Tuesday, June 22 at 7:00 PM
Screening of The End of Poverty? (106 min)
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land and other natural resources as well as in forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries
The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? Can we really end poverty under our current economic system? Think again.
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Q&A with David Giesen, Executive Secretary to Clifford Cobb, Executive Producer of The End of Poverty? David is affiliated with the Henry George Historical Society in San Francisco. Henry George was 19th Century social philosopher and economist who inspired the philosophy and economic ideology known as Georgism, which is that everyone owns what he or she creates, but that everything found in nature, most importantly land, belongs equally to all humanity. The End of Poverty? was funded by the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, which was established to promote the philosphy of Henry George.
This event is free (donations accepted).
