The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley presents
Humanist Community Forum
Orwell Was An Optimist: The Political Landscape of the U.S. Today (Paul George)
- When
- Sun Sep 30, 2012
- Where
- Palo Alto High School
- Time
- 11 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.
- Tags
- Conferences, Religion, Spirituality
Description
In this talk, Paul George (Director of the Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, http://www.peaceandjustice.org) uses as a framework George Orwell’s famous themes of "war is peace", "freedom is slavery", and "ignorance is strength", as a way of examining modern-day America, which translates to endless war, the national security state, and propaganda (along with lousy journalism).More Info
- Link
- http://www.humanists.org/blog/home/
- Call
- 650-964-7576
- Contact Form (account required)
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