[imc-auckland-video] FW: [Imc-aotearoa] FW: Hey Paul: MCLIBEL,
the documentary about
the monumental libel case versus McDonalds, premieres in the US in San
Francisco on June 10th.
Geraldene Peters
bern at ihug.co.nz
Thu Jun 9 13:24:44 PDT 2005
Hiya,
Just checking on this for possible screening material...
xG
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> From: Geraldene Peters <bern at ihug.co.nz>
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> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:04:09 +1200
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> Subject: Re: [Imc-aotearoa] FW: Hey Paul: MCLIBEL, the documentary about the
> monumental libel case versus McDonalds, premieres in the US in San Francisco
> on June 10th.
>
> Oh okay, so you guys have already screened McLibel? I thought it had only
> been released in April...
> Paul is a friend of Franny's - so I figured he might want to check it out
> Ta for this,
> G
>
> On 6/10/05 12:18 AM, "mr sterile" <mr.sterile at paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>
>> hi
>> I believe when we screen the Mclibel film we got permission from the
>> producers at Spanner Films, they were very easy to approach and seemed happy
>> to let us do it.
>> They even advertised on their website (in the UK) our windy screening.
>> This was maybe a couple of years ago
>> I rekon just go and ask her mclibel at spannerfilms.net
>> cheers
>> kieran
>>
>>>
>>> The McLibel video is amongst those used for fundraising screenings by the
>>> Gunns 20 in australia. Obviously there's some strong links between the
>>> gunns20 case and the mclibel case. They may well be appraochable for indy
>>> fundraising as well, but to the extent that gunns20 screenings are planned
>>> in NZ as well as australia, it would be good not to clash too directly on
>>> which film's being shown and when. Heidi Douglas
>>> <heidi.douglas at wilderness.org.au> is the person to talk to about the
>>> gunns20 fundrasiers.
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Geraldene Peters wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Paul.E, All,
>>>> This might be a long shot, but do you think Franny might let use McLibel
>> for
>>>> Indymedia fundraising screening prior to an NZ release. Unless Bill
>>>> Gosden's snaffled it for the Film Festival, that is.
>>>>
>>>> Failing that, maybe we could do something similar to what community
>> groups
>>>> did with The Yes Men last year...
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts anyone
>>>> xG
>>>>
>>>> http://www.spannerfilms.net/?lid=161
>>>>
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>>>>> From: MCLIBEL <MCLIBEL at HelloCoolWorld.com>
>>>>> Reply-To: MCLIBEL <MCLIBEL at HelloCoolWorld.com>
>>>>> Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:01:50 -0400
>>>>> To: bern at ihug.co.nz
>>>>> Subject: MCLIBEL, the documentary about the monumental libel case
>> versus
>>>>> McDonalds, premieres in the US in San Francisco on June 10th.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Friend,
>>>>>
>>>>> Cinema Libre Studio is proud to announce that MCLIBEL, the documentary
>> about
>>>>> Dave Morris and Helen Steel's monumental libel case versus McDonald's,
>>>>> premieres in the US in San Francisco on June 10th.
>>>>>
>>>>> Directed by Franny Armstrong, MCLIBEL is the story of two ordinary
>> people who
>>>>> took on McDonald's and won in what became the longest running trial in
>> British
>>>>> history and the biggest corporate PR disaster.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the late 80's, as members of London Greenpeace, the activists
>> started
>>>>> handing out "What's Wrong With McDonald's" leaflets that attacked many
>> aspects
>>>>> of the corporation's business practices specifically:
>>>>> - Environmental abuse
>>>>> - Deceptive ads
>>>>> - Exploiting children
>>>>> - Low wages
>>>>> - Anti-union
>>>>> - Bad working conditions
>>>>> - Animal cruelty and,
>>>>> - Heart disease
>>>>>
>>>>> Soon afterwards, "McSpies" infiltrated the organization and shortly
>> there
>>>>> afterwards McDonald's sued five of the members. McDonald's offered a
>> stark
>>>>> choice: retract the allegations and apologize or go to court.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steel and Morris determined they would not be bullied. "It just really
>> stuck
>>>>> in my throat to apologize to McDonald's," says Steel. "I thought it
>> was them
>>>>> who should be apologizing to society for the damage they do." They
>> went to
>>>>> court, defending themselves, and won.
>>>>>
>>>>> MCLIBEL is not about hamburgers. It is about the importance of Free
>> Speech
>>>>> now that multinational corporations have become more powerful than
>> countries.
>>>>>
>>>>> MCLIBEL OPENS IN THEATRES on JUNE 10th in:
>>>>>
>>>>> San Francisco
>>>>> Landmark Lumiere 3
>>>>> 1572 California Street
>>>>> San Francisco, CA 94109
>>>>> 415-885-3201
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 6/17/05
>>>>>
>>>>> Minneapolis
>>>>> Bell Auditorium
>>>>> 309 Oak St. SE
>>>>> Minneapolis, MN 55414
>>>>> 612.331.7563
>>>>>
>>>>> 6/24/05
>>>>>
>>>>> Seattle
>>>>> The Varsity Theatre (Landmark)
>>>>> 4329 University Way NE
>>>>> Seattle, WA 98105
>>>>> 206.781.5755
>>>>>
>>>>> Portland
>>>>> Clinton Street Theater
>>>>> 2522 SE Clinton Street
>>>>> Portland, OR 97202
>>>>> 503.239.1691
>>>>>
>>>>> More theatres coming soon!
>>>>> Check back at www.mclibelthemovie.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How Can You Help?
>>>>> 1) Arrange for a group of people to go during opening week if you
>> live in
>>>>> Seattle, SF, Minneapolis or Portland.
>>>>> 2) If you don't live in any of these initial cities, call you local
>>>> art-house
>>>>> theatre and ask them when they will play MCLIBEL.
>>>>> 3) Download a flyer, make copies and hand them out
>>>>>
>>>>>
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