Joel Bakan: "Childhood Limited" speaks at Artspring

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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

On April 3rd, Joel Bakan, the author and co-creator of the movie The Corporation speaks on a topic that will be of interest to parents, grandparents, teachers and students alike: �Childhood Limited � How Big Business Targets Children In The Age Of Predatory Capitalism.� This event is part of the Centre for Child Honouring�s Speaker Series.

Bakan is a fascinating thinker and educator � a UBC law professor, a Rhodes Scholar, Supreme Court of Canada law clerk, and recipient of law degrees from Harvard, Oxford and Dalhousie.

His book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, analyzes the evolution and modern-day behavior of corporations from a critical perspective. Published in 2004, it was made into a film the same year and won 25 international awards.

During this rare public appearance, Bakan will give Salt Spring a sneak preview of his new book to be published in August. He will read passages and explore its key concepts.

Bakan�s connection to the Centre for Child Honouring goes back to his 2006 contribution to the anthology, Child Honouring: How To Turn This World Around,
(co-edited by Centre founder Raffi Cavoukian). His essay �Kids and The Corporation� is a potent critique of corporate power and its impact on children.

�Bakan�s thinking very much supports the Centre�s call for business to respect children, not exploit their innocence,� Raffi says. �The Centre advocates a culture of respect towards children. Respecting Earth and Child is the best way to create humane and sustainable societies,� notes Raffi.

Tickets are $25, available at the ArtSpring Box Office, 250-537-2102.
The event starts at 2pm, on Sunday April 3rd, at ArtSpring.

Upcoming speakers in this series include indigenous elder Makere Harawira of New Zealand, and Annie Leonard, author of The Story of Stuff.

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