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DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nROUND TABLE DISCUSSION\nRELATING TO CRISES OF CLIMATE AND 
 CAPITALISM\n\nwith Florence Windfall\n\n\nWe invite each participant to 
 share their own impressions of climate change or economic change whether 
 it’s their own experience and ideas or those of someone they recommend we 
 read.  Participation is optional — people may come to this meeting 
 without bringing material to discuss.  Those who participate are welcome to 
 read aloud from an author whose text they have on hand or walk us through 
 their ideas in your own words — or just speak from experience.  We ask 
 that participants stick to climate or economic topics, broadly interpreted. 
  What climate changes or economic changes have you observed or read about 
 that you want to share?  How are ecosystems of the Earth becoming 
 unbalanced;  how are institutions of our civilization becoming 
 destabilized?  What is your response to some or all of the damages these 
 crises are causing, and/or what expert(s) do you rely on to tell us about 
 it?\n\n\nWe will avoid speculation and fantasy and stick to what we 
 perceive as reality.  Let’s share what we think the climate or economic 
 changes are and share our personal responses to these and/or our 
 theoretical understanding of them.  There are hundreds of other 
 organizations and Meetups where discussions about green technologies or 
 techno fixes for climate change, and about heightened consciousness and 
 positive thinking for economic change, are indulged.  But our group is 
 Earth Awareness and we are Eco-Humanists.  We stick to the facts and 
 reality as we know them, even if we must mourn them.  This does not mean 
 that we miss out on the magnificence, beauty, and glory of the living Earth 
 — these are its reality as well.  The reality of the living Earth is 
 wondrous and spectacular and life on Earth is mystery and delight 
 aplenty.\n\n \nEveryone will have ten minutes to make their point or 
 express their feelings.  Discussion will follow each participant’s 
 presentation.  The time allowed for discussion will be longer or shorter 
 depending on how many participants there are.  If you are not so familiar 
 with current developments in climate change or climate change science, or 
 in economic changes accompanying climate change, here are several articles 
 for your reading pleasure!\n\n \nWeb of Debt\nby Ellen Brown\n\n \nThe 
 Methane Monster Roars\nby Dahr Jamail\n\n \nThis Changes Everything\nby 
 Naomi Klein\n\n \nCatastrophic Shocks in Complex Socio-Economic Systems — 
 a Pandemic Perspective\nby David Korowicz\n\n \nThe Finance Industry Is 
 Gorging Itself on Your Future \n— The Trend Lines Will Blow You Away\nby 
 Les Leopold\n\n \nOil and the Economy: Where are We Headed in 2015-16?\nby 
 Gail Tverberg\n\n\nHumanist Hall is wheelchair accessible around the corner 
 at  411  28th  Street\n\n\n$5 donations are expected.\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/14/18766864.php
SUMMARY:Round Table Discussion Relating to Climate Change & Capitalism
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/14/18766864.php
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