PAST FILMS: 2006

Friday, DECEMBER 29, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “AMANDLA! A Revolution In Four­Part Harmony”“AMANDLA! A Revolution In Four­Part Harmony” (108 min, Les Hirsch, 2002)The power of song to communicate, motivate, console, unite and, ultimately, beget change,director Lee Hirsch's inspiring feature film documentary “Amandla! A Revolution in Four­PartHarmony”, tells the story of black South African freedom music and reveals the central role itplayed in the long battle against apartheid. Vivid, color­drenched cinematography flows likesong, complementing an innovative narrative that combines original footage, breathtakingmusical numbers, archive and haunting reenactments to celebrate the resilience of thehuman spirit throughout the decades­long struggle for freedom in South Africa. Nine years inthe making, Amandla! is an extraordinary journey through the spiritual and physical reality oflife under apartheid.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, DECEMBER 8, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “THE CIRCLE” WITH A DISCUSSION ON IRAN With Whitney & Jerry Neufeld­Kaiser who have recently returned fromIran.Banned in Iran, Jafar Panahi's THE CIRCLE is set almost entirely on the busy streets ofTehran­­a place where women are restricted by numerous laws, including a repressivedress code. The beginning of the film focuses on two women who have been giventemporary leave from prison and have no intension of returning. The film shifts from onewoman to another as this eye­opening tale circles back on itself. Their world is one ofconstant surveillance, bureaucracy and age­old inequalities. But this stifling world cannotextinguish the spirit, strength and courage of the circle of women. Iranian cinema at its bestand most politically aware. "Shattering! Panahi weaves a sinuous spell that knocks you flat by the final scene." ­ JanStuart, Newsday.Including a facilitated discussion on Iran.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, DECEMBER 1, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “SOPHIE SCHOLL” (117 min, Marc Rothemund, 2005)The true story of Germany's most famous anti­Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in themulti­award winning drama SOPHIE SCHOLL­THE FINAL DAYS. Academy Award nomineefor Best Foreign Language Film of 2005, SOPHIE SCHOLL stars Julia Jentsch in a luminousperformance as the young coed­turned­fearless activist. Armed with long­buried historicalrecords of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re­creates the last six days ofSophie Scholl's life: a heart­stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence. In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mountan underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of themonolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its fewfemale members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distributepamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty tothe White Rose, her cross­examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing testof wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that isboth haunting and timeless.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, November 24, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Film: “BIG BUCKS, BIG PHARMA” AND A DISCUSSION ON UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND THE COSTS FOR DRUGSWITH JOSH WELTER, ORGANIZING DIRECTOR FOR WASHINGTON COMMUNITYACTION NETWORK. “Big Bucks, Big Pharma” (45 min, Ronit Ridberg, 2005) pulls back the curtain on the multi­billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used,manipulated, and in some instances created, for capital gain. Media scholars and healthprofessionals help us understand the ways in which direct­to­consumer (DTC)pharmaceutical advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication,and works in tandem with both industry­sponsored medical education/research andpromotion to doctors. “Big Bucks, Big Pharma” challenges us to ask important questionsabout the consequences of relying on a for­profit industry for our health and well­being.From the Media Education Foundation.

Following the film, we will have a facilitated discussion on what we might do towardachieving Universal Healthcare and controlling pharmaceutical costs with Josh Welter,Organizing Director for Washington Community Action Network. For more information on theWashington Community Action Network: go to www.washingtoncan.org. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, November 17, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Film: “A SILENT FOREST” “A Silent Forest” (46 min, Ed Schehl, 2005) is a point of view documentary about theunknown dangers to human health, and the environmental health of our planet, posed bythe planned introduction of genetically engineered trees. GE trees are the timber industry'snext step for pulp and paper production; genetically engineered fruit trees are on the horizonand have the potential to transfer pollen for hundreds of miles carrying genes for traitsincluding insect resistance, herbicide resistance, sterility and reduced lignin. They have thepotential to impact wildlife as well as rural and indigenous communities that depend onintact forests for their food, shelter, water, livelihood and cultural practices.With heartfelt commentary by Dr. David Suzuki, and interviews with both scientists andactivists, “A Silent Forest” makes a strong case for much more research and testing, beforethese test tube trees can even be seriously considered for introduction into our environment.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, November 10, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Film:“THE GROUND TRUTH”“The Ground Truth” (78 min, Patricia Foulkrod, 2006) stunned filmgoers at the 2006Sundance and Nantucket Film Festivals.Hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching," Patricia Foulkrod's searing documentaryfeature includes exclusive footage that will stir you to the core. The filmmaker's subjects arepatriotic young Americans ­ ordinary men and women who heeded the call for militaryservice in Iraq ­ as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and thestruggle to reintegrate with families and communities. The terrible conflict in Iraq, depictedwith ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles foughtby the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, andan indifferent government. As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind ofhero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wieldthe most powerful weapon of all ­ the truth. Join us for this powerful film.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

