Gar Smith Book Release:
Militarism & the War on the Environment
Wednesday, November 29, 7:00PM
At the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz, CA
A long-time activist with rich experience in a range of movements, Gar Smith will analyze the devastating consequences of the military-industrial complex on the environment. Gar brings an urgent focus on the damage military violence in flicts on regional—and global—ecosystems.
As editor, Gar features perspectives drawn from a wide array of diverse voices and global perspectives. The contributors include scores of writers and activists, many with first-hand field experience of war’s impacts on nature, including Daniel Ellsberg, Medea Benjamin, Helen Caldecott, Dr. Jane Goodall, Jerry Mander, Winona LaDuke.
The War and Environment Reader (Just World Books) will be available at the event and is online at http://justworldbooks.com/books/war-environment-reader.
$7-15 sliding scale donation suggested. No one turned away for lack of funds.
The project of Just World that this book and events are part of is called the “United States and the World.”
More information: Gar Smith launches speaking tour exposing militarism and environmental harm