[Imc-bigmuddy] Winter Friday Film & Discussion Series at the Big Muddy IMC!

[Cathy Talbott]

Rich,  I have the following dvd's: Sir! No Sir! (the
suppressed story of the GI movement to end the Vietnam
war), The Ground Truth, stories of Iraq from the vets
themselves, The Injustice System in America,discusses
the growth of the prison industrial complex, Wetback:
The Undocumented Documentary, graphic look at human
cost of globalization, Hearts & Minds, controversial
winner of the 1974 Academy Award for best doc., Iraq
for Sale: The War Profiteers, This is What Democracy
Looks Like (shot by over 100 media activists of the
1999 protest in Seattle at the WTO conference),
Michael Parenti on War and Globalization, and a 2002
speech by Helen Caldicott discussing the use of
depleted uranium and the general threat of nuclear
energy .  I also have coming the Water Warriors about
the struggle in Detroit over the right to have
affordable water. It's possible to get leaders of this
to come here for the presentation. Waiting to hear
back on this. Also, I have Enron which Sheridan will
get to you guys.  I'm always reviewing documentaries
through my Netflix account and can get some for
viewing that way, too.   Cathy
--- Richard Whitney <rwhitney at ll.net> wrote:

> Hello Folks!
> 
> This Winter we have an exciting series of films and
> discussions, Fridays at 7 pm at the Big Muddy
> Independent Media Center, 214 North Washington,
> Carbondale, a block north of Town Square and Tres
> Hombres. Each of these films will provide plenty of
> fodder for lively political discussion. Besides our
> usual list, I'm sending this to a few select media
> folks and e-mail "town criers" to help spread the
> word. Please circulate. E.G., please send out a
> press release when you can, and Chris Klarer, here
> is some material for a flyer -- and our own
> newsletter. 
> 
> Here's what we have lined up:
> 
> January 18: Join John Walker of the  Illinois
> Compassion Action Network ("ICAN") for a
> presentation of Waiting to Inhale, which examines
> the heated debate over marijuana and its use as
> medicine in the United States. After the film, John
> will talk about the effort to pass a medical
> marijuana bill in Illinois -- one recent bill almost
> passed the State Senate last year, so there is cause
> for optimism.  12 states have already passed such
> legislation. For more info on the film, see
> http://www.waitingtoinhale.org/thefilm.htm.
> 
> January 25: If you've noticed that most of the media
> coverage of the 2008 presidential race is not
> exactly fair, balanced or insightful, you're not
> alone. Join former gubernatorial candidate Rich
> Whitney for a media presentation and discussion on
> They're Telling You What to Think: The Corporate
> Media and the 2008 Elections. This gets to the very
> heart of why we need to build an independent media
> in the United States. The handful of media
> conglomerates that dominate the media in our country
> are trying to control the parameters of political
> choice more brazenly than ever. The realization that
> they are manipulating us is the first step toward
> overcoming the manipulation. Rich Whitney is putting
> together some of the evidence. If you want real
> "change" in 2008, maybe it needs to begin by
> combating corporate media domination.
> 
> February 1: We continue our periodic examination of
> the 9/11 Truth Movement with a showing of Loose
> Change: Final Cut. See this Internet phenomenon,
> revamped on the basis of new information and
> criticism,  on big screen. More info at
> http://lc911finalcut.com/. For more information on
> serious 9/11 research, go to http://stj911.com/.
> 
> February 8: The stolen election of 2000 was followed
> by another stolen election in 2004. See more of the
> evidence, as we screen STEALING AMERICA: Vote by
> Vote, a New Feature-length Documentary by
> EMMY-winning, OSCAR-nominated filmmaker Dorothy
> Fadiman. This film documents significant
> irregularities in the Presidential election of 2004
> while underscoring the fact that election fraud and
> reform are not partisan issues. More info at
> http://stealingamerica.org/. The film will be
> followed with information on what you can do in the
> fight for accurate vote-counting and voting
> practices in Illinois. If you don't want to wait,
> visit the Illinois Ballot Integrity Project at
> http://www.ballot-integrity.net/.
> 
> February 15: If you can stomach it, see a powerful
> case study of corporate malfeasance as we screen
> Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. This film
> chronicles the Texas con men who, reporting
> imaginary profits while concealing real losses, rode
> the bull market into America's largest bankruptcy
> (since surpassed by Worldcom). This film provides
> ample evidence that corporatism is out of control in
> America today, as the Enron sleazoids are shown
> shamelessly victimizing their employees and buying
> influence from politicians. 
> 
> February 22: What better way to follow up on the
> Enron story than to show the quintessential
> anti-corporate fighter for the people, Ralph Nader,
> in An Unreasonable Man? This film traces the life
> and career of Ralph Nader, one of the most unique,
> important, and controversial political figures of
> the past half century. As we once again face the
> question of independent political action vs. "lesser
> evil" politics in 2008, this might be an apropos
> time to review the Nader legacy. More info at
http://www.anunreasonableman.com/>
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