The End of Suburbia

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The End of Suburbia

• Oil Depletion and the
• End of the American Dream

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Local Future
• Film 80 min.
• Break 10 min.
• Discussion 60 min.
• Peak Oil Talk Show 30 min.

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Welcome!

• Thank you for Attending!

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The Venue

• Parking not lower lot
• Bathrooms
• Water
• Exits
• Seating

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be here
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Introductions

• What is your first and last name?
• Where you are from?
• What do you do with your time?

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Local Future

• Mission Sustainability

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The Problem

• A global culture of unsustainability

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Some Symptoms

• peak oil
• climate change
• over population
• biodiversity loss

• misallocated power
• institutional cruelty
• economic instability
• geopolitical conflict

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The Solution

• New local cultures of sustainability

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Traits

• Local production for local consumption
• Food
• Water
• Heat
• Electricity
• Products
• Services

• Values
• Sustainability
• Recovery
• Truth
• Logic
• Critical Thinking
• Compassion

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Local Future

• Mission Sustainability

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Local Future Groups

• One in every community
• Welcoming public venues
• Trained expert facilitators
• Monthly Saturday events
• Regular week night programs

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Local Future Middleville

• Middleville Energy Climate Task Force
• Events at Thornapple EMS Building
• Tuesday, February 12
• Sustainability Lecture Series Kick-Off
• David Korten The Great Turning
• Saturday, March 8
• ESCAPE from Suburbia, or
• Power of Community

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250
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International Conference on Peak Oil and Climate
Change Paths to Sustainability

• Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1, 2008
• Fine Arts Center at Calvin College, G.R.
• Pat Murphy, Megan Quinn, Dawn Moncreif, Tim
  Hudson, John Richter, Dominic Crea, Thaddeus
  Owen, Olaf Lidums, Linda Schweitzer, Christina
  Snyder, Chris Bedford, Tom Stanton
• ? Richard Heinberg, author of The Partys Over
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• ??? Daniel Quinn, author of Ishmael ???
• ??? Suggestions ???
• Committee meeting Thursday at 7 p.m.
• Early bird registration online this month

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Local Future Network

• First Name
• Last Name
• Country
• State/Province
• Township/City/Municipality
• Postal Code/ZIP Code
• Email Address

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LocalFuture.org

• Local Future News
• Event updates
• Articles
• Videos short and full length
• Recommended reading viewing
• Links
• Conference updates

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Why ask for donations?

• 50 Rolling Deposit on Venue
• 25 AV Equipment Rental
• 30 Film
• 10 Copies
• 10 Supplies
• 15 Refreshments
• TOTAL -- 140
• Plus costs for future events

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700?
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Why did you attend?
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What do you expect from the film?
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A Few Wordsabout The Film
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Discussion
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What moved you most from the movie?What feeling
were brought to the surface?
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Once it sinks in, what do you think will the
films impact be on you?
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Thank You!
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People

• Founded Oct. 2005
• Michigan 101
• USA 53
• International 15
• Organizer Aaron Wissner

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