whitebeard

Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.

Dear all,

Reminder: Tonight, October 31 at 7pm a Halloween screening of "A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash," by Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack.

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash (2006)
Wednesday, October 31, 7pm
Linux Club
Via Giuseppe Libetta, 15c
(Ostiense, metro Garbatella, see directions below)

Film synopsis:
"An unforgettable and shocking wake-up call, A Crude Awakening offers the
rock-solid argument that the era of cheap oil is in the past. Relentless and
clear-eyed, this intensively-researched film drills deep into the
uncomfortable realities of a world that is both addicted to fossil fuels and
blissfully unaware of the looming "peak oil" crisis. Drawing on an
international cast of maverick energy experts and thinkers, directors Basil
Gelpke and Ray McCormack debunk the conventional wisdom that oil
production will continue to climb, and instead stare bleakly at a planet
facing economic meltdown and conflict over its most valuable resource.
Featuring a haunting score by Phillip Glass and a fascinating array of rare
archival footage, the film explores oil's rocky relationship with human
progress in locales ranging from ancient Baku, Azerbaijan to dusty oilpatch
town McCamey, Texas. Amidst a dark and disturbing vision of our future, A
Crude Awakening hints at a humbler way of life built around sustainability
and alternative energy, providing a visually stunning, boldly prophetic
testament which provokes not just thought but action."

See a review of the film:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/07/29/a-crude-awakening/

Join us tonight for an interesting documentary followed by a lively
discussion. And come with us for a pizza afterwards in a local pizzeria.

Linux Club requires an 8 Euro/year membership card (valid for the calendar
year).

Getting to Linux
By metro: B line to Garbatella, exit towards Ostiense, cross the tracks via
the overpass, walk straight to via Ostiense, turn left to via Libetta, then left
to Linux Club.
By bus: Buses 23 and 769 run along via Ostiense. Bus 280 gets you as far
as the Piramide, one metro stop away.

Upcoming films:
Nov 14, War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to
Death (2007)
Nov 28 Thanksgiving Special: The Future of Food

See our web site for more information and the full program, which runs
through December 12, 2007: http://www.peaceandjustice.it/film-series6.php

Some photos

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