Film and Discussion - "The Global Brain"
SATURDAY, June 23, 3:30 p.m.
Iowa City public Library, Room D
The Johnson County Greens will sponsor the screening of the film "The Global Brain," followed by a discussion facilitated by John Schumaker, on Sunday, June 24, at 3:30 p.m. in Room D of the Iowa City Public Library.
"The Global Brain" looks at the phenomenon of people throughout the world working in creative ways to improve our lives, resolve societal and political problems and create sustainable and nonviolent ways of living.
Showings of this film are often followed by an audience discussion. John Shumaker, facilitator for Sunday's discussion is a 1979 graduate of the University of Iowa, one of the first graduates in Interdisciplinary Studies ,with a background in Buddhist Studies, cinema, Creative Writing and Peace Studies. He did graduate work at the University of Oregon in Environmental Studies and Native American Oral Literature. He has been active in the Global Nuclear Disarmament movement for 28 years, and has participated in a number of peace marches. He is the author of "E4g Gaia Poems" and his work has been published in many international poetry and essay publications.
He is currently in the process of writing two books and actively partnering in community gardens, eco-villages and sustainable living.
This event is sponsored by the Johnson County Green Party, and is free and open to the public. For more information, lease call 337-7341
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