apartheid video at AFSC

The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration Committee continues its video series, entitled Resistance, Memory, Survival on Fri., May 21 with A WORLD APART [UK, 1988]. This is the directorial debut of Chris Menges who tells the story of a South African journalist arrested in 1963 and imprisoned in solitary confinement for defying the South African government. Barbara Hershey's character is based on Ruth First, whose husband Joe Slovo fled the country before being arrested. Their daughter Shawn Slovo wrote the screenplay, which examines the effect on children when parents get involved in revolutionary activities.

The video will be shown at the AFSC, 4806 York Road. Doors open 7 PM, but please NOTE THE VIDEO WILL START PROMPTLY at 7:30 PM. There is no charge, and refreshments will be available.

Location:
three blocks north of Coldspring Lane, just below Govans Post Office

Cost: no charge

Organizer:

Baltimore Ballroom Dancing

The dancing is always free. Lessons & more from 7:50 p.m.
in the ROTC building, (north-west corner of) Johns Hopkins
University campus (just off San Marten Drive south of
University Parkway). Every Friday until June 11, 2004 except March 26, April 30, and June 11. Everyone is welcome. Bring goodies (non alcoholic) to share at
break time. Learn slow waltz, rumba, tango, line
dances, etc. Our 13th year. We change partners often to
meet everyone. Call 410-435-0967 for info, if needed.

Location:
ROTC building on the campus of the Johns Hopkins University

Cost: Always free

Directions: From North Charles Street go northwest (mostly west) to
first traffic light. Turn left onto San Marten Drive
(the extension of 39th Street which joins this
intersection from the north). Go a distance of a long city
block, turn left onto campus and see white ROTC building
on right; immediately bear right and pass the RORC building
now on your left. Lots of parking.

Organizer:

O assalto à cidade - invenção e apropriação no espaço urbano

O assalto à cidade - invenção e apropriação no espaço urbano
por Bruna Mantese

Muito do que se fala sobre uma metrópole está baseado numa concepção que a enxerga como o resultado de duas poderosas instituições do nosso tempo: o Capital e o Estado. De um lado a "reprodutibilidade" do primeiro, do outro o "planejamento" do segundo se avolumam como grandes
arranha-céus frente aos quais as pessoas parecem muito pequenas. No interior dessas duas grandes narrativas sobra pouco espaço para pensar sobre o que seus habitantes realmente fazem em meio a tudo isso, mas no entanto eles continuam fazendo. Longe de serem esses humanóides
passivos capazes apenas de consentir, as pessoas se apropriam de formas dadas e inventam novas maneiras de se relacionar com o espaço urbano.

*Bruna Mantese, entre outras coisas, é integrante do Núcleo de Antropologia Urbana - NAU/USP

Location:
Centro Brasileiro Britânico - Rua Ferreira de Araújo 741 - pinheiros - São Paulo (perto do Largo da Batata/ travessa da Paes Leme).

Cost: Gratuito

Organizer:

Concierto de Sekou Sarr en Ansite Espacio Sociocultural

El Senegalés Sekou Sarr nos acompañará en la noche del viernes 21 de Mayo a las 20:30 para ofrecernos un concierto en el Espacio Sociocultural Ansite.

Sekou Sarr (Senegal)
Viernes, 21 de mayo
20:30 h.
Tfno: 928364902
Espacio Sociocultural Ansite
C/ Euesbio Navarro, 8 Bajo
(zona Tomás Morales)

Location:
Espacio Sociocultural Ansite
C/ Euesbio Navarro, 8 Bajo
(zona Tomás Morales)

Cost: 3 eur

Organizer:

URL: http://www.azarug.org

Jornadas al CSO La Banka Rota ( KNY )

---Viernes 21 :
19hTaller de Flores Bach.
19h. Kafeta
20.30h Charla: "LOS BALCANES Y LA POST GUERRA"
22H. Cena.
Teatro cia:"EN COMA DE CLAU"
Musica.

