On Wednesday, December 14, FCNV and Peace Fresno will show the Central Valley premiere of the film “The Economics of Happiness”. There will be two showings – one at 12 noon at 1584 N. Van Ness, Fresno, and at 7 p.m. at the Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 E. Perrin, Fresno. The film describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions: while government and Big Business push for a globalized economy based on high technology and increased trade, people all over the world are working from the grassroots to nurture smaller scale, ecological, local economies. We hear from a chorus of voices from six continents including Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Tibet’s government in exile, Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten and Zac Goldsmith. The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity, and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world.
“It is good news indeed to find so persuasive an explanation of our ailing world as The Economics of Happiness. This film connects the dots between climate chaos, economic meltdown, and our own personal suffering– stress, loneliness, and depression. It presents the localization movement as a systemic alternative to corporate globalization, as well as a strategy that brings community and meaning to our lives.”
– Joanna Macy author of World as Lover, World as Self
“A must-see film for the future of the planet.”– Zac Goldsmith, Member of UK Parliament
The film is free and open to the public but donations would be welcome. For more information call FCNV at 559-237-3223. Check the website too www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org.
