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John Perkins: Economic Crisis: the Hit Men Strike Home--What Next and How to Deal with It

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Date:
Monday, February 22, 2010
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Mary Alice O'Connor
Email:
Phone:
925) 933-7850
Address:
55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Location Details:
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

The current crisis is a classic hit by economic hit men (EHM) - except this time the victims are us. Drawing on personal experiences described in his blockbuster books, John Perkins explains how tools honed during the past four decades in developing countries are enabling the extremely rich to purchase businesses and real estate at fire sale prices; defend abolition of health care, education, and other social programs; and justify privatization of the public sector. However, crises offer opportunities. Perkins presents a plan for transforming the economy and describes ways each of us can employ our individual passions and skills to not only prosper but also create a world we will be proud to pass on to future generations.

John Perkins is the bestselling author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, The Secret History of the American Empire, and most recently Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded--and What We Need to Do to Remake Them.

Co-sponsored by Lamorinda Peace & Justice.
Suggested donation:$20 General admission; $16 Peace Center members;
$5 Students with current ID
Added to the calendar on Mon, Jan 25, 2010 3:19PM
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