...Saturday, November 11th is Veteran's Day

Friday, November 3, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Film: “MOTHERHOOD MANIFESTO” (2006)WITH CO­AUTHOR KRISTIN ROWE­FINKBEINER The film brings to the screen many of the characters, experts and stories from the new bookby the same name, written by Joan Blades, co­founder of MoveOn.org and Kristin Rowe­Finkbeiner. Moving personal stories combined with humorous animation, expertcommentary and hilarious old film clips tell the tale of what happens to working mothers andfamilies in America and how enlightened employers and public policy can make paid familyleave, flexible working hours, part­time parity, universal healthcare, excellent childcare,after­school programs and realistic living wages a reality for American families. Fast­pacedand engaging yet carefully balanced and researched for journalistic credibility, THEMOTHERHOOD MANIFESTO turns the camera on America’s hidden crisis of caring.

Co­author Kristin Rowe­Finkbeiner will be present to introduce and lead a discussion.Co­sponsored by Seattle NOW Chapter (www.NOWSeattle.org) and part of the WANOW 2006 Elections Get Out the Women's Vote Campaign (www.wanow.org)(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 27, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Film: “MICHAEL PARENTI: THE STRUGGLE FORHISTORY” (86 min, Maria Gilardin)WITH MARIA GILARDIN Michael Parenti's acclaimed lecture regarding the manipulation of the past to control thepresent. Parenti asks all of us to consider the historical context of what is happening todayand to understand how our own consciousness about current events is formed by thestruggle to define, understand and describe what has happened historically. In short: almosteverything you thought you knew about historical events has been manipulated, distortedand regurgitated to accomplish a particular class, social and political agenda.Michael Parenti received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. He has servedon the board of judges for Project Censored, and on the advisory boards of IndependentProgressive Politics Network, Education Without Borders, and the Jasenovic Foundation; aswell as the advisory editorial boards of New Political Science and Nature, Society andThought. He is the author of nineteen books including The Assassination of Julius Ceasar,

