Join the "Surviving the Future" film group in presenting "Fixing the Future" in Spokane, July 19th, 7pm. The cost is $5.00. If we have sufficient interest, we will do a 2nd showing around 9pm. Early tickets will be available for the first showing at the Magic Lantern.
This feature documentary and live event will take place in over 100 communities around the country. Spread...
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Join the "Surviving the Future" film group in presenting "Fixing the Future" in Spokane, July 19th, 7pm. The cost is $5.00. If we have sufficient interest, we will do a 2nd showing around 9pm. Early tickets will be available for the first showing at the Magic Lantern.
This feature documentary and live event will take place in over 100 communities around the country. Spread the word about Fixing the Future, a journey across America in search of community solutions to jobs and sustainability.
In Fixing the Future, host David Brancaccio, of public radio’s Marketplace and NOW on PBS, visits people and organizations across America that are attempting a revolution: the reinvention of the American economy. By featuring communities using sustainable and innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity, Fixing the Future inspires hope and renewal in a people overwhelmed by economic collapse.
The film highlights effective, local practices such as: local business alliances, community banking, time banking/hour exchange, worker cooperatives and local currencies.
Following the documentary on the night of July 19, 2012, audiences will enjoy an exclusive onscreen discussion panel featuring:
Bill McKibben: Author, environmentalist, Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College
Majora Carter: Peabody Award winning broadcaster & Urban Revitalization Strategist
Mike Brady: CEO, Greyston Bakery & social entrepreneur
David Brancaccio: Host, NOW on PBS
Event hosts will have the opportunity to submit questions for our panelists.