Hi Tad, I included your event in our events calendar for this week. It's an excellent film. I saw it at the 4plex in Santa Monica.
We are screening aour last film ( for a while) in two weeks called "A School of Their Own" about students in Nepal Sadly, in this situation, the Maoists, in the country side of Nepal, are the ones conscripting the students You can join our Films for Peace list if you want a notice about it. We have been screening films, twice a month, on issues of social justice for about a year. So we have screened about two dozen documentaries. We are closing down FFP for a couple of months as we need to find another venue and we also need a break. If you would like to borrow any of our documentaries to screen for MSMC students and faculty, let me know. They would find the one we screened tonight very powerful. The film maker can come out and lead the discussion afterwards. We ask for a donation of $5 and give it all away .Tonight we gave the film maker $40 The rest goes to groups working to end poverty. Is there a website where your Human Rights film festival has a list of the films being shown.? Or can you send an email with the date, times and titles of any upcoming films? Mona ========================= From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Events Calendar: Dec 3 thru Dec 10 First a note from Films For Peace: Since this is a busy season for many people, we will not be sending our weekly events calendar for the rest of December. At the end of this email are websites where you can find many additional events. === FILMS FOR PEACE EVENTS CALENDAR: DEC. 3 TO DEC. 10 === SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10:00 AM U.S. lifestyle vs. third world survival. Don't let the Bush administration fool you -- global warming is man-made and is killing us. Greenhouse gases from car tailpipes, factories, and oil refineries trap heat in the atmosphere, warm the earth, and cause countless "extreme weather events" that wreak havoc on the world's most vulnerable communities. The U.S. has only 6% of the world's population but produces 25% of the world's greenhouse gases that help cause these disasters! The U.S. Senate and the Bush administration refuse even to ratify the Kyoto protocol -- an international agreement that requires a reduction of a meager 5%. Join the BUS RIDERS UNION for an International day of action against global warming: "USA JOIN THE WORLD" 10:00am sharp @ the corner of Wilshire & Western ============================================= SATURDAY, Dec 3, 1-3 PM Film - "EMERGENCY" An international group of doctors and medical personnel who provide life support for civilian war victims presents A film on Emergency's activities in Afghanistan. The film is inspiring: doctors, nurses and support personnel who selflessly choose to serve in various war-ravaged areas of the globe: Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Sudan, giving aid to some of the neediest people amidst the direst of earth's tragedies: war, whence the name, Emergency. This particular film will focus on Afghanistan and the aid and relief efforts there, doubtless providing an inside view into what's happening on the ground in Afghanistan. The event is free and all are invited. Refreshments (quasi lunch!) will be served at 1 pm. Screening at 2 pm followed by discussion. Donations will be accepted for Emergency. Palisades Public Library 861 Alma Real Drive Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Info: 310-573-1901 Sponsors: Palisadians for Peace and Physicians for Social Responsibility. ============================================== SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 7:30 PM Share International presents a thought-provoking event: "THE ONLY PATH TO PEACE" - As we face a world threatened by fascism, war, growing economic disparity and environmental degradation, governments everywhere try all the standard ways to achieve security, development and stability in the midst of chaos - to no avail. A group of enlightened teachers, known as the Masters of Wisdom, are emerging into full public view. These teachers, led by Maitreya, the World Teacher, come to show us the way out of our present crisis and inspire the re-building of our world based on sharing, justice and brotherhood. Hear a panel of speakers on the Emergence of the World Teacher. Hear about the up-coming world stock market crash which will lead to the re-distribution of world resources and the coming world at peace based on justice and sharing. BODHI TREE ANNEX 8585 Melrose Ave. (just west of LaCienega) Los Angeles, CA - FREE - For more info: 310-452-9681 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.share-international.org/ =============================================== SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 South Central Farmers' Health Fair For Information: (818) 255-1483 http://www.southcentralfarmers.com/ ============================================== MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 7:30 - 9:00 PM U.S. Tour of Duty presents: "How we got into Iraq and how to get out" Featuring in person: SCOTT RITTER Venice United Methodist Church 1020 Victoria Avenue Venice, CA (1 block north of Venice Blvd. at Lincoln Blvd.) Join Scott Ritter, former UN Weapons Inspector and author of Iraq Confidential, and Lila Garrett, host of KPFK's "Connect the Dots," for an incisive discussion on how to extract ourselves from the Iraq quagmire. A book sale and signing will follow the event. Doors open 6:30 