CALENDAR LISTING CORRECTION (List under: Films)
Kill date: 5/13/08

Contact: PPJC - Paul George or Julia Bernd, 650-326-8837


Film Title: Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church, 305 N. California Ave.,
Palo Alto (Wheelchair accessible)
Cost: $5 to $10 (sliding scale suggested donation)
Sponsor: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center

On Tuesday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m., there will be a screening of "Scarred
Lands and Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War" at First
Baptist Church of Palo Alto.

This film is prompted by a recognition of our deep dependence on the natural
world and the significant threat to that world posed by war and preparations
for war.

The scale of environmental damage over the last half century is
unprecedented.   Falling water tables, shrinking forest cover, declining
species diversity -- all bespeak ecosystems in distress.   These trends are
now widely acknowledged as emanating from forces of humanity's own making:
massive population increases, unsustainable demands on natural resources,
species loss, ruinous environmental practices.   Ironically, however, war --
that most destructive of human behaviors -- is commonly overlooked.

In all its stages, from the production of weapons through combat to cleanup
and restoration, war entails actions that pollute land, air, and water,
destroy biodiversity, and drain natural resources.  Activities that do such
damage cry out for far-reaching public scrutiny. The sustainability of our
entire ecosphere is at stake. We can no longer maintain silence about the
environmental impact of war on the grounds that such scrutiny is
"inconvenient" or "callous" at a time when all human life is so endangered.

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457 Kingsley Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
http://www.peaceandjustice.org ~ ppjc@peaceandjustice.org
(650) 326-8837
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