April 25th to April 30th, 2010 (At Various Locations)
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Start: 7:00 pm
 Join renowned journalist John Ross for an evening connecting the people of Latin America and the United States... No ordinary scribe, Ross’ writing and presentations blend beat generation poetry with magical realist prose all while rooted in concrete social struggles and real politics... Ross leaves his audiences inspired to action and craving social change...Here's Nation Books on his latest book: "John Ross—poet, journalist, and globetrotting troublemaker—has lived in what the Aztec-Mexicas described as "the umbilicus of the universe" since the great Mexico City earthquake of 1985 crushed out as many as 30,000 lives. Over the years, he has watched the city—El Monstruo—pick itself up, bury its dead, and come battling back.
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:45 pm
Start: 7:30 pm
Richard Heinberg to Speak in LexingtonRichard Heinberg, Senior Fellow In Residence at the Post-Carbon Institute and one of the world's foremost peak oil educators, will discuss how the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and accelerating global climate disruption are creating unprecedented challenges for global society in the twenty-first century. | ||
Come hear this expert on our nation's budget - learn where it goes and what you might do to change our priorities.