Location:
C/ Rubio i Ors nº 103.
METRO L-5 FFCC (KORNEYA)

Organizer:

URL: http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/90907/index.php

POR UN FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE LAS LUCHAS SOCIALES EN CANES

Contra la destrucción sistemática de los derechos sociales. Contra el paro y la miseria. Por una cultura viva y no de mercado
¡¡Todos en canes!! del 12 al 23 de Mayo del 2004

Colectivos,organizaciones sindicales y asociativas, están creando un comite de ocupación del festival y poniendo en marcha una infrastructura de acogida en el lugar. Hay previsto en el calendario momentos de acción:
Mierco 12/5-Ceremonia de inaguración del festival
Vierne 14/5-Rueda de prensa de la Coordinadora Nacional de los "intermitentes" y Precarios de Francia, la Federación del Espectaculo CGT, y personalidades y miembros del Comite de Seguimiento de la Asamblea Nacional de Francia.
Sabad 15/5-Manifestación de los trabajadores del espectáculo y del audiovisual,en respuesta a la llamada hecha por los sindicatos y coordinadoras en lucha contra la destrucción del régimen específico del seguro de desempleo.
Domin 16/5-Reunión-Cumbre de los más grandes estudios cinematográficos mundiales-Americanos, Hindúes, Chinos y Europeos-para discutir sobre la lucha contra la pirateria
Marte 18/5-Iª Reunión de los 25 Ministros de Cultura de la UE para discutir de la "Excepción Cultural"

Del 20 al 22 de Mayo: El Colectivo "K.O.à Cannes hace un llamamiento a la unidad Interprofesional:Debates, coloquios,proyecciones,acciones y manifestaciones, guerrilla pacífica y reivindicativa Interprofesional

Primeras firmas:Convergence 06- CROAC Montpellier-AC! 13-CNT-espectacle- Union régionale dee la fédération spectacle CGT-Sud-culture- Sud-éducation-Fédétarion anrchiste Marseille-MADS(mouvement altermondialiste de désobéssance sociale)-CIPM(collectif des intermittents el précaries de Marseille-CIP_IdF-Ras l'front Marseille-Résister!-Ligue dess droits de l'homme Marseille Nord_sud-Solidaires 13-Solidaires34

Location:

II Aniversari del CSO La Opera

II Aniversari del CSO La Opera

18:30h Obertura de la kafeta (de les 19h a 20h japiauer 2X1)

22:00h Sopar de Gala (3lerdos)
+ marató d'espectacles:
OPERACIÓN DISTURBIO (MONÒLEG)
DOCTOR DIABLO (POLIPOETA)
FINA LA INA "Flirteando" (TEATRE)
CIA TRIP & TRAP ( ACROBACIES AMB ARO)
VOLÀTILS (ACROBACIES)
KOMIKO NEURÓTICO (MONÒLEG)

Location:
SO LA OPERA
c/Josep Prats 56-58 cantonada amb Francesc Moragues
L'Hospitalet (centre) de Llobregat

metro: L1 av. carrilet
fgc: av. carrilet
renfe: hospitalet
bus's: L10, L12, LH2, N15, N13

Cost: sopar de gala: 3 Neuros

Directions: SO LA OPERA
c/Josep Prats 56-58 cantonada amb Francesc Moragues
L'Hospitalet (centre) de Llobregat

metro: L1 av. carrilet
fgc: av. carrilet
renfe: hospitalet
bus's: L10, L12, LH2, N15, N13

Organizer:

URL: http://www.sindominio.net/okupesbcn

CONCENTRACIÓ DE SUPORT A PALESTINA

Avui dijous 21 a plaça Sant Jaume, a les 19:30.

Xarxa d'enllaç amb Palestina
RAI
Sodepau
Centre de Treball i Documentació
Entrepobles
LI
Dones per Dones
a igualtat en la diversitat
Joves d'Esquerra Verda
Iniciativa per Catalunya
ASDHA
Assoc. Cultural Insha-Allah
Assoc. Amistat Poble de Guatemala
EuiA
Col.lectiu per la Rebel.lió Zapatista
Plataforma Argentina Contra la Impunitat
Central de trabajadores Argentinos BCN
En Lluita
Ecomediterrània
Assoc. MAPASONOR
UGT Catalunya
DonesxDones
Grup d'Estudis Pedagògics

Location:
PLAÇA ST. JAUME

Concentració de rebuig i denúncia a les massacres d'Israel a Rafah

Divendres 21 a les 19:30 hores a la p/St.Jaume de Barcelona: Concentració de rebuig i denúncia a les massacres d'Israel a Rafah


Per manifestar el nostre rebuig davant d’aquests crims contra el poble palestí CONVOQUEM A TOTA LA CIUTADANIA EL PROPER DIVENDRES 21 DE MAIG A LA PLAÇA ST. JAUME DE BARCELONA A LES 19:30.
Exigim al govern de l’Estat Espanyol, a la Generalitat de catalunya i la UE que adopti una actitud ferma i decidida en contra de la política genocida del Govern Sharon.
Nosaltres no volem ser còmplices d'aquesta barbàrie!!


