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Bill McKibben in Pasadena

The Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Progressive Christians Uniting and Sierra Club present:
the Eighth Day Conference: Faith Activism and Environmental Justice
with keynote speaker Bill McKibben

Download a flyer here for more information.

The first part of the conference will run from 4-6 PM, and will feature speakers on issues particularly important to environmental justice in Los Angeles: parks and wilderness conservation, local food availability, and air pollution.  Participants will learn about how these local issues are connected to national and international ones.  There will be plenty of time for question and answer, and each speaker will conclude by suggesting concrete action and advocacy.  Speakers include:

• Juana Torres, The Sierra Club
• Andrea Azuma, Urban and Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College
• Andrea Hricko, Keck School of Medicine, Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center

After a break for food and networking from 6-7, at 7 PM we welcome our keynote speaker, Christian environmentalist, activist, author Bill McKibben, who calls for a new environmentalism based on a commitment to justice and an understanding of the interconnectedness of all creation, in his new book Deep Economy.  Bill is the author of The End of Nature, one of the first books on global warming, translated into over 20 languages, and has written on sustainability, overpopulation, and the need for community in response to globalization.  Deep Economy: Wealth and the Durable Future, will be available for sale at the event.

Read some of his most recent articles online:
“Meltdown: A Call to Action of Global Warming” Christian Century
“A Deeper Shade of Green,” National Geographic
“Energizing America,” Sierra Club Magazine

This event is FREE and open to all; there will be a freewill donation.

See Lyn Goldfarb's great documentary, "The New Los Angeles"

THE NEW LOS ANGELES is screening at two LA film festivals this month. Never have the stories in the film—living wage, hotel worker organizing, immigrant rights, black-brown dialogue—been more timely than in today's Los Angeles.

Director Lyn Goldfarb will be at both screenings.

Saturday, March 17th @ 7:00 PM*
The Other Venice Film Festival @ Switch Studios
316 S. Venice Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291
Tickets: $10; Street parking available
*THE NEW LOS ANGELES is part of the Political Film Series 1 programming block and will be preceded by 25 minutes of shorts. For more information or to purchase tickets online (recommended), visit www.othervenicefilmfest.com.

Sunday, March 18th @ 3:30 PM**
San Fernando Valley International Film Festival @ Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn
4222 Vineland Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91602
Tickets: FREE (seating on a first come basis); Parking at hotel: $6
**THE NEW LOS ANGELES is part of the Documentaries programming block and will be preceded by two films, so we anticipate THE NEW LOS ANGELES will begin around 5:30 PM (please arrive early to ensure a seat). For more information, visit www.viffi.com.