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NWCPJ meets each second Saturday of the month at 3:00pm at the Riverside Public Library, One Burling Rd in Riverside.
NWCPJ's film series will continue with Who Killed the Electric Car on Oct 17, 2007 and Uncounted on January 26, 2008.
The film: War Made Easy, was shown Saturday 9/22/07 at the Riverside Public Library, One Burling Road in Riverside.
Media
critic Norman Solomon's just released "War Made Easy," is a film based
on his important book analyzing how the U.S. media passes along
presidential spin on war to the American public. The film, narrated by
actor Sean Penn, uses dramatic video clips from the past 50 years to
make its case. Film distributors are encouraging folks to watch the film together.
NWCPJ's Film Series took a break after last May when we presented the CodePINK film and area wide premiere of, Women Say No to War: Iraqi & American Women Speak Out. This powerful DVD chronicles CodePINK's Iraqi Women's Tour & 24-hour vigil in front of the White House last Mothers Day, 2006. In March 2006, CodePINK invited eight Iraqi women to the U.S. to speak about their experiences under the U.S. invasion and occupation. They were doctors, engineers, professors, and journalists. Two of the women had their entire families killed by U.S. troops. They were denied visas to enter the U.S. on the grounds that they did not have sufficient family to guarantee they would return to Iraq. The six women who were given visas traveled separately to dozens of cities throughout the U.S., speaking with community groups, churches, veterans, and families of active duty GIs. They asked Americans to end the occupation and bring all the troops home immediately. Upon their return to Iraq they faced death threats, lost their jobs, and some were forced into exile. The remarkable courage of these women and the authenticity of their witness to the horrendous reality of the occupation challenges Americans to take responsibility for the actions of the U.S. government and force an end to the brutal, illegal, and immoral occupation of Iraq. The film is available at www.codepink4peace.org.
Recent titles in our series included George Orwell is Rolling in His Grave, shown in March 2007 and An Inconvenient Truth: a Global Warning shown in April.
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