History as Mystery, Blackshirts and Reds, Land of Idols and Against Empire.Quotes from Michael Parenti: "The enormous gap between what US leaders do in the world and what Americans thinktheir leaders are doing is one of the great propaganda accomplishments of the dominantpolitical mythology.""Foreign aid is when the poor people of a rich country give money to the rich people of apoor country.""Democracy is a wonderful invention by the people of history to defend themselves from theabuses of wealth. That's how it started out in ancient Greece and Rome and that's what it stillis today." Following the film, we will be joined in discussion by MARIA GILARDIN of TUCRADIO/San Francisco (www.tucradio.org). TUC is an aeronautical term that stands for"Time of Useful Consciousness". TUC Radios broadcast on over 60 radio stations andon the web. Maria Gilardin and TUC radio can be heard in the Seattle listening area on"Mind Over Matters", Sunday mornings at 8:00 AM on KEXP­90.3 FM. A very specialthanks to Maria Gilardin for collecting, archiving and distributing the works of MichaelParenti. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 20, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Film: “THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND” (82 min, Lori Cheatle and Daisy Wright, 2004) With the Alliance For Democracy This Land Is Your Land is a startling and often hilarious exploration of the overwhelmingcorporate takeover of American life ­ branding and consumerism, media conglomeration,political kickbacks and the largest economic gap between the rich and the poor in the UnitedStates since the 1920’s. Over the course of three years, the filmmakers traveled across theU.S., interviewing award­winning authors, historians, media commentators and ordinarycitizens about the wide range of ways individuals and society at large experience thisimpact. The film is a moving and powerful exposé of the current state of democracy and awry look at the myth of the American Dream. It proves that every individual can make adifference, even when pitted against the enormous powers of big business. Interviews withTom Hartmann, Naomi Klein, Jim Hightower and others. The Alliance For Democracy will discuss the opportunities, benefits, and importance foradvocacy groups to dedicate energy and resources to working together in fixing ourbroken democracy. This is a great opportunity to explore and build common strategies.Cosponsored by both the South Puget Sound and Seattle chapters of Alliance ForDemocracy, www.sounddemocracy.org. Facilitated discussion follows.More informationon the film: www.thislanthemovie.com. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 13, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “THE TAKE” (87 min, Avi Lewis & Naomi Kline, 2004)In the wake of Argentina's dramatic economic collapse in 2001, Latin America's mostprosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of abandoned factories and massunemployment. The Take documents a daring new movement of workers who areoccupying bankrupt businesses and creating jobs in the ruins of the failed system. The storyof the workers' struggle is set against the dramatic backdrop of a crucial presidentialelection, where they may lose the companies they’ve worked so hard to revive. Thefilmmakers champion a radical economic manifesto for the 21st century. But what shinesthrough in the film is the simple drama of workers' lives and their struggle: the demand fordignity and the searing injustice of dignity denied. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 6, 2006, 7­9:30 PM Films: “BREAKING THE SILENCE: ISRAELI SOLDIERS TALK ABOUT HEBRON”and “WHO WE ARE, COMBATANTS FOR PEACE”BREAKING THE SILENCE: ISRAELI SOLDIERS TALK ABOUT HEBRON: This video is acollection of testimonies from a group of discharged soldiers who are veterans of the 2ndIntifada, which broke out in September 2000. The group has taken upon itself to reveal tothe Israeli public the daily routine of life in the territories, a routine which gets no coverage inthe media. The main goal of BREAKING THE SILENCE is to expose the true reality in theterritories, and as a consequence to promote a public debate on the moral price paid byIsraeli society as a whole, due to the reality in which young soldiers are facing civilianpopulation everyday and controlling it. Breaking The Silence activities are made possible byindividuals and organizations, including:the Moriah Foundation http://www.moriahfund.org/programs/israel/ and the New Israel Fund http://www.nif.org/ Also showing will be a short video from COMBATANTS FOR PEACEThe "Combatants for Peace" movement was started jointly by Palestinians and Israelis, whohave taken an active part in the cycle of violence; Israelis as soldiers in the Israeli army (IDF)and Palestinians as part of the violent struggle for Palestinian freedom. After brandishingweapons for so many years, and having seen one another only through weapon sights, theyhave decided to put down our guns, and to fight for peace. Check out their web site:http://www.combatantsforpeace.org/aboutus.asp?lng=engJudith Kolokoff will join this evening to take part in the discussion after the films. Judithis on the board of the Refuser Solidarity Network. She is one of the original organizingmembers of Jewish Voice for Peace in Seattle, and is currently a member. She organizedthe first national tour for BREAKING THE SILENCE PHOTO EXHIBIT. Judith has been anactivist for peace and Justice for 60 years. For the past 12 years her activity has beenstrongly focused around working for Middle East peace and justice in Israel/Palestine andduring that time she visited Israel/Palestine 5 times.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 29, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: INDEPENDENT INTERVENTION (75 min, Tonje Hessen Schei, 2006) INDEPENDENT INTERVENTION is a new award­winning documentary about the US Mediacoverage of the war in Iraq. It provides a unique view through the eyes of Norwegianfilmmaker and journalist, Tonje Hessen. This outstanding film brings a new perspective tothe disparity between the war the American people see through the corporate controlledmedia and the realities on the ground in Iraq. Focusing on the human costs of war, itcontrasts the mass media's coverage of the invasion of Iraq with independent reports of thebrutal realities on the ground. INDEPENDENT INTERVENTION explores how the growing media democracy movement inthe US works to challenge the mass media, and works to break the silence of the corporatemedia. Featuring Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky, Dahr Jamail, Danny Schechter, NormanSolomon, David Barsamian, Kalle Lasn, James Zogby and Jim Hightower. It also includesthe voices of Howard Zinn, Michael Moore, Bill Moyers, Arundhati Roy, Jeremy Scahill, USSenators and Iraqi people. More information on the film:http://www.independentintervention.com/ Co­sponsored by RECLAIM the MEDIA www.reclaimthemedia.org(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 22, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “SIR! NO SIR!”(83 min, David Zeiger, 2006) Sir! No Sir! energetically reveals the untold story of the GI movement to end the war in

Vietnam. This is the story of one of the most vibrant and widespread upheavals of the 1960s– one that had a profound impact on American society, yet has been virtually obliteratedfrom the collective memory of that time. This hidden history combines fast­paced archivalfootage with thoughtful interviews, “perfectly timed with new doubts about the Iraq War”(Variety).

