Wednesday, September 11th at 12 noon and at 7 p.m. (potluck at 6:30) at the Fresno Center for Nonviolence, 1584 N. Van Ness (SE corner of McKinley and Van Ness). Our 2nd Wednesday film will be “Do the Math“. This fast paced and inspiring film is based on a Rolling Stone article by Bill McKibben last year and a multi-city tour that he took over the last few months. The basic message of the film is that we only need to understand three numbers to know why action is required to address climate change: 2, 565 and 2,795. One campaign action has over 300 college campuses demanding divestment of funds from fossil fuel companies, and similar campaigns in many municipalities and states, which hold billions in pension funds. A key struggle right now is the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, which will increase the amount of tar sands oil mined from the wilderness of Canada-exactly the wrong direction to take. The movement to address climate change will only be able to build a coalition broad enough to change government policy if it explicitly unites with unions, with the cause of the unemployed, with struggles for environmental justice and against environmental racism. Watch the film, read the article, do the math, sign up for the struggle, and link it to the struggles you are already involved in. Our common future depends on it.
Come and learn these new numbers and how important it is for us to understand them. This video is 45 minutes long. Wheelchair accessible. Free to the public. Call the Center at 559-237-3223 for more information Mon-Fri11-3 559-237-3223.
