Two Events This Week and a Video

Don’t forget that this Tuesday and Wednesday the Ogallala Commons conference about sustainable, regional food planning is taking place:

20th Annual Southern Plains Conference & Soiree
“Eat, Drink, and Be Merry…Re-Building Local Food Systems”

Tuesday - Wednesday, February 24 & 25, 2009
International Cultural Center
at Texas Tech University
4th & Indiana Lubbock, Texas

I hope to attend at least the opening lecture on Tuesday night.

Also, on Wednesday Feb 25 at 7pm, Lubbock Democracy for America will screen “The Power of Song,” a film about the life of folk hero and political activist Pete Seeger. Here are the details:

Type: Social Event
Event Date: Feb 25, 2009
Event Time: 7:00 PM CST (8:00 PM EST)
Venue Name: Lubbock County Democratic Party HQ
Address: 2809A 74th St
City: Lubbock
State: TX
Zip Code: 79414
Phone: 806-749-8683
Website: lubbockdemocrats.org
Hosted by: Lubbock Democracy for America

Lastly, check out this well-made video explanation of the credit crisis that a friend recommended to me:


The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

This stick figure presentation still remains my favorite explanation of our current economic mess, but the above video is pretty good too.

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