Susan George; 'Global Crises Coming Home: Whose Crisis Whose Future?'

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Tuesday January 11, 2011 16:16 by Karen Ní Ríada - Debt and Development Coalition Ireland communication at debtireland dot org Spade Enterprise Centre, North King Street, Dublin 7 01 6174835

Public Discussion announced with Susan George in the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 on January 18th from 1pm - 2pm.

The Bloom Movement* and the Feminist Open Forum**

Invite you to a

Lunchtime Discussion with renowned author and activist

Susan George

'Global Crises Coming Home: Whose Crisis Whose Future?'

The discussion will focus on exploring the current multi-faceted global crises - social, economic, financial, ecological - including the impacts of debt and and the IMF, which have ruined the lives of millions of women and men in countries of the Global South, the lessons from which are now hugely relevant to Ireland.

Tuesday 18th January, Lunchtime: 1pm - 2pm

The Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin 1

Please bring your lunch with you and we will provide the tea and coffee!

Susan George, renowned activist and author of 'A Fate Worse than Debt', among over a dozen other books, has just published her latest book: 'Whose Crisis? Whose Future? Toward a Fairer, Greener, Richer World'. The book argues that

"the multifaceted crisis [..] touches the lives of everyone on the planet. Whether it's growing poverty and inequality or shrinking access to food and water, the collapse of global financial markets or the dire effects of climate change, every aspect of this crisis can be traced to a transnational neoliberal elite that has steadily eroded our rights and stripped us of power. And yet our world has never been so wealthy, and we have, right now, all the knowledge, tools and skills we need to build a greener, fairer, richer world. Such a breakthrough is not some far-fetched utopia, but an immediate, concrete possibility. Our future is in our hands."

*The Bloom Movement is a movement of people working for radical change for a more just world. Bloom is comprised of the membership based organisations: the Africa Centre, Comhlámh, Debt and Development Coalition Ireland, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the Latin America Solidarity Centre.
** The Feminist Open Forum is a space for feminists to get together to share views and experiences, to discuss current political issues, and to strategise and plan actions for change.