Aquests dies hem pogut veure amb impotència i dolor com l’Exèrcit israelià atacava amb míssils des d’helicòpters una manifestació pacífica on homes, dones i nens de totes les edats clamaven indefensos contra l’operació militar engegada per Israel a Rafà, Gaza, la més cruenta des del 1967, l’anomenada Guerra dels Sis Dies.

Exigim al govern de l’Estat Espanyol, a la Generalitat de catalunya i la UE que adopti una actitud ferma i decidida en contra de la política genocida del Govern Sharon.

Nosaltres no volem ser còmplices d'aquesta barbàrie!!

Per manifestar el nostre rebuig davant d’aquests crims contra el poble palestí CONVOQUEM A TOTA LA CIUTADANIA EL PROPER DIVENDRES 21 DE MAIG A LA PLAÇA ST. JAUME A LES 19:30.

Convoquen:

Xarxa d’Enllaç amb Palestina
RAI
Sodepau
Centre de Treball i Documentació

Si voleu adherir-vos a la convocatòria envieu un mail a meritxell (at) sodepau.org

Contacte: Meritxell Bragulat 93/301 01 71 o 677792026
Sílvia Asensio 647 17 07 30
Pepe Nieto 655694274
Mira també:
xarxa-palestina.pangea.org/

Location:
P/St.Jaume de Barcelona

Organizer:

URL: http://xarxa-palestina.pangea.org/

mani suport Palestina

Aquests dies hem pogut veure amb impotència i dolor com l'Exèrcit israelià
atacava amb míssils des d'helicòpters una manifestació pacífica on homes,
dones i nens de totes les edats clamaven indefensos contra l'operació
militar engegada per Israel a Rafà, Gaza, la més cruenta des del 1967, l'
anomenada Guerra dels Sis Dies.

Exigim al govern de l'Estat Espanyol, a la Generalitat de catalunya i la UE
que adopti una actitud ferma i decidida en contra de la política genocida
del Govern Sharon.

Nosaltres no volem ser còmplices d'aquesta barbàrie!!

Location:
PLAÇA ST. JAUME

Organizer:

URL: http://barcelona.indymedia.org/newswire/display/91334/index.php

Armes Contra la Guerra / Els efectes del urani 'empobrit'

Els propers 21 i 22 de maig es celebrarà una xarrada sota el títol "Armas Contra la Guerra", a càrreg d'Alfredo Embid, de la Asociación de Medicinas Complementarias, www.amcmh.org.

N'Alfredo ens parlarà dels efectes de l'ús d'armes amb urani
empobrit (i amb altres elements radiactius). Armes d'ús habitual a les guerres d'aquest segle i amb unes conseqüències que encara no hem acabat de conèixer, però que ja s'ens presenten terribles.

La contaminació provocada ens acabarà afectant a tots/es, els elements radiactius alliberats a terra i a l'atmosfera ens contaminaran internament i inevitablement durant els segles que tenen de vida.

Location:
DIVENDRES 21 DE MAIG DEL 2004
SALA D'ACTES, Serveis Territorials de Cultura
Rambla ARAGÓ, 8 - LLEIDA

DISSABTE 22 DE MAIG DEL 2004
19'30 HORES, FRAGA (OSCA)
PALAU MONTCADA

Organizer:

URL: http://www.amcmh.org/bol.htm

Presentació interactiva: "Jo al fòrum no hi participo"

Presentació interactiva sobre la falsedat del fòrum, organitzada pel col·lectiu fotut2004
Una trobada que mentirà al món...

