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SUMMARY:"OUR EARTH" Book Discussion Club - with Kim Stanley Robinson
LOCATION:Connie Morella Library\nConnie Morella Library
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DESCRIPTION:Special hybrid session\, featuring author Kim Stanley Robinson
  in conversation with Herb Simmens!.\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11353
 963
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Starting from a common base to have real d
 iscussions about the environment\, this book discussion club is a great wa
 y to deepen ideas\, have respectful debates while listening to the points 
 of view of others and broaden our understanding and vision on this importa
 nt topic. Together\, we may discover new forms of commitment and imagine n
 ew sustainable and desirable horizons.</p>\n<p>Continuing our attention to
 &nbsp\;<em>Ministry for the Future</em>\, we will be having a virtual conv
 ersation with acclaimed author Kim Stanley Robinson\, who states: "We are 
 living through historic times &mdash\; the most widely tumultuous period o
 f transformation and catastrophe for the planet since the end of World War
  II\, with overlapping political\, social\, economic\, and ecological cris
 es&hellip\;.. that threaten to turn the coming decades into hell on Earth&
 rdquo\;. &nbsp\;He will be joined by Herb Simmens\, city planner and autho
 r of&nbsp\;<em>A Climate Vocabulary of the Future</em>\,&nbsp\;who propose
 s a Futures Commission at every level of government. &nbsp\; A Futures Com
 mission\, made up of a broad cross section of the community\, and in parti
 cular\, our unrepresented young people\, as well as those most vulnerable 
 to climate change\, would enable a new awareness and creative responses to
  the worsening challenges and opportunities ahead.</p>\n<p><strong>Registr
 ation required for virtual attendance</strong>. Zoom link will be sent the
  day before the program. Free and open to the public. No registration requ
 ired for in-person attendance.</p>\n<p><strong>Questions about this progra
 m?</strong>&nbsp\;Contact the branch at 240-777-0970.</p>\n<p>Don't have a
  library card right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<
 a href="https://mcpl.link/library-card-from-event-listing">Get a Library C
 ard</a>.</p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People wh
 o are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbsp\;<a href="https://montgo
 merycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language 
 captioning or sign-language interpretation</a>&nbsp\;at least five days be
 fore the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assist
 ant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all 
 other accommodation requests.</p>\n<p>As part of County Government\, MCPL 
 does not collect personal information other than for the purpose of provid
 ing programs or services.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/11353963
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