PM. Seating is first-come, first-served. Suggested donation: $10 (nobody turned away) For more information call 310.842.8794 or visit: http://www.ustourofduty.org/ U.S. Tour of Duty, a non-profit project of Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (www.saveourplanet.org), supports the anti-war advocacy of Iraq veterans, military families, policy analysts, and performers by organizing public forums, developing communication strategies, and producing video content. ============================================== TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 3 AM to 10 PM Benefit: Pacifica Radio Archives Fund Drive for the Archives. What would we do without KPFK? Please donate if you can. Listen in, donate, volunteer in the phone room. KPFK, 90.7 FM 3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West North Hollywood, CA (818) 985-2711 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.kpfk.org/ ================================================= Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 - 9:30 PM Film: "Innocent Voices" FREE SCREENING A screening as part of the MSMC Human Rights Film Festival. It's the award-winning film about a eleven-year-old boy caught in the middle of the civil war in El Salvador. Little Theater, Mount St. Mary's College Chalon Campus 12001 Chalon Road Los Angeles, CA (310) 954-4368 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.InnocentVoicesMovie.com/ ================================================= FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 8:00 PM "BACK FROM IRAQ" -- You are cordially invited to attend the FREE Hollywood premiere of a new documentary: "BACK FROM IRAQ: THE U.S. SOLDIER SPEAKS" The stories about Iraq you won't hear on CNN, Fox or in the mainstream media. Features four soldiers describing their stories from Iraq, perceptions of the war, insights into the media and their concerns about US national security. A film by Nancy Fulton, Susie Shannon and James Metropole. Fine Arts Theater 8556 Wilshire Blvd (1 block west of La Cienega) Beverly Hills, CA 90211 ADMISSION IS FREE. Seating is limited. Reserve your space today. RSVP to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (323) 939-5475. ASK about inexpensive parking nearby. Please send your name, phone number and number of people attending. Special thanks to the fine arts theater for providing a great, affordable venue: http://www.studioscreenings.com/ ======================================================== SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Political Action: Int'l. Human Rights International Human Rights Day. Join or plan an event. AFL-CIO: http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/d10.cfm ================================================ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2:00 TO 5:30 PM A Theatre Activist Workshop: Exploring Strategies to End the War on Terror! JOIN US! for an exciting opportunity to create and explore ways to use the power of theatre in the growing movement to stop the war. The Global War on Terror: Who Profits? Who Pays? Finding Your Place in the Midst of the Battle. For Activists, Artists, and All People who are either involved in or interested in creating a space to be involved in this historic struggle to end the war on terror. LED BY Jennifer Caldwell of the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition At USC's PED Building, Room #207 (Directions & Accessibility info below) $5 Donation Requested (No One turned away for lack of funds) RSVP: Norma Bowles < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Maximum 35 participants. Reserve your space! WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: The Global War on Terror. Many of us know we didn't choose this route; yet, somehow, we are engaged, as the entire world is engaged, in a global war that some say will last for the rest of our days. How did this happen and who is behind it? Where do we see the effects? Where is our place in this epic battle? In this workshop, we will explore various forms of theater such as Image, Forum, Newspaper, Invisible Theater and improvisation. We will look at how we can contribute to ending the war, or, if we are already involved, how we can add power and creativity to our arsenal of strategies. We will identify the powers behind the war and the masks they wear. We will ask questions such as: How did the power holders achieve power? How do they protect their power? Who is left without power? What alternatives do the oppressed have? What forms of intervention are available to us for assisting in restoring the agency of the powerless? And, finally, how can we who intervene encourage greater participation? In the coming days before December 11, please consider these questions and create some of your own. As you contemplate these questions, find a piece of news to bring to the workshop that relates to the war. It can relate to the war in any way you think it relates to the war. Please wear comfortable clothing that allows ease of movement and come ready to play! ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Jennifer Caldwell is an actress as well as an activist. She studied Meisner Technique with Bob Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum in Los Angeles and the Acting Studio in New York City. Since 9-11, she has been active in the anti-war movement and the Cuba solidarity movement. She is an organizer for the A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition and the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five. She is currently earning a Bachelors' Degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on Performance for Social Change. ******LOGISTICS****** * Please note: PED #207 is a dance rehearsal space and there are very few chairs. There will be times during the workshop when everyone will need to sit together on the wood floor. If this is not comfortable or possible for you, please bring a cushion with you and/or let us know and we'll see if there's any way we can be of assistance. * please note: The workshop will begin promptly at 2:00 pm. DIRECTIONS TO PED BUILDING, USC CAMPUS: USC is located in the heart of south Metropolitan Los Angeles, south of the 10 and west of the 110 freeways. From 110 (Harbor) North: Take the Exposition exit. Go straight through the 37th Street light. Keep left. Go under the freeway bridge. Cross Flower at the light and go straight on Exposition through Figueroa. Turn right at the light at USC Watt Way and enter at that gate or park at the meters (4 hour) near this gate. 110 (Harbor/Pasadena) South: Take the Exposition exit. Cross Flower at the light and go straight the light past Figueroa. Turn right at the light at USC Watt Way and enter at that gate or park at the meters (4 hour) near this gate. 10 (Santa Monica): Take the Hoover exit, turn south at the light. Go all the way to where Hoover ends at Jefferson. Turn left on Jefferson, right on Figueroa. Turn right again on Exposition and go about a quarter mile. Turn right at the light at USC Watt Way and enter at that gate or park at the meters (4 hour) near this gate. Parking at USC: $6 Off campus: Usually free on Sundays! Parking is available on Figueroa, Vermont, Exposition and Jefferson. On Vermont, south of Jefferson, near Taco Bell, at 36th Street, there's an entrance to campus that's very near the PED building where we'll be! Public Transportation to USC: DASH Route C (line starts at 7th Street Metro Center station): Runs every 15-30 minutes from 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Mon-Sat. Drops and picks up on Figueroa Street. Cost: 25 cents. For more information about DASH routes, call 1-800-COMMUTE. Metro Bus and Metro Rail: Bus service is provided from Union Station to the University Park Campus on bus lines 444, 445 and 446. Bus line 71 provides transportation between Union Station and the Health Sciences Campus. For information about these and other routes and schedules, call 1-800-COMMUTE. Single zone fare: $1.10. Tram Services: Union Station: The shuttle picks up passengers outside of the main lobby, adjacent to the taxi and tram pick-up area at Union Station, and in front of the JEP House located on 34th Street at Trousdale on the University Park Campus. Operates Mon-Fri, morning trams run from Union Station to UPC, afternoon trams run from UPC to Union Station. NOTE: Tram services are provided at no charge to USC students, faculty, staff and guests. For further information regarding tram route locations and schedules, call Transportation Services at (213) 740-3575. ***THE PED BUILDING*** Proceed north from the entrance at USC Watt Way on foot and take Watt Way past the bookstore (on your right) until you see the track and field (up ahead, on your left). The PED (Physical Education Department) building is opposite the Track and Field on your right hand side (East). Enter through the front doors. The workshop is in room 207, upstairs and all the way down on the right. Restrooms in the building are downstairs on the left and right side (men's and women's, respectively). Fringe Benefits and Center for Theatre of the Oppressed and Applied Theatre Arts, Los Angeles (CTO/ATA/LA) are sponsoring this series of skills-sharing workshops One Sunday each month throughout the academic year. You are welcome to come and bring friends or colleagues of any age or skill level! SAVE THESE SUNDAY AFTERNOONS for UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 7 and June 11 . The workshops are FREE unless otherwise stated. **Please note: If you have any questions about ACCESSIBILITY, please ask us when you RSVP. Following is the information we have to date vis wheelchair accessibility: There are ample wheelchair accessible parking spaces near the book store. You must enter through the Northern part of the campus (Jefferson and McClintock), proceed south to "Downey way," turn left to "Watt way" and turn right into the bookstore parking lot. You will find wheelchair accessible parking there near the bookstore building, and PED is just opposite this building. Please note -- the PED Building is wheelchair accessible ONLY with advance notice for those who need access. Please e-mail Brent Blair at [EMAIL PROTECTED] should you need assistance. His cell phone is (323) 356-2552, and campus security (who possess the key to the elevator) are reached at (213) 740-6000. They can assist you . ########################################################### For further events: (Please save these websites since Films For Peace will be taking a break beginning in 2006) http://change-links.org/chcl2.htm http://www.bethecause.org/calendar/index.php http://kpfk.org/index.php?option=com_events&Itemid=63&lang=en http://truthla.net/lajustice An excellent source of information and activities from which FFP gathers many events is: LAAMN - "Los Angeles Alternate Media News." Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] #### ------------------------ Yahoo! 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