Location:
El Brot
C/ Abat Odo, 73
L1 Fabra i Puig

Organizer:

URL: http://fotut2004.org

Por un festival internacional de las luchas sociales en Canes

Contra la destrucción sistemática de los derechos sociales. Contra el paro y la miseria. Por una cultura viva y no de mercado.
Colectivos, organizaciones sindicales y asociativas, están creando un comité de ocupación del Festival y poniendo en marcha una infraestructura de acogida en el lgar. Hay previsto momentos fuertes en el calendario de acciones:
Miercoles 12/5: Ceremonia de inauguración del Festival
Viernes 14/5: Rueda de prensa de la Coordinadora Nacional de los "intermitentes" y Precaruis de Francia, la Federación del Espectáculo CGT, y personalidades i miembros del Comité de Seguimiento dee la Asamblea Nacional de Francia
Sabado 15/5:Manifestación de los trabajadorres del espectáculo y del audiovisual, en respuesta a la llamada hecha por los sindicatos y coordinadoras en lucha contra la destrucción del régimen específico del seguro de desempleo.
Domingo 16/5:Runión-Cumbre de los más grandes estudios cinematográficos mundiales-Americanos,Hindúes,Chinos y Europeos-para discutir sobre la lucha contra la piratería.
Martes 18/5:Iª reunión de los 25 Ministros de cultura de la UE para discutir sobre la "Excepción Cultural"

Del 20 al 22 de Mayo:el colectivo "K.O.à Cannes hace un llamamiento a la unidad inerprofesional:Debates, coloquios, proyecciones acciones y manifestaciones, guerrilla pacífica y reivindicativa Interprofesional.

Primeras firmas: Convergence 06-CROAC Montpellier- AC! 13- CNT_espectacle-Union régionale de la fédération spectacle CGT-Sud_culture-Sud_éducation-Fédération anrchiste Marseille-MADS (mouvement altermondialiste de désobéissance sociale)-CIPM (collectif dees intermittents et précaires de MArseille)-CIP_IdF-Ras l'front Marseille-Résister!-Ligue des droit de l'homme Marseille Nord_Sud- Solidaires 13- Solidaires 34

Location:

PRESO POLITIKOAK XXI. MENDEAN. NAZIOARTEKO ELKARTASUNEZKO KONFERENTZIA

Preso politikoekiko nazioarteko elkartasunezko konferentzia. Munduko preso politkoen eta hauekiko elkartasuna edierazten duten taldeen topagunea.

Location:
MIRAMAR JAUREGIA. DONOSTIA

Organizer:

URL: http://www.kalera.org

UFESTUEK, Urdazubiko bestetan

UFESTUEK , Urdazubi-ko bestetan joko dugu,
plazan. debalde !

Location:

URL: http://www.ufestuek.tk

time to bring the troops home

Rally calling for immediate withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.To be repeated every Friday thereafter

Location:
In front of Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow

Organizer:

Kamagasaki Homeless Night Patrol

Volunteers needed!!! Please come and walk around with us to share some solidarity with the homeless in Osaka, deter harassment against the homeless, and check on their health conditions.
All are welcome!

Location:
Meet at Osaka station. Near the central ticket entrance there is a fountain- near there is a travel agency- Please meet in front of there.

Cost: free- of course

Organizer:

URL: http://www.geocities.co.jp/wallstreet/9279

Cross Border Network Dinner

Every third Friday night, the Cross Border Network for Justice and Solidarity hosts a fund-raising dinner at the Franklin Center in KCK.

Location:
The Franklin Center is located at 14th and Metropolitan in Kansas City, Kansas.

Cost: Approximately $7.00

Organizer:

URL: http://jancel@igc.org

Jubilee Cafe

***Actual time is 7:15-8:15am***

Jubilee Café is an ecumenical campus and community outreach program sponsored by Canterbury House, the Episcopal Campus Ministry of the University of Kansas. It is committed to serving our homeless and in-need neighbors with dignity and respect. Our primary goals are to enhance self-esteem and promote wellness among our guests, our volunteers, and ourselves. Participation in, or affiliation with, either Canterbury House or any other sponsoring organization is not a prerequisite for volunteering at the Jubilee Café.



he Jubilee Café provides our homeless and in-need neighbors in the Lawrence area a generous and healthy breakfast on Tuesday and Friday mornings in a setting that allows our volunteers to interact with each person on an individual basis. Jubilee Café is a fully licensed restaurant that has been operating since 1994. We believe that by treating our visitors as guests and our volunteers as vital, we will affirm individual humanity and enhance self-esteem. The simple act of choosing an item from a menu allows a person to exercise a measure of control in one basic area of his or her life, which can cross over into other areas as well. And the act of serving another person in need gives us the direct experience of "loving our neighbor as ourselves."


pen on Tuesday and Friday mornings, the Café serves its guests from 7:00 am to 8:00 am.

