[van-announce] AFFLUENZA: Film & Discussion

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AFFLUENZA: Film & Discussion

Where:
SFU Harbour Centre

When:
Wednesday, 5th of May 2004 from 6:30 PM until approximately 9:30 PM

Cost: $3 - $12

AFFLUENZA: The All Consuming Epidemic


On May 5th the Work Less Party in association with Indymedia and SFPIRG will be 
bringing the highly acclaimed author and film producer John de Graaf to 
Vancouver for a screening of his film 'Affluenza', and a discussion of this 
pervasive modern disease in an age when "the urge to splurge continues 
to surge."

Affluenza is about the personal, social, economic, and environmental costs of 
over-consumption, and what we can do to beat the "all-consuming 
bug" that's infecting the planet. While many people think the fight 
against affluenza will require us to "give up" the good life, the 
authors assert that we're already giving up the good life by sacrificing 
personal health
and sanity, family closeness, and ecological stability for electronic 
gadgets, fantasy vacations, cheap socks and underwear. Affluenza 
presents symptoms (such as Stress of Excess, Family Convulsions, Dilated 
Pupils); historical and cultural data; and proven cures. An accessible, 
even humorous overview of a difficult subject, Affluenza suggests 
strategies for rebuilding families and communities, and for respecting 
the earth and its
biological rules.


John de Graaf is the national coordinator of TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY, (see 
www.timeday.org) and a frequent speaker on issues of overwork and 
over-consumption in America. John is the editor of TAKE BACK YOUR TIME and 
the co-author of the best-selling AFFLUENZA: THE ALL-CONSUMING EPIDEMIC. 
John is also the co-chair of the Public Policy Committee for the Simplicity 
Forum, a national think tank for the Voluntary Simplicity movement. John 
has worked with KCTS-TV, the Seattle PBS affiliate, for 22 years, as an 
independent producer of television documentaries. He is the recipient of 
more than 100 regional, national and international awards for 
film-making. He produced the popular PBS specials, RUNNING OUT OF TIME, an 
examination of overwork and time pressure in America, and AFFLUENZA, a 
humorous critique of American consumerism. Many of his programs address 
environmental subjects,
including FOR EARTH'S SAKE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVID BROWER, BEYOND ORGANIC, GREEN 
PLANS, HOT POTATOES, ESCAPE FROM AFFLUENZA, GENETIC TIME BOMB, ON NATURE'S 
TERMS and CIRCLE OF PLENTY. He is also the recipient of the Founders of a New 
Northwest Award for his work in environmental media.



Sponsored by:
The Work Less Party
Vancouver Indymedia
SFPIRG<p>




For more information:
Conrad Schmidt
coordinator at worklessparty.org
604 - 215 - 9395
http://www.worklessparty.org/affluenza.htm

This event is being organised by worklessparty.org
  




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