[C*UUYAN-Chat] Social & Eco Justice conference @ All Souls Unitarian - May 6 in DC

[Ethan X]

 Dear all,

Please consider attending this important conference on May 6th at All Souls
Unitarian Church in DC, about sustainable living without oil, sponsored by
CultureChange.org. This is something we'll all have to learn anyway during
our lifetime, because global oil supplies are starting to decline (this is
the root cause of rising gas prices) -- so you might as well get a head
start!

Scholarships are available, and the organizers would also love to have
volunteers to help on the day of the conference, as well as during the next
2 weeks leading up to it...

Please pass on this announcement, and attend the conference!!
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With speakers from Global Ecovillage Network, The Community Solution,
 CultureChange.org & Communities Magazine; Richard Heinberg, "Powerdown:
Options and Actions for a
Post-Carbon World;" Joel Salatin, organic
 farmer & author of "You Can Farm;"
music, films & much more
 A conference all people should attend!!

 Culture Change and Sustainable Post-Petroleum Living
  Conference * Saturday May 6 * 9 am - 7 pm
 All Souls Church, Unitarian <http://www.all-souls.org/> * 16th & Harvard
Streets, NW
Washington DC near Adams Morgan (Red) or
 Columbia Heights (Green) Metro Stations * 
Directions<http://www.all-souls.org/information/visitors.htm#directions>
  * Map<http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=16th+and+Harvard+Streets&csz=Washington+DC&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=>

  Register now to attend! www.petrocollapse.org <http://petrocollapse.org/>

FEATURING DC PREMIER OF NEW DOCUMENTARY FILM:
"The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil"
  <http://petrocollapse.org/>

 The *New York Times* calls Peak Oil "almost certainly correct." *Fortune
Magazine* says, "An economic tsunami is about to hit the global economy as
the world runs out of oil." As oil prices soar and supplies of crude oil and
refined petroleum products strain to keep up with demand, as global warming
fuels out-of-control hurricanes that wreak havoc on oil production
infrastructure as well as upon devastated populations, the critical issue of
Peak Oil is finally becoming acknowledged in the mainstream news.

 But the complete story is still suppressed, misunderstandings abound, and
the public remains in the dark about the vast array of consequences due to
hit from this looming "permanent energy crisis." The sudden effects of
perpetual oil shortage are likely to strike within the next three years. Are
we prepared? Sponsored by Culture Change, the DC "Post-Petroleum Sustainable
Living" Conference will present the facts behind the hype about Peak Oil,
explore the root factors of our present "oil-addicted" condition, and
envision the strategies that we need to bypass unhelpful institutional
barriers and achieve post-Peak Oil economic sustainability.

Experts on peak oil and the geological depletion of oil reserves, and
advocates for small-scale agriculture, alternative energy and local
sustainable economics will discuss "petrocollapse," the imminent failure of
the petroleum infrastructure to continue to provide the myriad goods and
services that our consumer economy has grown accustomed to. Multimedia
presentations and multiple films will demonstrate solutions to the audience.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Albert Bates, Global Ecovillage Network <http://gen.ecovillage.org/>
Diana Leafe Christian, Communities Magazine <http://communities.ic.org/>
Richard Heinberg,  Powerdown: Options and
<http://www.museletter.com/Powerdown.html>
Actions for a Post-Carbon World <http://www.museletter.com/Powerdown.html>
Jan Lundberg, CultureChange.org & Auto-Free
Times<http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php>
Mark Robinowitz, Permatopia <http://permatopia.com/> &
OilEmpire.US<http://oilempire.us/>
Michael Kane, From the Wilderness <http://fromthewilderness.com/>publications
Joel Salatin, PolyFace Farms <http://polyfacefarms.com/> & You Can
Farm<http://www.goodearthpublications.com/TOCs/TOC-YCF.html>
Faith Morgan & Pat Murphy, Community
Solution<http://communitysolution.org/>
<http://energypreparedness.org/>
John Darnell, PhD Energy Advisor<http://petrocollapse.org/resources/darnell.ppt>
Jenna Orkin, Moderator &
 World Trade Center Environmental Organization <http://wtceo.org/>

 YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND!

Register online via PayPal at
http://petrocollapse.org<http://petrocollapse.org/register.html>

Cost is "sliding scale" up to $100. Scholarships and work exchange
arrangements are available for students, activists, and others. Everyone
will be accomodated, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds! Send
us an email with details of your situation, and/or what time or energy you
may have for volunteer activity for the conference. Send to
Conferences at CultureChange.org<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=conferences@culturechange.org>.


 Contact conference coordinator Ethan Genauer if you have any problems
registering OR for more details at :
Ethan at CultureChange.org<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=ethan@culturechange.org>
AND
(202) 966 2202

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At The Petrocollapse Conference we will ask*
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* What are we facing now as the economy prepares
to hit the wall ** known as resource limits?
Will growth suddenly implode?*
* * What will be the effects of Peak Oil (a geological
 phenomenon caused by depletion or exhaustion of oil reserves)
and** petrocollapse (an economic and social phenomenon)
on food supply ** and other services we depend on?*
* * What mitigation strategies are possible?*
* * What is the role of the market in determining
how severe the** effect of shortage
stemming from geological depletion will be ? *
* * Upon upheaval, deprivation, and a restructuring of
social relations in a "new" **local economics system,
will we choose to create a sustainable culture?*
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* * ** contact conference coordinator Ethan in DC ***
* ethan at culturechange.org (202) 966 2202*
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* For more info, see http://petrocollapse.org
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