POSSIBILITARIAN EVENT THIS FRIDAY!
WHAT: Seth Tobocman, author of Understanding the Crash
with music to follow by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater Band
The graphic novel author of Understanding the Crash, Seth Tobocmen, also a Cleveland Heights native and now resident of New York City, will give a presentation on the financial crisis as explained through comics.
Music to follow.
WHEN: Friday, June 10. 7pm.
WHERE: 2909 E 117th St, Cleveland
WHY: Hear & see about the current financial crisis in an interesting way that can be simply understood. Understand better what is happening and has happened to Cleveland and other cities around the country. Think about how a city like Cleveland can recover from the financial crisis. Meet other people interested in the world around you. Listen (dance if you'd like) to some music by Possibilitarian Puppet Theater Band.
HOW: Take the Rapid (E 116th on Shaker Blvd is two blocks away). Bike. Drive and carpool.
No money necessary, though, donations for Seth greatly appreciated.
More info about book:
When the housing bubble popped and Wall Street did a swan dive, they created an economic whirlpool that the rest of us are still struggling to escape. Two years later, Congress is trying--and failing--to pass a financial reform to stop the lending practices that led to the bubble and put the banking behemoths that speculated on it on a tight leash.
"Understanding the Crash" (Soft Skull Press / June 8 2010), uses a graphic nonfiction format to cut through the confusion and explain how mortgage lenders and investment banks managed to crash the economy. The book shows how low- and middle-income homeowners became a goldmine for lenders and speculators--until it all came crashing down--and what's needed to build a financial system that instead rewards community and sustainability. Seth will present on what they found.
Event is free, donations welcome and will take place at 2909 E 117th St, Cleveland, OH 44120. Parking on street, and in driveway of vacant lot nextdoor. Call Daniel at 216-752-1307 with questions. Refreshments provided
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