Econvergence was a success. There were over 80 panels, most very informative. The talk by Noam Chomsky on “Why Elites Fail” was very powerful and complete and should be up on our web-site soon. Most of the attendees were from Portland and Olympia as were most of the panelists. There were panelists from Mexico City, California, Vancouver, BC, and New York City.\u00a0 Most people I spoke to felt they learned a lot and felt a little bit more part of a movement than before attending.\u00a0 The outreach could have been better. We are currently discussing whether to try something similar in the future in Portland Vancouver, Olympia or some other place, and whether a regional or local gatherings make more sense.<\/p>\n
Check out the website, Econvergence: Northwest Gathering on the Economic and Ecological Crises <\/a> which we hope to maintain.<\/p>\n The schedule is now posted on line. So is the application for scholarships. \u00a0 There are about 100 panels. The movie,\u00a0 Plunder<\/em>, by Danny Schecter, who will introduce it,\u00a0 will be premiered Thursday night, October 1st. The conference is free<\/strong> except for two speakers, Noam Chomsky, Friday night and Derrick Jensen, Saturday night. There are scholarships for those two talks. Go to the website for the application. Tickets for Chomsky are $20, students and low income; $40 for living wage, and $60 for donors. Chomsky is sold out but you can get seats in rooms next to where he is speaking.\u00a0 It will be shown live. For Derrick Jensen, they are $10, $20 and $30 respectively. Email me at peterbohmer@yahoo.com for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Econvergence was a success. There were over 80 panels, most very informative. The talk by Noam Chomsky on “Why Elites Fail” was very powerful and complete and should be up on our web-site soon. Most of the attendees were from Portland and Olympia as were most of the panelists. There were panelists from Mexico City, … Continue reading Brief reflection on Ecovergence Conference<\/span>