LA Post Carbon presents a Bike Month screening of
The
END of
SUBURBIA
Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Velocity Cafe
May 7th, 7:00 PM
2127 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.314.3368
Free
The month of May is Bike Month (www.bikemonth.com, www.bicyclekitchen.com ), and it will take on a whole new meaning after watching the End of Suburbia. Learn about the issues of oil and natural gas depletion as we approach the global peak in fossil fuel extraction. This LA Post Carbon sponsored event features a Santa Monica Premiere showing of "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream" as well as related poetry and several short bicycle and post-carbon themed videos.
"Cheap oil is the party that we have been enjoying the past 150 years and that party is coming to an end. Within our lifetimes were going to see the end of the age of oil, and the result of that will be the end of the American way of life" - Richard Heinberg - in an excerpt from The END of SUBURBIA
7:00 PM ? Social gathering
7:25 PM ? Introductions and short films
7:50 PM ? Break
8:00 PM ? Poetry, presented by poets Peggy DoBreer and Dave McIntire
8:25 PM ? Screening of The END of SUBURBIA (78 min.)
9:45 PM - Break
9:55 PM ? Discussion
For event information contact: eric@einem.us or call 310.314.3368
Come and learn about the issues of oil depletion and meet LA Post Carbon organizers Eric Einem, Aire Celeste Norell, SUV City (www.suvcitythefilm.com) producer Michael Kelly and a Cycle Santa Monica organizer.
Ride your bike and get a 10% discount on drinks & food (bring your helmet).
Short Films:
Bicycle Film Festival Trailer 0:30 - http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/
Lucus Brunelle Bio 7:30 - The Couch Bike Trailer http://www.digave.com/videos/
Bike to Work 0:30 - Promotional Trailer www.bikemonth.com
SUV City 7:00 - Michael Kelly www.suvcitythefilm.com
Sprawl: The Final Chapter 5:00 - What happens when white flight runs out of fuel. By Will Norell www.comedyforsmartwomen.com
The END of SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream is a documentary that provides an alarming but honest look at the issue of the global peak in oil production. It makes the case that peak oil (the point in time when global oil extraction start it's decline) is imminent, and that our industrial society which has been created using cheap fossil fuels is completely unprepared for declining energy availability. It cleverly gets past our defenses of the uninitiated by approaching it from the angle of the problems with suburbia, something that most of us can relate to.
Aire Celeste Norell organized the poetry presentation. She also created an anthology of environmental poetry, Cracked Pavement & Plastic Trees: Our Gifts to Future Generations. It is a collection poetry that includes the work of 18 writers (most of them So Cal based).
Los Angeles Post Carbon is an organization of outposts of the Post Carbon Institute (www.postcarbon.org). Our industrial society is approaching the end of the oil age, and is completely unprepared for the consequences. Our aim is to educate the community on the issue of oil depletion and the coming peak in global oil production, take action in our community to prepare for the post-carbon age and have fun along the way. Our projects include organizing educational events such as Options and Actions for a Post Carbon Los Angeles, and working together with other local groups that are working towards sustainability. www.LAPostCarbon.org
Cycle Santa Monica! Empowering Cyclists, Skaters, and Pedestrians In Santa Monica and the Westside Using Environmentally Friendly Vehicles, Using Earth Friendly Renewable Fuels. For more info and/or to join announcement email list, see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cyclesantamonica http://www.geocities.com/cyclesantamonica
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Bike Month Events in Los Angeles
For more information on these events and other events, visit http://www.bicyclekitchen.com/
Cinco de Mayo downtown ride 5/8- This ride is all about fun and is being put on by Bicycle Frontiers. Touring downtown and focusing on the awesome architecture there this ride is sure to be an eye opener.
L.A. River Ride 5/15: This ride kicks off Bike To Work Week in Los Angeles. Come on down and ride the River. This ride is sponsored by the LACBC and the Kitchen will be running a pit stop at the River Center (one of the first stops). Either ride to Long Beach and Back, or once in Long Beach jump on the Blue Line for a free ride back to the city. http://www.bicyclekitchen.com
L.A.'s Bike to Work Day: 5/19: Yup, in most other cities it is understood to be Bike to Work week, but here in Mega-car-opalis officially it is only 1 day. Welp, we're sure you already ride to work, or the market, or the moveis, so on the 19th definitely ride to your place of business. To tell you the truth, everyday can be Bike to Work day!!! http://www.bicyclekitchen.com/
The Blessing of the Bicycles 5/19: The 2nd annual blessing is in conjunction with Bike to Day in L.A. and is put on by Good Sam Hospital east of Mac Arthur Park. 8am in front Good Sam (1225 Wilshire Blvd), there will be a light breakfast provided, REI will be hosting a raffle, and yup, you and your bike will be blessed!
Choppacabras Spring Thing 5/29/05: Word is this is the beginning of Bike Summer. If ya'll have never made it out to this adventure, it is a must. Demolition Derby, Jousting, Midget Figure 8 Race of Doom. Starts at 1pm and these folks know how to have a good time on a bike.
Bike Summer 2005: Los Angeles!!! - So if ya'll don't know about this yet, Bike Summer is coming to Los Angeles in 2005. Bike Summer has a 6 year history and has been hosted in NYC, SF, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver B.C., Washington D.C. and Chicago. L.A. is in the planning stages and getting ready to throw a huge month long celebration June 3-July 4. There'll be rides, races, parties, film screenings, parties, concerts - Anything you can think of! Check out the site - there are parties and meetings going on now.
Santa Monica Critical Mass - 1st Friday of every month @ 7:00pm
Meeting Point: Colorado Blvd. & Ocean Ave., Santa Monica (corner of Palisades Park, at entrance to pier) [map] [live webcam] Meet 7:00 pm, Ride 7:30 pm. Early Satellite Meeting Point @ UCLA: Westwood Blvd. & Le Conte, Los Angeles Meet 6:30 pm, Ride 6:45 pm (meets up with at Main meeting point at 7:00 pm)
Fith Annual Bicycle Film Festival Comes to Los Angeles, June 24-25
http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/2005/
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Peak Oil Information:
Peak oil is the point in time when extraction of oil from the earth reaches its highest point and then begins to decline. Most oil experts estimate this peak will occur by 2010.
? Oil is used for transportation, electricity, heating, cooling, pesticides, plastics, pharmaceuticals, asphalt, concrete and steel.
? On average an American consumes 3 gallons of oil per day (1.8 gallons of which are imported).
? In the US, 10 calories of fossil-fuel energy go into every 1 calorie of food.
? Oil extraction will be physically unable to meet global demand
? Alternative energy sources like nuclear and natural gas will fall far short of compensating for expected shortages of oil.
The first step in preparing for an energy-reduced future is to educate yourself.
Good websites for an introduction to the issue of peak oil:
http://energybulletin.net/primer.php
http://oilcrisis.com/campbell/
http://art.ianmc.com.au/heinberg/
http://www.globalpublicmedia.com
http://www.museletter.com/partys-over.html
http://www.peakoil.net
Eric Einem
Pasadena Post Carbon Outpost Coordinator
714-926-1916
http://www.lapostcarbon.org
A grassroots response to the coming decline of fossil fuel extraction.
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