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DESCRIPTION:Consumer confidence has been low since September 11.  A successful war 
 against Iraq was supposed to be the only way to restore that confidence - 
 and our happiness.  "Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers" asks, has is 
 worked?  Is shopping our salvation?  If it is, why is the lifestyle of 
 consumerism a source of such rage today?  How come the privilege of buying 
 goods does not automatically lead to happiness?  "Surplus" portrays this 
 issue from an emotional perspective, with clips filmed in the U.S., India, 
 China, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Canada and Cuba.  They include George W. 
 Bush’s famous “shopping-speech”, calling for a war against terrorism 
 that deters the nation from the fear of consumption, Fidel Castro 
 responding with hymns to the anti-consumerist, advertising-free island of 
 Cuba, and Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer preaching that the computer will 
 give us peace on earth by “bringing people together”, while Adbuster 
 Kalle Lasn warns that advertising pollutes us mentally, that 
 over-consumption is unsustainable, and that we are running out of oil.  The 
 film will be followed by an open discussion led by Kevin Danaher, 
 co-founder of Global Exchange.  $5 - $10 suggested donation; sponsored by 
 Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, World Centric, and Peace Umbrella of 
 Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/11/04/51283.php
SUMMARY:Film: "Surplus"
LOCATION:Unitarian Hall  505 E. Charleston, Palo Alto  (Wheelchair accessible)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/11/04/51283.php
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