Friday, September 15, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: HAROLD PINTER’S NOBEL ACCEPTANCE SPEECH:“ART, TRUTH & POLITICS”(46 min, Illuminations UK, 2005 Nobel prize­winning playwright Harold Pinter, in his acceptance speech to the Nobelcommittee, called for Tony Blair to be tried for war crimes, excoriates the US governmentover Guantánamo Bay and its attempts to destabilize Nicaragua in the 1980s, and definesthe invasion of Iraq as “a bandit act, an act of blatant state terrorism demonstrating absolutecontempt for the concept of international law.” Though too frail to attend the ceremonies, this 75 year old author and playwright’seloquence and fury betray his condition in his Nobel Lecture video recording shown at theSwedish Academy in Stockholm. Harold Pinter pulls no punches, and expresses succinctlyand passionately much of the world’s distaste for the U.S. ruthlessness in its quest forempire. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 8, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN” (82 min, Taggart Siegel, 2005) Also, a special Short Film:

“NORTHWEST FOOD & FARMING”The Revival of Local Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest

And, we will be joined by:MARY EMBLETON with CASCADE HARVEST COALITIONandFILMMAKERS MELISSA YOUNG AND MARK DWORKIN The Real Dirt on Farmer John is the hilarious and touching personal documentary about thecolorful life of John Peterson, a farmer, artist, and revolutionary innovative thinker who turnshis traditional family farm in rural Illinois into an experiment of art and agriculture, making it ahaven for hippies, radicals and artists. After threats of murder, accusations as a Satan­worshipping drug­dealer, his home burnedto the ground, and defying all odds, he gradually transforms his land into a revolutionaryfarming community. Out of the ruins of single­crop agriculture, John creates AngelicOrganics, one of the largest Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms in the UnitedStates. “A deeply moving metaphor for the struggles of an entire generation.” –Mark Achbar, directorof The Corporation. Also, a special Short Film: “NORTHWEST FOOD & FARMING” ­ The Revival of LocalAgriculture in the Pacific Northwest (7 min, Melissa Young & Mark Dworkin, 2006)www.movingimages.org Mid­sized family farms are disappearing across the country, many subsumed by largecorporate farms. Washington State lost 1,000 farms in 2001 alone. State and Federalagricultural policies and resources favor large­scale, industrial farming and globalizationhas brought competition from around the world. This film project looks at growingmovements in the Pacific Northwest and the ways farmers and consumers are revitalizing asustainable way to feed ourselves, one that is healthier, more rewarding and much better forthe Earth.Films will be followed by facilitated discussion about NW sustainable agriculture and theCSA movement with Mary Embleton from the Cascade Harvest Coalition, and MelissaYoung & Mark Dworkin, filmmakers of “Northwest Food and Farming”, “Argentina: Hope inHard Times,” “Another World Is Possible.” Co­sponsored by: CASCADE HARVEST COALITION:

www.cascadeharvest.org.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 1, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “THE UPRISING OF ’34” (90 min, Judith Helfand & George Stoney, 1995) LABOR ORGANIZING ­­ THEN AND NOW ­­ IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY!!!! The Uprising of’34 tells the story of the General Textile Strike of 1934, a massive but little­known strike byhundreds of thousands of Southern cotton mill workers during the Great Depression. Themill workers' defiant stance ­ and the remarkable grassroots organizing that led up to it ­challenged a system of mill owner control that had shaped life in cotton mill communities fordecades. Barely publicized, rarely acknowledged in history books, the Strike of 1934 remains astirring yet amazingly forgotten chapter in Southern history. The Uprising of ’34 examinesthis hidden legacy of the labor movement in the South and its impact today. (Director JudithHelfand also did the film “Blue Vinyl”, recently screened at FNATMM).Screening is in conjunction with the commemoration of U.S. Labor Day, with discussionabout the contemporary face of labor with Jessica Lawson, UNITE HERE Organizer andimmigrant women workers from the "UNITE HERE" Seattle Campaign. Co­sponsored byUNITE HERE! (the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees HotelEmployees and Restaurant Employees) www.unitehere.org and Seattle NOW Chapterwww.NOWSeattle.org. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindlyaccepted).

