BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18724201 SEQUENCE:18823770 CREATED:20121021T174700Z DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents:\n\nHarvest of Empire – the film\nThe new feature-length documentary made from the recent book by Juan González.\nHosted by Wendy Thompson-Marquez, Miguel Gavilan Molina, Miguel Rodriguez & Davey D\nMonday, November 12 2012 – 2 screenings: 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm\nBrava Theater\n2781 24th St, San Francisco\n\nWhile immigration is one of America’s most fiercely controversial issues, little is understood about the growing Latino presence in the U.S. This excellent new documentary reveals the direct correlation between centuries of U.S. armed intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean and today’s immigration crisis. Adapted from the popular new book written by award-winning journalist Juan González of radio and television’s Democracy Now!, the film by Wendy Thompson-Marquez and Eduardo López – in conjunction with director Peter Getzels and editor Catherine Shields – vigorously details the social conditions and U.S. government actions (overt and covert) that led inexorably to millions of Latino families to flee their homelands, triggering an unprecedented migration that is transforming America’s cultural and economic landscape. \n\nIn addition to rare archival material, this film features interviews with Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Junot Diaz, Mexican historian Lorenzo Meyer, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero, poet Martín Espada, journalists Maria Hinojosa and Geraldo Rivera, historian and broadcast journalist Juan González, and film producer Wendy Thompson-Marquez. \n\nIn person: \nWendy Thompson-Marquez is the President and CEO of the Onyx Media Group and EVS Communications, Inc. In 2004 she was honored by the National Conference for Community and Justice with the Media and Community Service Award. Currently she is a board member of Latino Public Broadcasting, the Washington Performing Arts Society, and the Community Foundation in D.C.\n\nMiguel Gavilan Molina, a longtime activist, is the Executive Producer of KPFA Radio’s La Onda Bajita, and Associate Producer of Flashpoints.\n\nMiguel Guerrero, currently the Web Producer at KPFA Radio, is also the Executive Producer and Host for Rock en Rebelión, a weekly Latin Alternative music and Public Affairs show, airing on KPFA every Sunday at 5 PM. For the last 20 years he has worked as a cultural and music promoter within the Latino community in the Bay Area.\n\nDavey D, Popular Hip Hop journalist and media activist, is the Executive Producer of KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio, airing every weekday at 4pm.\n\nCo-Sponsoring Organizations (in alphabetical order): 67 Sueños, BuildOn, Colectivo Cinema Errante, Global Exchange, Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (CLUE-CA), KPOO Radio, La Peña Cultural Center, Mission Cultural Center, Pájaro Latinoamericano – KPOO, Radio Bilingue, Radio Indigena, School of Americas Watch (East Bay + San Francisco)\n\n$10 advance tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/287959 :: 800-838-3006 \nor Modern Times Books, City Lights, Marcus Books, Global Exchange Store ($12 door)\nTuesday, November 13, 2012 – 3 screenings: 4:15 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:30 pm\nGrand Lake Theater\n3200 Grand Avenue, Oakland \n$10 advance tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/286689 :: 800-838-3006 \nor Pegasus Books (3 locations), Marcus Books, Mrs. Dalloway’s, Moe’s Books, Walden Pond, DIESEL a Bookstore ($12 door) \nInformation: www.kpfa.org/events KPFA and BuildOn benefit\n\n http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/21/18724201.php SUMMARY:Harvest of Empire: The Film: The Untold Story of Latinos in America LOCATION:Grand Lake Theater\n3200 Grand Avenue\nOakland, CA URL:http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/10/21/18724201.php DTSTART:20121114T001500Z DTEND:20121114T021500Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR