MAKE A NOTE OF THIS DATE!
Join Transition Albany at the David Brower Center on the evening of
Thursday, January 13, 2011, for a special Berkeley screening of "The
Economics of Happiness," a new documentary film by the International Society for Ecology & Culture (ISEC) about the worldwide movement for economic localization. The film features a chorus of voices calling for systemic economic change, including Vandana Shiva, David Korten, Michael Shuman, Richard Heinberg, Rob Hopkins, Juliet Schor, Zac Goldsmith, Bill McKibben, and Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Tibet's government in exile.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion with special guests
including the film's director Helena Norberg-Hodge, Richard Heinberg of Post Carbon Institute, Jenny Kassan of the Sustainable Economies Law Center, Rosa González of Bay Localize, and Eric Holt-Gimenez of Food First. The discussion will focus on local initiatives related to the film.
Transition Albany is an official co-sponsor of this event.
*EVENT DETAILS: *
- What: *Berkeley screening of "The Economics of Happiness" with director and special guests*
- When:*Thursday, January 13, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm (doors open at 6:00 pm)*
- Where:*David Brower Center (Goldman Theater)*, *2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
*Organizational partners:*Post Carbon Institute, Bay Localize,
Sustainable Economies Law Center, Bay Area Community Exchange, Food
First, Shareable.net, Other Worlds, Transition Albany, Berkeley Student
Food Collective, the Ecology Center, and others to be confirmed
$15 suggested donation (no one turned away)
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View the film's trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkdnFYDbiBE
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