Friday, July 28, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “THE POINT” (60 min, Harry Nilsson & Fred Wolf, 1971/2000) This is a g reat film to bring the whole family to. Everyone is invited. Children are very welcome! A classic children (and adult's) film from over 30 years ago. Still a softbut powerful statement on conformity and diversity. The animated taleabout the round­headed child, Oblio, born into a world where everything and everyone hasa point, and his faithful dog Arrow, narrated by Ringo Starr and featuring the Harry Nilssonsongs "Me and My Arrow" and "Think About Your Troubles." Singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson wrote and produced this touching animated tale in 1971,and contributed some classic songs for the soundtrack. The soft Liverpudlian lilt of ex­BeatleRingo Starr narrates the tale, telling the story of Oblio: A sad outcast from the village of"Point." largely eschewed by the local villagers due to his round head. The adventures ofOblio and his trusty sidekick dog Arrow subsequently take shape in the "Pointless Forest," awonderland filled with colorful characters and some enchanting secrets. An absolutely, incredible film for the entire family! (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Open Discussion Follows.

Friday, July 21, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “BORN INTO BROTHELS” (Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, 85 min, 2004)Presented by THE TASVEER FILM YOUTH PROGRAMThe most stigmatized people in Calcutta's red light district are not the prostitutes, but theirchildren. In the face of abject poverty, abuse, and despair, these kids have little possibility ofescaping their mother's fate or for creating another type of life. Born into Brothels chroniclesthe amazing transformation of these children. Briski, a professional photographer, spendsyears with these kids. She gives them lessons and cameras, igniting latent sparks of artisticgenius. Their photographs are prisms into their souls, rather than the typical tear­stainedtourist snapshot of the global underbelly. This is a true testimony of the power of theindelible creative spirit. Co­Sponsored with Tasveer Films www.tasveer.org (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, July 14, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “RACHEL CORRIE – AN AMERICAN CONSCIENCE”,and an open conversation with Rachel Corrie's parents,Cindy and Craig Corrie.“Rachel Corrie, An American Conscience”, is a documentary film about a courageous 23year old American who gave her life defending the human rights & freedom of Palestinians.Three years ago, peace­loving people from all around the world mourned the death of thiscourageous young women. This powerful film weaves together the story of Rachel'sinvolvement in the International Solidarity Movement with those of others from around theworld who have traveled to the Occupied Territories to stand in solidarity with Palestinians innon­violent resistance to the Occupation. In her actions she affirmed her responsibility forupholding the inherent dignity and equal rights of all people, including their right to a nation. Director Yahya Barakat goes beyond the politics of the Occupation to depict the facts on theground. He portrays the Palestinian dilemma and shows what motivates members of theinternational peace camp to come to Palestine. Please join us for this rare opportunity.(Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, July 7, 2006, 7­9:30 PM3 Films: BLACK PANTHER (14 min, BPP promo film)SAN FRANCISCO STATE: ON STRIKE (20 min)

