Received: from rivendell.vsta.com (rivendell.vsta.com [204.57.96.15]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.8.5/8.8.4/CNS-4.1p-nh) with ESMTP id HAA25006 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 1998 07:41:03 -0700 (MST) Received: from eglaze.vsta.com (eglazeADSL.vsta.com [204.57.96.81]) by rivendell.vsta.com (8.8.8/8.8.6) with SMTP id IAA13653; Sun, 8 Nov 1998 08:42:55 -0600 (CST) From: "Ed Glaze III" To: , "PROGRESSIVE POPULATION NETWORK" Subject: Re: overpopulation Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 08:46:15 -0600 Message-ID: <01be0b26$89728880$516039cc@eglaze.vsta.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Being new to this list I am unfamiliar with , however, it seems he (?) is promoting a booklet that, judging from the title "MYTHS OF OVERPOPULATION," takes the head-in-the sand approach to environmentalism. If he were not from Australia, where the book is published, I might think he was just making us aware of another book put out by the scientifically and demographically challenged. With all the environmental information available in books (visit your library) and online, there should be no reason for a person who really wants to be informed about population issues to stick to the right-wing fringe, which is where this booklet seems to belong. Why so little comment about the booklet? If any of you find an interesting, population-related publication then share a review of it with the rest of the list subscribers. Especially if you want us to spend our money on it. It would also be nice if you took the trouble to include a URL for more information. Most of us should realize that there is not going to be an easy or painless way to solve overpopulation. And the social, economic, and environmental effects of our growing numbers -- and eventual reversal of that trend -- will take a toll on all of us, not just women in poorer countries. It seems more likely to me that the biggest sacrifices will eventually be made by the rich overconsuming populace in countries like the US because they live so much further from sustainability than poor people. For those of you who are interested, here is the URL to Barricade Books and their listing of environmental books: "Myths of Overpopulation" is not listed, or any other population title and there is not really much in the way of serious environmental titles at all. This does not seem to be a good source for becoming better informed. The only population title I found was under their "Feminism" section: Title: Depopulating Bangladesh Author: Farida Akhter. Description: Essays on the politics of fertility. Under their "Anarchism and Libertarian Titles" section I found: Title: The Green City Author: Graham Purchase. Description: This booklet is about the possibilities for creating green, sustainable and self-governing cities in a future social environmental anarchy. It is one of a number of related pamphlets concerning specific areas of anarchist theory and practice. Here is a short history of Barricade Books "February 1995: Barricade Books/Infoshop opens. A loose group of anarchists had been organising for a few years to open an anarchist bookshop after there was considered a need for an outlet of anarchist and grass-roots libertarian and anti-authoritarian literature in Melbourne. We are the fourth anarchist bookshop to have opened in Melbourne in the past twenty years, the other three have been and gone! July, 1995: The shop came under attack from the police in relation to objectionable publications and the same week saw our windows smashed in by nazi-skinheads. Internal Investigations Department of Victoria Police contact the shop in relation to the investigation of police corruption in kickbacks being paid to police by window-shutting businesses. We couldn't (and didn't want to) help them. Could it be that police 'arrange" for windows to be smashed to increase their backhander payments? A long campaign was fought with the local council over erecting preventative shutters over our windows. State Government appointed Commissioners refused to grant our planning application claiming it would detract from the amenity of the area. Never mind there are at least 50 or so businesses on Sydney Road that have roller doors/grilles over their windows. Could it be that there is a hidden agenda behind the planning committee??" For those of you interested in browsing the web for some population materials, I recommend: There are many others available and a web search using MetaCrawler is an easy way to find them. Also check the links on the sites you visit. Whatever you do, become informed from a variety of sources and understand just what problems overpopulation is causing and will likely cause in the decades ahead. ________ Ed Glaze Port Mansfield, TX "If they don't understand the severity of the problem, they won't understand the severity of the solution. Overpopulation must be dealt with." -----Original Message----- From: rc&am To: PROGRESSIVE POPULATION NETWORK Date: Sunday, November 08, 1998 7:02 AM Subject: overpopulation > MYTHS OF OVERPOPULATION (36 pages) > > exposing the myth of overpopulation and the use of it as > a weapon against women in poorer nations > > $2 (Australian currency; include additional $2.50 postage, > $1 for extra copies) > > Available from Barricade Books > Barricade Library Publishing > POBox 199 East Brunswick 3057