Location:
Basement of the First Methodist Church, 10th and Vermont, Lawrence.

Cost: free

URL: http://www.ku.edu/~jubilee/whatis.htm

Peace Vigil

Peace Vigil on Market Square in Portsmouth. The vigil is a presence in opposition to U.S. bombing and warfare and to any further expansion of military retaliation.

Location:
Market Square
Portsmouth, NH

Organizer:

URL: http://www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org

Film: We Interrupt this Empire

The story you won't see on Fox News: an unflinching look at San Francisco's radical resistance beginning on March 20, 2003 to an illegal and horrific war. The Bay Area's independent video activists document the direct actions that shut down the financial district of San Francisco
in the weeks following the US invasion of Iraq.

Location:
South Church, 292 State St., Portsmouth

Organizer:

URL: http://www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org

To Be…Is To Participate BENEFIT ART AUCTION FOR DISTRICT THREE

Be sure to come out and support this important cause. The D3 gallery was an important part of our emerging art scene, and now is the time to rally for their support!

The creative community of San Diego has been presented with an opportunity to unite and support those who have supported us. A fundraising event for District Three is the guise in which we all have the reason to gather and support.

The three partners of District Three continue to pursue their collective passion of promoting emerging artists and supporting community art projects. We shall continue their vision by hosting a benefit art auction: "To Be...is to Participate", an evening of art, music, performance, dance and camaraderie in support of our creative family.

A $10 donation is requested for entry, which will enable you to bid on any piece of art you have an affinity for. Over 65 pieces of artwork have been donated and the starting bid is set at $0.00, so it will be possible for
many people to go home with some amazing works of art. We hope you will join us to celebrate and support the cause.
Artwork: 65+ donated pieces from national, local, stablished
and emerging artists.

Music: mergelife (dj.arum) + sais

Performances: Sivitri + Dunya Dance Theater refreshments and door prizes.

Featuring Artists:
Tim McCormick, Joshua Krause, Gustaf Rooth, Mary Fleener, Mike Maxwell, Guy Burwell, Ben Horton, Joseph Hart, Rik Catlow, Scott Saw, Grant Reinero, Brian Razka, Rich Sanderson, Julie Murphy, Perry Vasquez, Kelsey Brookes, Pamela Jaeger, Jason Sherry, Keith Greene, Anders, Michael White, Nuvia Crisol Guerra, James Halfacre, Iain Gunn, Jaime Emerick, Kirsten Bole, Bill Pierce, Lisa Knoop, Dina Bendenko, and Shaunna Peterson

Location:
Planet Rooth Gallery
3811 Ray Street
North Park
619.297.9663

Cost: A $10 donation is requested for entry

Organizer:

URL: http://www.d3art.org/ www.radioactivefuture.com

Soquel peace vigil

PEACE VIGILS: Please join us to peacefully protest our country's "endless" and "permanent" war. Bring signs, banners, flags, costumes, and noisemakers - or use ours! Choose from the following locations for weekly vigils:

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm
At The Plaza in Watsonville.

Fridays, 4:45-5:30pm
In front of The Ugly Mug Coffeehouse at the corner of Porter and Soquel in Soquel.

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm
At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz.

Location:
The Ugly Mug Coffeehouse at the corner of Porter and Soquel in Soquel.

Organizer:

URL: http://wilpf.got.net

Hollister in Black

two years grieving victims of violence. please wear black and prepare for counterdemonstrators.

Location:
corner 4th and san benito streets hollister

Watsonville peace vigil

PEACE VIGILS: Please join WILPF to peacefully protest our country's "endless" and "permanent" war. Bring signs, banners, flags, costumes, and noisemakers - or use ours! Choose from the following locations for weekly vigils:

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm
At The Plaza in Watsonville.

Fridays, 4:45-5:30pm
In front of The Ugly Mug Coffeehouse at the corner of Porter and Soquel in Soquel.

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm
At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz.

Location:
The Plaza in Watsonville
(Main St. and the 129)

Organizer:

Santa Cruz peace vigil

PEACE VIGILS: Please join us to peacefully protest our country's
"endless" and "permanent" war. Bring signs, banners, flags, costumes,
and noisemakers - or use ours! Choose from the following locations
for weekly vigils:

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm
At The Plaza in Watsonville.