ABAJO LOS COLONIALISMO... PACHAMAMA LIBRE! (28min, Calle y Media Collective)With AARON DIXON, former Black Panther Party member andGreen Party candidate for U.S. SenateTHE BLACK PANTHER PARTY IN THE 1960S/ANTI­COLONIAL DIRECT ACTION INSOUTH AMERICA 2005 – Three films about the struggles and suffering of Afro­IndigenousPeoples in the Americas to reclaim their history and to claim control of their future. Black Panther (14 min, BPP promo film)Shot in 1969, in Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento, this exemplar of 1960s activistfilm­making traces the development of the Black Panther organization. Interviews with HueyP. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver and Bobby Seale.San Francisco State: On Strike (20 min)American students, just like French students of this modern era, also once knew how toassert their power. In one of the most high­profile student actions of the 1960s, students atSan Francisco State University went on strike, shutting down the campus for six months.University president S.I. Hayakawa called in the police, who aggressively tried to break thestudent strike, beating and arresting many in order to control the campus. The strike endedonly when the university acceded to student demands to include ethnic study courses.Abajo los COLONialismo... Pachamama Libre! (28 min, Calle y Media Collective)The Calle y Media Collective filmed this documentary about the direct street action thattoppled the statue of Christopher Columbus in Caracas, Venezuela on “Columbus Day”,October 12th, 2004 to symbolize Afro­Indigenous Peoples' opposition to 500 years ofcolonialism and oppression from Alaska to Chile to Africa. This movie brings to the foresome activists' impatience with the pace and substance of the Bolivarian Revolution as ledby Hugo Chavez.Post­movie discussion: “I­was­there” history of the Black Panthers in America and theconnection to current events here and in South America with guest speaker and co­facilitator, Aaron Dixon, former Black Panther Party member and Green Partycandidate for U.S. Senate. For more information:http://www.depts.washington.edu/civilr/aaron_dixon.htm(Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, June 30, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “TRUDELL” (Heather Rae, 80 min, 2005)Trudell follows the extraordinary life of Native American poet and activist John Trudell, fromhis impoverished childhood in Omaha to his leadership in the American Indian Movement(AIM) and his reincarnation as an acclaimed musician and spoken word poet. Usingdecades­old 16 mm and Super 8 film and archival video footage as a backdrop,impressionistic scenes, and a deeply affecting soundtrack, filmmaker Heather Rae skillfullyweaves together an intimate portrait of a man whose spirit and words have awakened theNative consciousness.(Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, June 23, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “LIVING WITH PRIDE: RUTH ELLIS AT 100” (Yvonne Welbon, 60 min, 1999), With Special Guest: the National Organization for Women’s National Vice President, OLGA VIVES.Director Yvonne Welbon leads us on a journey through Ruth Ellis’ life, an African­Americancenturion who was recognized as the oldest, out lesbian in the United States. Beginningwith the Springfield race riots in 1908 through her involvement in the lesbian community ofthe 1990s, Ellis has been at the center of it all, making her home the heart of the gay andlesbian community in Detroit before a proper one existed in the city. This enlighteningdocumentary allows us to explore her rich past and marvel at her accomplishments today.We learn that everything is possible. A vital contribution of lesbian/gay and civil rightshistory.PRESENTER: Olga Vives is a long time NOW activist and national leader. Originally fromCuba, Vives has been a strong women's rights advocate in Illinois for decades. She waselected Action Vice­President of NOW in June 2001 and Executive Vice­President in July2005. As Action Vice­President, Vives oversaw the grassroots organizing efforts that are thebackbone of the organization, taking the lead on major NOW Campaigns such as The Marchfor Women's Lives held in 2004, "Save our Courts," Equal Marriage and naming Wal­Mart aMerchant of Shame. As a Latina immigrant and lesbian civil rights and social justice activist,she will bring together these themes in her discussion.(Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, June 16, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “MARDI GRAS: MADE IN CHINA” A Story Of ‘Globalization Gone Wild’(David Redmon, 72 min, 2005)Co­sponsored by Community Alliance For Global Justice The award winning documentary, Mardi Gras: Made in China, swiftly follows the path ofMardi Gras beads from the naked streets of New Orleans during Carnival, where revelersparty 24/7, to the disciplined factories in Fuzhou, China, where teenage laborers live andthread beads 24/7. Interweaving factory life with Mardi Gras festivities, the film opens theblind eye of consumerism to the glaring truth about the real benefactors of the Chineseworkers' hard labor, and exposes the extreme contrast between women's lives and liberty inboth cultures."Redmon's sly, engrossing documentary is an expert riposte to smug proponents ofglobalization. Thomas Friedman and your fellow flat­earthers! Watch this movie!" ­ TheVillage Voice. (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, June 9, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION” (Penny Little, 58 min, 2006)Co­sponsored by: WASHINGTON CITIZENS FOR FAIR ELECTIONSDid your vote count in the 2004 election?Do you know if you actually have aConstitutional right to vote in the United States?Electile Dysfunction explores the reasons why elections have spiraled into their currentdisastrous state, and what you can do to reclaim your vote and to promote changes to rid ourcountry of vote fraud. This documentary tells how electronic voting machines aredisenfranchising voters in a new era of electronic Jim Crow­ism. Focusing on Florida andOhio in the Presidential Election 2004, the film includes prominent computer scientists,security experts, Congressmen, celebrities, journalists, voting rights watchdogs, electionofficials and everyday voters. Music by Billionaires For Bush. (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, June 2, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “BATTLE FOR THE MINDS” (Steve Lipscomb, 52 min)An important film for those who are concerned about the rise of religiousfundamentalism in America. Religion, politics and sociology collide in this award winning, critically acclaimed film. Withshocking honesty, Battle for the Minds documents the rise of fundamentalism in America'slargest Protestant denomination and the subsequent impact of that rise on women. Fundamentalist assaults on women in leadership roles serve as a microcosm for thealarming outbreak of the intolerant religious right in America today. (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, May 26, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: HOW CUBA SURVIVED PEAK OIL” (Faith Morgan and Pat Murphy, 2006) Sustainable Ballard will join us to explain how they are creatingsustainable community, right here in seattle!!"THE POWER OF COMMUNITY" documents Cuba's transition from a highly industrialsociety with large farms or plantations and reliance on fossil­fuel­based pesticides andfertilizers, to a society of sustainability with small organic farms and urban gardens. After thecollapse of the Soviet Union in 1990, Cuba became a living example of how a country cansuccessfully traverse what we all will have to deal with sooner or later, Peak Oil. "THEPOWER OF COMMUNITY” lets the Cuban people tell their own story. This is a story ofdedication to independence and triumph over adversity, and one of hope for the future asthe developed world wakes up to consequences of being hooked on oil. (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Discussion Follows.

