Peninsula Open Space Trust presents
Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff
Our Obsession with Things
- When
- Tue Feb 15, 2011
- Where
- Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
- Time
- 8pm
- Cost
- $22
- Tags
- Environmental Organizations, Education, Seminars, Organizations, Parks & Open Spaces
Description
The late George Carlin used to do a funny bit on America's obsession with "stuff" and how houses are just for storing stuff so people can go out and buy more stuff. How is it that Americans have accumulated ever more and better stuff? As environmental activist Annie Leonard explains, all this stuff is taking an enormous toll on our health, our happiness, our desire for global justice and our shared natural world. Where does all this stuff come from and where does it go when we throw it away? Leonard exposes the hidden costs of all this stuff in a provocative, humorous and engaging examination of the true costs of our consumer driven culture. She's an expert on international sustainability and environmental health, with more than 20 years experience investigating sources and solutions to pollution. Her talk is enlivened with a 20-minute film entitled "The Story of Stuff," which is probably a better choice than showing the 1985 gross-out horror flick "The Stuff." -Tony Smith sanjose.comMore Info
- Link
- http://openspacetrust.org/activities/lecture.html
- Call
- 650.903.6000 (Box Office)
- Contact Form (account required)
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