Fridays, 4:45-5:30pm
In front of The Ugly Mug Coffeehouse at the corner of Porter and
Soquel in Soquel.

Fridays, 5:00-6:00pm
At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz.

Location:
corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz

Organizer:

URL: http://wilpf.got.net

The Third Man at the Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In

Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Presents:

The Third Man

Rico's candidate for best film ever made. Great filmmaking in glorious black and white, a twisting plot, a haunting setting in post-war Vienna, Orson Wells, and fantastic zither music by Anton Karas. Hosted by Rico.

May 21st 8:00 pm & every other Friday all summer,
Dubois St, Santa Cruz

PLUS selected shorts, previews, yummy popcorn, good company, and an intermission.

BRING blankets, lawn chairs, friends, wine, & snackies for intermission. Donations to support the project are greatly appreciated and go toward Streetlamp Productions (who loan us the projector) and the Revolutionary Garden Society who sponsors Guerilla Drive-In.

SANTA CRUZ GUERILLA DRIVE-IN is exactly what it sounds like -- an outdoor movie theatre under the stars that springs up unexpectedly in the fields and industrial wastelands. Guerilla Drive-In is helping reclaim public space and transform our urban environment into the joyful playground it should be.

DIRECTIONS: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, R on River St/hwy 9, L on Encinal,
L on Dubois, look for an empty field next to a big white wall

This will be the second summer that Guerilla Drive-In will be entertaining folk for free in the San Francisco Bay area. Last year, we showed such films as Cool Hand Luke, Pump Up the Volume, Repo Man, and Fight Club. This year, our summer series will feature a dozen films, a film every other Friday night.

Our entire summer schedule can be found on the web at www.thespoon.com/drivein/summer-schedule-2004.html

Location:
Dubois St, Santa Cruz

Cost: FREE!

Directions: S on Hwy 17 to Hwy 1, R on River St/hwy 9, L on Encinal,
L on Dubois, look for an empty field next to a big white wall

Organizer:

URL: http://www.thespoon.com/drivein/summer-schedule-2004.html

OPEN HOUSE PARTY!!!

The Tallahassee Progressive Center is a groundbreaking effort to strengthen our local progressive and arts community by bringing a wide range of organizations together under one roof to work, organize and play. The Progressive Center offers a unique combination of professional office space, business services, entertainment facilities and retail space designed to create a central hub of activity for the area's progressive citizens and local artists.

Music:
Blue Moon-Tally's finest laid-back bluegrass!!!
Carrie Hamby-Read about her at www.singingbiscuit.com!!!

Food:
Adrian is testing out the first center cuisine!!!

Also:
Progressive organization tables, voter registration, tours of the facility and more!!! It is also Steve Payne's 22nd birthday!!!

Location:
Your Progressive Center is located at: 1720 S. Gadsden just south of the Capitol

Cost: free!!!

Directions: Head down South Monroe and take a left at the light at Palmer St. and then right onto Gadsden. Or remember it is behind Bob's Transmission on S. Monroe.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.tallprogcen.com

Store Wars - When Wal Mart Comes To Town

This award-winning film looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.

In the US, Wal-Mart opens a new mega-store every two business days. This is the story of the impact of discount chain stores on American towns and cities, and on our society as a whole.

STORE WARS follows events in Ashland, VA, over a one-year period, from the first stormy public hearing that galvanizes residents' opposition till the Town Council takes a final vote on the proposed Wal-Mart store. Arguments for the store (tax revenues, low prices, jobs) and against it (destroys small town character, traffic, low-end jobs) are articulated and hotly debated. The cast of characters includes the mayor and Town Council members who will eventually make the decision, Wal-Mart representatives and the "Pink Flamingos," the grassroots citizen group opposed to the store.

STORE WARS does not single out Wal-Mart, but rather highlights its position as the icon of the Big Box industry. While offering a critical view of this industry, the film presents fairly all viewpoints on this controversial issue.

Location:
WeMoonSpirit
1816 Mahan Drive, next to the United Church

Cost: Free (Donations appreciated)

Directions: On Mahan Drive, next to the United Church.

