SF Screening of Stewart Brand in 1969 "Liferaft Earth" documentary

Kevin sez: Stewart Brand is showing legendary photographer Robert Frank's documentary about Stewart's crazy 1969 "happening" in which a bunch of hippies cornered themselves into a parking lot life boat and fasted -- once you left you couldn't come back in -- to highlight global overpopulation. Stewart will be showing this rare film on Friday at Fort Mason (SF) while highlighting Stewart's newest fear --  global DEpopulation. It is not often someone changes their mind with such public nakedness."

Birthrates are plummeting worldwide.  Already half the world has "sub-replacement" birthrates. The dearth of babies coming means the makeup of human populations is about to change drastically, and that will affect everything.  Radical population increase defined the 20th century; radical population decrease could well define our current century.  This form of decrease---losing the young and keeping the old--- is something humanity has never experienced before.

"The Depopulation Problem," Phillip Longman, Friday, August 13, 7pm, Fort Mason Conference Center, San Francisco.   Doors open for coffee and books at 7pm; lecture is promptly at 8pm.  Special showing of Robert Frank's 1969 film "Liferaft Earth" at 7:15pm.  You may want to come early to be sure of a seat.  Admission is free (donation of $10 very welcome, not required).

I'm waiting for someone to write the biography of Stewart Brand. What a resume!