, Roscoe Bartlett, Jason Bradford, Lester Brown, 
 William Catton Jr., Kenneth Deffeyes, James Hansen, Mary Anne Hitt, Derrick 
 Jensen, David Korten, Bill McKibben, David Pimentel, Matt Savinar, Joseph 
 Tainter, Terry Tamminen, Elke Weber, and Max Fraad Wolff.  They do not 
 raise any hysterical and alienating cry for action, but leave us with a 
 deep understanding of why we have little choice but to take action.  What 
 they are saying is hard to believe because it is inconsistent with certain 
 unexamined “truths” most of us hold to be self-evident.  For example, 
 that growth equals progress;  that technology will solve our problems;  and 
 that when wealthy people invest their money they are creating wealth.  The 
 people interviewed are blunt about the seriousness of the problems we face: 
   peak oil and the depletion of many other vital natural resources (fresh 
 water, copper, platinum, indium, phosphorus);  climate change;  population 
 overshoot.  These problems are getting worse.  And we’ve largely 
 squandered the last forty years, precious time that we desperately needed 
 to plan for these imminent crises.  It is certainly time for those of us 
 living in industrial societies to power down, live simply, and minimize our 
 ecological footprints.\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  
 28th  Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/27/18678167.php
SUMMARY:Blind Spot
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/04/27/18678167.php
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