Michael Klare on Resource Wars, Blood, Oil and Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet

Event Description:

Michael Klare in Houston April 28 & 29

Meet and hear the prominent foreign and military analyst, author of Resource Wars and Blood and Oil.

7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28: Public lecture and book-signing of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet, Scanlan Room of the Jerabek Athletic Center at University of St. Thomas

Wednesday, April 29: Screening of Blood and Oil; discussion with Klare and Matthew Simmons, Rice Media Center (take Entrance #8 off University Blvd, at Stockton)

Wednesday, April 29: Reception with Klare and Simmons at Sissy Farenthold's. Reserve on-line through the Houston Peace & Justice Center's website: http://www.hpjc.org

For the last few years, Michael Klare, Five Colleges Professor of Peace and World Security Studies, has written on the global struggle for resources and the wars they prompt. He will be in Houston for two nights to develop these themes and sign his latest book. A regular foreign policy analyst for The Nation, Mother Jones, and other publications, Klare also serves on the boards of directors of Human Rights Watch and the Arms Control Association. His extensive writing on foreign and military affairs dates back to the 1970s, and includes studies on low-intensity conflict, arms trafficking, U.S. counter-insurgency, and, more recently, Resource Wars and Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Petroleum Dependency. This talk is sponsored by sponsored by Houston Peace and Justice Center, the Social Justice Committee at University of St. Thomas, Veterans for Peace-Chapter 12, and OilPatch Democrats. 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, Scanlan Room of the Jerabek Athletic Center at University of St. Thomas. Parking in the garage on Graustark.

Screening of Blood and Oil plus Klare and Matt Simmons – 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, Rice Media Center (take Entrance #8 off University Blvd, at Stockton)

This hour-long documentary is based on Michael Klare's recent work. Following the screening, both Klare and Matthew Simmons, author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy, will be on hand to make some remarks and engage in discussion with those attending the event. Sponsored by Houston Peace and Justice Center, Rice for Peace, Veterans for Peace-Chapter 12, and OilPatch Democrats. 7 p.m. at the Rice Cinema (take Entrance #8 off University Blvd, at Stockton).

Reception for Michael Klare – Wednesday, April 29
Sissy Farenthold is hosting a reception for Klare in the party room of her residential highrise. Those attending will receive a signed copy of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. Proceeds will defray the cost of Klare's presentations in Houston. $50 per person or couple; larger contributions welcome. To reserve on-line, go to www.hpjc.org. Or reserve by phone; call Jim Rine at 281.414.1386.

Event Sponsor:
Houston Peace & Justice Center, Social Justice Committee at UST, Veterans for Peace, and Oil Patch Democrats

Event Contact Name:
Jim Rine

Event Phone Contact Information:
281.414.1386

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
www.hpjc.org

Event Fee:
Free talk; donations requested at screening; required for reception