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DESCRIPTION:\nFilm evenings begin with potluck refreshments & social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nGrowth Busters:  Hooked on Growth\nby Dave Gardner\n\nWhat if some 
 of our core beliefs about how the world works turn out to be myths?  This 
 amazing documentary flips our world upside down to see what makes it tick, 
 as it explores the most critical question of our time:  How do we become a 
 sustainable civilization?  The film takes us on a whirlwind tour of growth 
 mania.  The cameras are turned on humanity as they look into the psychology 
 of denial, crowd behavior, our obsession with urban and economic growth, 
 and our reluctance to address overpopulation issues head-on.  The film 
 holds up a mirror, encouraging us to examine the beliefs and behaviors we 
 must leave behind — and the values we need to embrace — so our children 
 can survive and thrive.  Individual and public policy decisions today are 
 informed by a powerful, pro-growth cultural bias.  We worship at the Church 
 of Growth Everlasting.  Undeterred by the facts, we’re on a collision 
 course powered by denial and the myth that growth brings prosperity.  
 Before we can shift our civilization meaningfully, effectively, and 
 substantially toward true sustainability, the world must be “prepped.”  
 We must become self-aware and recognize the programming that keeps us 
 hooked.\n\nWater shortages, hunger, peak oil, species extinction, and even 
 increasing depression are all symptoms of a deeper problem:  addiction to 
 unending growth in a world that has limits.  This comprehensive film 
 examines our own survival skills.  And it examines the cultural barriers 
 that prevent us from reacting rationally to the evidence that our current 
 levels of population and consumption are unsustainable.  It asks why the 
 population conversations are so difficult to have.  Why it’s more 
 important to our society to have economic growth than clean air.  Why 
 communities seek and subsidize growth even when it destroys quality of life 
 and increases taxes.  Our growth-centric system is broken.  A shift to a 
 sustainable model will be good for us.  We will become happier and more 
 prosperous!   In this important film, we hear from leading thinkers of our 
 time:  scientists, sociologists, and economists — to help us separate 
 fact from superstition.  We’re approaching the end of growth.  Will we 
 embrace it?  Or go down fighting?\n\nWheelchair accessible around the 
 corner at  411  28th  Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/27/18712254.php
SUMMARY:Growth Busters: Hooked on Growth
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/04/27/18712254.php
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