The Transition Chicago Group invites you to attend a screening of The End of Suburbia followed by a quick presentation and discussion, to learn about future energy and climate change challenges (and opportunities). The goal is to learn about some of the obstacles we face and how people are planning for a future that provides abundance, a high living standard and is sustainable. There will be an opportunity to meet with other like minded people and learn about what is going on here in Chicago to plan for a low energy future.
Screening Info:
Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Time: 6:30 to 9:00 (movie starts about 6:45)
Location: Wicker Park Library, 1701 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, (312) 744-6022
Cost: Free
Contact:
Email: TransitionChicago@gmail.com
About The End of Suburbia:
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, so too has the suburban way of life become embedded in the American consciousness. Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream.
But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary.
The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous. What does Oil Peak mean for North America? As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the populations of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today’s suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done NOW, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia? More at: The End of Suburbia (http://www.endofsuburbia.com/)
About Transition Towns:
It all starts off when a small collection of motivated individuals within a community come together with a shared concern: how can our community respond to the challenges, and opportunities, of Peak Oil and Climate Change?
They begin by forming an initiating group and then adopt the Transition Model with the intention of engaging a significant proportion of the people in their community to kick off a Transition Initiative. A Transition Initiative is a community working together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question:
“for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change).
