Antonia Juhasz Speaks on 'The Tyranny of Oil'
Date/time:
Tuesday, March 23
7:30pm-9:30pm
Author, policy analyst and activist Antonia Juhasz will be the special
guest at an event hosted by Peace Action of San Mateo County and San Mateo
County Democracy for America. Juhasz's topic is also the title of her most
recent book, "The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry - And
What We Must Do To Stop It." Copies of the book, recently re-released as a
paperback and updated with a new preface, will be on sale, along with her
previous book, "The Bu$h Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a
Time."
Antonia Juhasz has been with the San Francisco-based group Global Exchange
since last July, as the Director of its new Chevron Program focusing on
the many environmental, human rights, and other crimes of the ubiquitous
San Ramon-based corporation - also now the world's fifth-largest company.
She is the lead author and editor of "The True Cost of Chevron: An
Alternative Annual Report", which Global Exchange and other organizations
released at Chevron's annual meeting last May. Among other topics, she
will discuss upcoming protest actions planned at Chevron's world
headquarters in San Ramon this coming May.
In addition to her work at Global Exchange, Juhasz is on the National
Advisory Board of Iraq Veterans Against the War and is well-known for her
work uncovering the oil industry's pursuit of the Iraq Oil Law. She is
also a Fellow at Oil Change International and a Visiting Scholar at the
Institute for Policy Studies. Juhasz has also worked as a legislative
assistant to two members of Congress.
Global Exchange's web site describes Juhasz as "a passionate writer and
speaker who conveys complex information in a manner that is both
accessible and motivational to others."
The March 23 event is at 7:30 PM at Carpenter's Hall, 1153 Chess Drive
(off Foster City Boulevard) in Foster City. Admission is $5-10 sliding
scale, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Dessert, coffee and tea
will be available. Carpenter's Hall is wheelchair accessible.
About Peace Action of San Mateo County:
Peace Action of San Mateo County is a local affiliate of Peace Action and
Peace Action West. We are a product of the merging of the Nuclear Weapons
Freeze and SANE--Committee for a sane nuclear policy. We advocate for
nuclear disarmament and weapons abolition, an end to war and arms
trafficking, and bringing corporations to obey the rule of law.
When:
Tuesday March 23, 2010
7:30 PM -
9:30 PM
Pacific
Where:
Carpenter's Hall,
1153 Chess Drive,
Foster City, CA 94404
Organizer:
Peace Action of San Mateo County
Cost:
$5-10 sliding scale.
Contact:
650-342-8244
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