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I’m interest in a new way forward. If we’re to find that new way. One I’m not sure is even thought of yet. I think the whole structure will collapse under it’s own weight and there will be a time of rethinking on the question of how we treat and interact with each other. My question is where do you look to find the plan to survive this time? What will be needed on the community levels. I’m just reasonably sure this system is doomed. Just a quick look at the natural world and how it sustains itself, and then compare it to how our economic system is set up, really tells the story. The natural world takes just what it needs, and gives something back the it’s host. Our system just takes and takes……
Hello,
We have a speaker coming to Silicon Valley we thought might be of interest to your members. Would it be possible to share the information?
Regards,
Georgette
DR. JEFFREY SACHS
- Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, Special UN Advisor
- Author of The Price of Civilization: Reawakening American Virtue and Prosperity
- Michael Moritz, Managing Member Sequoia Capital (Moderator)
In wake of the worst recession in recent history, Dr. Sachs focuses on the United States and gives a startling account of the inadequacies of America-style capitalism. He asks the question “where do we go from here” and offers a bold plan of reforms relating to sustainable infrastructure, taxes, job training, etc. that must be taken to avoid further damage.
One of the most influential international economic advisors, Dr. Sachs was the Director of the UN Millennium Project from 2002-2006 and is the President and Co Founder of Millennium Promise Alliance, an organization dedicated to end extreme global poverty.
Moderator, Michael Moritz has served on the boards of Google, PayPal and Yahoo! and is currently a board member of GameFly and Kayak. He is a former correspondent & San Francisco bureau chief for Time Magazine.
Date: Monday, October 10, 2011
Time: 6:30 p.m. Check-In; 7:00 p.m. Program; 8:00 p.m. Book Signing
Location: Schultz Cultural Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto
Price: $12 Members; $20 Non-Members
For tickets call 1-800-847-7730 or register online at
http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2011-10-10/dr-jeffrey-sachs
Ladies and gentlemen,
We need honest and accurate Media coverage, do we not?
How about a 20 million citizen march on washington D.C. Yeah, Yeah, I know it’s a lot of work, but if we make 20 million citizens our goal and only 5% of these show up, BINGO!!!!! it’s still 1 million citizens.
Giving money is a good thing, however personal hands on envolvement/personal participation is something that almost anyone can do.
First and foremost we need to organize committies to conduct a series of brainstorming sessions to find ways to conquer the various logistical hurdles involved in such an undertaking.
We must consider basic needs such as food & water distribution, sanitation proceedures, transprotatiion & shelter( for example: tents, campers, B&Bs etc…).
The word Democracy is a combination of two Greek words Demos and Cratsia with demos meaning the “Masses” and Cratsia meaning “Rule”. We the people (the Masses) have, in the past, defered our responsibility to act onto just a tiny few politicians. Now that we are in the “Communication & Information Age” we can and should be able to organize a Voters March on Washington, D.C.
One point to take into consideration is that, with an election year just around the corner, political heads are on the chopping block. If we do this, We are going to be hard to ignore.
Here’s an odd thought! With Media Mogol Rupert Murdoc in need of all the good copy he can garnner, wouldn’t it be cool if he could be convinced to grant us full coverage of the”Voter’s March!”
Delusional? Mabey, but then again Mabey Not!
We can’t really know, for sure, until after we’ve tried.
I’m willing to try. So how about some support through action.
Failure to act is the underlying reason we as American Citizens are in ths mess in the first place.
Let’s join together and DO THIS!
I don’t have a staff or much in the way of disposible funds but I do have pretty good Brain Storming skills, but I do have a little time to spare.
Sincerely,
Joseph A. Juarez,III
As a foot note to my previous post about organizing a 20 million Citizen’s/Voter’s March on Washington, D.C., remember Talk is cheap! almost any body can verbaly communicate in Generalities.
But, action does speak louder than words!
Jeff Sachs ! Please no! We need reformers here, not people promoting what Sachs does…. big studies, big government, waste or taxpayer assets.