Publication: Global Exchange

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Book: Imperiled Life - Revolution Against Climate Catastrophe

Imperiled Life theorizes an exit from the potentially terminal consequences of capital-induced climate change. The work is a collection of reflections on the phenomenon of catastrophe—climatological, political, social—as well as on the possibilities of ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Climate, Climatology, Cancún

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Tom Robbins

Book: The Great Peace

San Francisco, CAContact415 282 9246An absurdist dark comedy, author Ryan Kittleman describes The Great Peace as “a serious book that doesn’t take itself seriously.” It tells the story of a group of starving artists led by a reclusive, sweatpants-wearing ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Tom Robbins, Christopher Moore, Terry Gilliam

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Alice Walker

Book: Poet in Andalucia

Lorca lived in Manhattan from 1929 to 1930, and the poetry he wrote about the city was posthumously published in 1940. Eighty years after Lorca’s sojourn from Spain to New York, Handal, a poet from New York, went to Spain to write Poet in Andalucía.“Lorca ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Lorca (Spain), Alice Walker, Spain, New Century

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Cornel West

Book: the Rich and the Rest of Us - A Poverty Manifesto

Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the new middle class poor. ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Cornel West, Tavis Smiley, Admission

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Book: Dirt

David Vann’s widely celebrated Caribou Island solidified this writer’s reputation as one of the rising stars of the literary world. Routinely compared with writers such as Cormac McCarthy and William Faulkner, Vann is being published in eighteen languages ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: David Vann, Reindeer, New Age

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Luciano Chessa

Speaking Event: Pompeii & Herculaneum - Rediscovering Art & Culture

Humanities West presents Pompeii & Herculaneum: Rediscovering Roman Art & Culture, a two-day program of lectures, discussions, and music exploring the archaeological treasures uncovered in the buried ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum, providing fresh insights ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Luciano Chessa, Michael Anderson

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Book: Learning from the Octupus

How Secrets from Nature Can Help Us Fight Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters, and DiseaseWhether discussing responses to terrorism, natural disaster, or disease, the past decade is full of failures. Many disasters were evaded only because of slip-ups ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Disaster, Octopus, Threat, Environmental Policy, Security

First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Movie Screening: Heist: Who Stole the American Dream

Oakland, CA 94610The Producers of "Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?" and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights present a special evening for:Grand Lake Theater in Oakland at 7:00 and 9:307:00 Movie with Post-Screening Panel DiscussionPanel Moderated ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Armed Robbery, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Oakland (California, United States)

First Reported Apr 12 2012 - Updated Apr 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Book: Why Wealth Inequality Matters & What We Can Do About It?

San Francisco, CA: Progressive Perspectives with Chuck Collins and John Cavanagh of the Institute for Policy StudiesWhen: Friday, April 13, 2012 7:30pm ˆ 9:00pmWhere: First Unitarian Universalist Church (1187 Franklin Street -- at Geary in the Cathedral ... [ Published Apr 12 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Inequality, Institute For Policy Studies, Can Do Co Ltd

First Reported Apr 11 2012 - Updated Apr 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Book: The Reckoning

Debt, Democracy, and the Future of American Power“This solemn examination of the severe problems facing the U.S. today...offers a practical, useful roadmap for change if politicians will follow.”—Publishers WeeklyA leading forecaster of economic and political ... [ Published Apr 11 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Michael Moran, American Power Corp, Renaissance Capital, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

First Reported Apr 08 2012 - Updated Apr 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Book: Listen Whitney!

Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965 – 1975Noted music producer and scholar Pat Thomas spent five years researching Listen, Whitey! While befriending members of the Black Panther Party, Thomas discovered rare recordings of speeches, interviews, and ... [ Published Apr 08 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Pat Thomas, Black Power, Gene McDaniels, Elaine Brown

First Reported Apr 02 2012 - Updated Apr 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Musical Event: Soweto Gospel Choir - African Grace

"(The choir) has a cornucopia of remarkable voices: sharp, sweet, kindly, raspy and incantatory leads above a magnificently velvety blend.....the music was both meticulous and unstoppable.....the songs were both spirited and spectacular" - New York T ... [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Global Exchange ]

Entities: Soweto, 46664 Campaign, Grammy Awards

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