Moral Ground Town Hall Meeting 10/26

This Tuesday, October 26 there will be a town hall meeting in Grand Rapids with co-editors of a new book entitled, Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril.

Author’s Kathleen Dean Moore and Michael Nelson will be talking about their new book and inviting people to be part of the discussion of whether or not we have a moral obligation to fight in the struggle against ecological devastation.

The book includes essays from radical writers/activists such as Terry Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, Barbara Kingsolver, Derrick Jensen, Wendell Berry, Wangari Mathai, Linda Hogan, Bell Hooks and Ursula LeGuin.

However, the book also includes essays from Thomas Friedman and Barak Obama, which on many levels seems to be counter to the messages of the other writers, particularly since Friedman and Obama are such strong defenders of the Capitalist system and are merely asking for reformist action with an economic system which inherently is ecologically destructive. This might be a useful question to pose to the authors when they are in town.

In a recent interview, Kathleen Dean Moore said that the whole “50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Planet,” like changing light bulbs is just “technological tinkering.” “All of this kind of technological change is on the edges when what’s really needed is a cultural sea change. We really need to have a wave of sensibility and affirmation of our obligations.”

Moral Ground Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday, October 26                  7pm

Spectrum Theater

160 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids

(Free Event)