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DESCRIPTION:\n\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\nEARTH DAYS\nby Robert Stone\n\nThis poignant film looks back to 
 the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement through the 
 extraordinary stories of the era’s pioneers such as former Secretary of 
 the Interior, Stewart Udall, biologist and author of Population Bomb, Paul 
 Ehrlich, Whole Earth Catalog founder, Stewart Brand, Apollo Nine astronaut, 
 Rusty Schweickart, and renewable energy pioneer Hunter Lovins.  Widespread 
 concern about the environment in America was on the rise in the early 1950s 
 after a small group of scientists began to document the impact of our 
 technology on the Earth’s ecosystem.  Within a decade it seemed to many 
 Americans as if the post-war dream of a better world brought about through 
 science, technology, and economic growth — the American Dream — was 
 turning into an unfathomable nightmare.  The post-war economic boom had 
 fueled industrial expansion, and the interstate highway program had 
 encouraged mass migration to the suburbs.  But emissions from new vehicles 
 and production factories clogged the skies, and cities around the country 
 experienced “smog episodes.” \n\nIn 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent 
 Spring called attention to the dwindling bird population in her town, 
 placing blame on American chemical manufacturers.  A nationwide debate 
 ensued between Carson’s followers and the chemical companies until 
 President John F. Kennedy stepped in and called for further scientific 
 research. When the evidence largely supported Carson’s claims, encouraged 
 activists continued to raise public awareness about the environmental 
 impact of industrial expansion.  As a new conservation movement sprang 
 forth, groups small and large fought for causes such as preserving 
 Florida’s Everglades and protesting dam construction in the Grand Canyon. 
  In December 1969, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson hired 25-year-old Denis 
 Hayes to organize a national teach-in about the environment.  Just four 
 months later, on April 22, over 20 million Americans across the country 
 participated in celebrations and demonstrations — the largest in American 
 history — demanding political action to protect the environment. Their 
 grassroots call to action led to groundbreaking national legislation and 
 created a new consciousness about the fragility of the earth’s 
 resources.\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  28th  
 Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Earth Days
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org\n
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