NYC Oct 24: John Bellamy Foster and Chris Williams

Save the date:
Ecology and Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis

Monthly Review Press and Haymarket Books present
a discussion with

John Bellamy Foster
launching his new book, The Ecological Rift: Capitalism’s War on the Earth
(co-authored with Brett Clark and Richard York)

and

Chris Williams
author of Ecology and Socialism

Sunday, Oct. 24, 4 pm
New York University – Kimmel Center Rm. 802
60 Washington Square South
New York City

Around the world, consciousness of the threat to our environment is growing. The majority of solutions on offer, from using efficient light bulbs to biking to work, focus on individual lifestyle changes, yet the scale of the crisis requires far deeper adjustments.

Join acclaimed authors, John Bellamy Foster and Chris Williams for a discussion of the enviromental crisis—its causes, but most importantly, possible solutions.

John Bellamy Foster is editor of Monthly Review. He is professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and author of The Ecological Rift (with Brett Clark and Richard York), The Ecological Revolution, The Great Financial Crisis (with Fred Magdoff), and many other books published by Monthly Review Press.

Chris Williams is a longtime environmental activist, professor of physics and chemistry at Pace University, and chair of the science department at Packer Collegiate Institute. He is the author of Ecology and Socialism, published this year by Haymarket Press

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