Organizer:

URL: http://www.heartoftheearth.org/films.htm

“Friday At the Movies” Film Festival

Film: "Store Wars"

When Wal-Mart Comes To Town

WeMoonSpirit
1816 Mahan Drive, next to the United Church

This film looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.

In the US, Wal-Mart opens a new mega-store every two business days. This is the story of the impact of discount chain stores on American towns and cities, and on our society as a whole.

STORE WARS follows events in Ashland, VA, over a one-year period, from the first stormy public hearing that galvanizes residents' opposition till the Town Council takes a final vote on the proposed Wal-Mart store.



Arguments for the store (tax revenues, low prices, jobs) and against it (destroys small town character, traffic, low-end jobs) are articulated and hotly debated. The cast of characters includes the mayor and Town Council members who will eventually make the decision, Wal-Mart representatives and the "Pink Flamingos," the grassroots citizen group opposed to the store.

STORE WARS does not single out Wal-Mart, but rather highlights its position as the icon of the Big Box industry. While offering a critical view of this industry, the film presents fairly all viewpoints on this controversial issue.

Awards:
Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
Gold Plaque, Chicago International Television Competition
CINE Golden Eagle
Bronze Plaque Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Jury Citation, New Jersey International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival
South by Southwest Film Festival
Dallas Video Festival
IMAGE Atlanta Film & Video Festival
Magnolia Film Festival
Port Townsend Film Festival
Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
Conscientious Projector Film Festival
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital

Location:
1816 Mahan Drive, next to the United Church

Organizer:

URL: http://heartoftheearth.org

Don't miss the radical BOOKMOBILE

This fascinating mobile cultural landmark is coming to our area next week. It will be in Easthampton on Friday, May 21, and in Palmer on Saturday, May 22 with free daytime browsing hours both days. The listed workshops (also free) are fun and appropriate for children and grown-ups of all ages. Read on!

The MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE – making its way from Canada, a 1959 vintage Airstream Trailer (those cool, round, silvery ones) -- is coming to the area, filled with
300 different zines, rare alternative press, and one-of-a-kind handmade artists' books.

Fri, May 21  
@ Trinty Lutheran Church across the street from FLYWHEEL
browse the BOOKMOBILE 1:00pm to 6:00pm
FREE! (donations accepted)
Followed by (at Flywheel)
* POTLUCK at 6:30pm
* FREE WORKSHOP at 7:30pm: "How to Make a Flip-Book" -- you know, those neat
books that turn into animation when you "flip" them? (materials provided!)
* LIBERTY CABBAGE THEATER REVIVAL (political musical puppet skits),
TAPERED ANKLE (lively sing-along acoustic pop-punk), and LETTERS TO BEANY
(inventive 4-part harmony) starting at 8:45pm ($3-$5)
for info contact Helen 413.527.5048
aguascalientes-AT-highstream.net
FLYWHEEL 2 Holyoke St. (Rte. 141) Easthampton MA

Read on for more on the Mobilivre-Bookmobile:
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Now in its fourth year, MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE is an annual
touring exhibition of artist books, zines, and independent
literature. It explores the long held tradition of bookmobiles as movable
libraries. Traveling by way of a vintage 1959 Airstream Trailer, the
BOOKMOBILE visits a variety of venues in Canada and the US including community
centers, schools, libraries, festivals and artist-run spaces. A group of
coordinators traveling with the exhibition facilitate workshops, artist talks,
and educational forums. The annual traveling collection of approximately 300
book works range from handmade and one-of-a-kind to photocopied and small press
publications.

Along with showing the collection, the BOOKMOBILE will teach bookbinding and
zine making workshops and give talks about the history and functioning of
the BOOKMOBILE.

The BOOKMOBILE collective consists of a fluctuating group of dedicated
volunteers, coordinators, jury organizers, and tour guides. Although the
project is based primarily in Montreal, QC, and Philadelphia, PA, collective
members reside in various cities throughout North America.

Please visit us on the web for a better
understanding of who we are and what we do. This project is made possible by
grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and through the generous
contributions from many people.

Location:
Trinity Lutheran Church on Rte. 141 (Holyoke St.) across the street from Flywheel in Easthampton, MA. In the same neighborhood as the Brass Cat, Smokin' Lil's and Nini's. Flywheel's address is 2 Holyoke St. Directions on our website.

Cost: Free

Organizer:

URL: http://flywheelarts.org