Friday, May 19, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “EASY ROLLIN' ” (17 min, Hadas Levy and Marianne Bos, 2004) and: “RETURN OF THE SCORCHER” (28 min, Ted White, 1992) Celebrate ‘Bike To Work Day’ with The Cascade Bicycle Club.Transportation, biking, & energy! “EASY ROLLIN’ “is a fun look at creative transportation alternatives. As cars continue tocongest the streets of cities and fill the lungs of their inhabitants with exhaust, a small groupof Vancouver citizens has found a funky way to bring together their environmental, social,and artistic ideals by “chopping” bikes together, making some truly amazing and hilariouscycles, and host block parties where everything, even the deejay table, is powered byspinning pedals. “RETURN OF THE SCORCHER” chronicles the history of the bicycle fromits early days when it was known as "the scorcher" due to its speed to its current recreationaluse in the U.S. and as a popular mode of transportation in other countries, as well as the‘Critical Mass’ movement(Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted). Followed by Facilitated Discussion.

Friday, May 12, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “ORIGINAL CHILD BOMB”­ MEDITATIONS ON THEORIGIN OF THE NUCLEAR AGE (57 min, Carey Schonegevel, 2004)With Glen Milner and Mary Hanson from GROUND ZERO CENTERFOR NONVIOLENT ACTION in support of their MOTHER’S DAY ACTION at

Bangor Trident Submarine, currently home of 1760 nuclear warheads …20 miles fromSeattle. “Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.” – from the first Mother’sDay Proclamation, Juliet Ward Howe, 1870 Inspired by Thomas Merton's poem, “ORIGINAL CHILD BOMB” shows the human cost ofnuclear weapons. We have become dangerously disconnected from understanding the realhuman cost of their manufacture and use. Through declassified seldom­seen footage, photographs, drawings and testimonies ofmothers, brothers and soldiers, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki expose thepolitical rhetoric surrounding "security" and "weapons of mass destruction". “ORIGINALCHILD BOMB” is a wake­up call and invitation to action. Most of us feel disempowered andbelieve it is unrealistic to imagine a world without nuclear weapons. Yet hope lives in theconviction that change is possible. Individuals can bring it about. We are screening this film in support of GROUND ZERO CENTER FOR NONVIOLENTACTION, and their Mother's Day Action “CREATING A PEACEFUL WORLD FOR ALLCHILDREN” on Sunday May 14th and Monday May 15th at the Bangor TridentSubmarine Base near Poulsbo, to abolish all nuclear weapons. We will be organizing acaravan to Bangor. More info: www.gzcenter.org (Film Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).Followed by Facilitated Discussion.

Friday, May 5, 2006, 7­9:30 PMFilm: “CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION" (57 min. Produced, Frank Abe, 2000) WITH FILMMAKER FRANK ABELong before the civil rights marches of the 1960s, another group of Americans fought fortheir basic rights as U.S. citizens. In World War II, a handful of young Americans refused tobe drafted from an American concentration camp. They were ready to fight for their country,but not before the government restored their rights as U.S. citizens and released theirfamilies from camp. It was a classic example of civil disobedience ­­ but the governmentprosecuted them as criminals and Japanese American leaders and veterans ostracizedthem as traitors. CONSCIENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION delves into the heart of theJapanese American conscience and a controversy that continues today. With the film’s Producer, Director and Writer, FRANK ABE (Event is FREE! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

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