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DESCRIPTION:Catastrophism: The Apocalyptic Politics of Collapse and Rebirth\n\nWe live 
 in catastrophic times. The world is reeling from the deepest economic 
 crisis since the Great Depression, with the threat of further meltdowns 
 ever-looming. Global warming and myriad dire ecological disasters 
 worsen—with little if any action to halt them—their effects rippling 
 across the planet in the shape of almost Biblical floods, fires, droughts, 
 and hurricanes. Governments warn that there is no alternative to the bitter 
 medicine they prescribe—or risk devastating financial or social collapse. 
 The right, whether religious or secular, views the present as catastrophic 
 and wants to turn the clock back. The left fears for the worst, but hopes 
 some good will emerge from the rubble. Visions of the apocalypse and 
 predictions of impending doom abound. Across the political spectrum, a 
 culture of fear reigns.
\n\nCatastrophism explores the politics of 
 apocalypse—on the left and right, in the environmental movement—and 
 examines why the lens of catastrophe can distort our understanding of the 
 dynamics at the heart of these numerous disasters—and fatally impede our 
 ability to transform the world. Lilley, McNally, Yuen, and Davis probe the 
 reasons why catastrophic thinking is so prevalent, and challenge the belief 
 that it is only out of the ashes that a better society may be born. The 
 authors argue that those who care about social justice and the environment 
 should jettison doomsaying—even as it relates to indisputably apocalyptic 
 climate change. Far from calling people to arms, they suggest, catastrophic 
 fear often results in passivity and paralysis—and, at worst, reactionary 
 politics.
\n\nSasha Lily,  Eddie Yuen and Ian Davis will be present. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/29/18730938.php
SUMMARY:Catastrophism: The Apocalyptic Politics of Collapse and Rebirth
LOCATION:The Holdout Social Center\n2313 San Pablo Ave\nWest Oakland 94612
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/01/29/18730938.php
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