>> What Would Jesus Buy — a funny anti-consumerist film produced by Morgan Spurlock that’s about “The Shopocalypse” and Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping — screens FREE at the MLK Auditorium in Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, tonight, Mon., Nov. 10, at 7 pm. Bring food for a potluck.
>> The Garden — a docu film about the South Central Farm — screens as part of The Red Nation Film Festival at the Aranti Japan America Theater, 244 S. San Pedro, Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 14, at 9 pm. Tickets are $12, but students with ID are admitted free. Plus, the first 200 paying customers, others will be allowed in with a “pay what you can” donation.
>> The five oldest acts of environmental destruction. Bad news: Self explanatory. Good news: None are in the US.
>> Bush’s seven deadly environmental sins. He’s got more than 7 — so let’s think of these as the 7 worst sins.
Update, 4/24/09: South Central Farm documentary “The Garden” at Nuart 4/24
I found some of the items in the five oldest acts of environmental destruction to be a bit odd. They listed, for example, several copper mines, but didn’t indicate why, in particular those represented environmental destruction. The choice of the Egyptian road was particularly odd: What made that road environmental destruction? It seemed that in many cases it was merely a case of any sort of development/industrialization was automatically deemed environmental destruction without explaining what the environmental impact is.
Comment by Don Hosek — November 10, 2008 @ 12:47 pm
Just saw WWJB and thought Rev. Billy’s take on consumer activism was creative and entertaining. Bravo to the truly awesome Stop Shopping Choir.
Comment by Reina — November 10, 2008 @ 4:23 pm
I think destruction’s defined rather widely as any mark left by humans that nature has not yet been able to fully recover from. Sort of interesting to think about if you’ve also read The World Without Us.
WWJB can also be watched instantly via Netflix!
Comment by Siel — November 11, 2008 @ 10:07 pm