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"OUR EARTH" Book Discussion Club - with Kim Stanley Robinson

In Person and Virtual

Special hybrid session, featuring author Kim Stanley Robinson in conversation with Herb Simmens!

Starting from a common base to have real discussions about the environment, this book discussion club is a great way to deepen ideas, have respectful debates while listening to the points of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this important topic. Together, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine new sustainable and desirable horizons.

Continuing our attention to Ministry for the Future, we will be having a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kim Stanley Robinson, who states: "We are living through historic times — the most widely tumultuous period of transformation and catastrophe for the planet since the end of World War II, with overlapping political, social, economic, and ecological crises….. that threaten to turn the coming decades into hell on Earth”.  He will be joined by Herb Simmens, city planner and author of A Climate Vocabulary of the Future, who proposes a Futures Commission at every level of government.   A Futures Commission, made up of a broad cross section of the community, and in particular, our unrepresented young people, as well as those most vulnerable to climate change, would enable a new awareness and creative responses to the worsening challenges and opportunities ahead.

Registration required for virtual attendance. Zoom link will be sent the day before the program. Free and open to the public. No registration required for in-person attendance.

Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0970.

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People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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