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DESCRIPTION:Screening of "Bombies":  The film, directed by Jack Silberman, is a past 
 winner of the Golden Gate Award at the San Francisco International Film 
 Festival and details the U.S. bombing campaign in Laos and the enduring 
 legacy of unexploded cluster bombs.  \n\nBetween 1964 and 1973 the U.S. 
 conducted a "Secret War" in Laos, dropping over 2 million tons of bombs, 
 including 260 million cluster bombs. The U.S. carried out 580,000 bombing 
 missions, equal to one bombing mission every eight minutes around the clock 
 for nine years, making Laos the most heavily bombed country per capita in 
 history.  Unexploded cluster bombs continue to maim and kill villagers 35 
 years after the end of war.\n  \nPanel Discussion:  Following the 
 screening, a panel will feature first-hand witnesses to the air war and its 
 aftermath, including a man who took part in the bombing, a journalist who 
 helped to expose it, and a Laotian who survived.  Other panelists include 
 those advocating for the removal of cluster bombs in Laos and an 
 international ban on cluster bombs.\n\nThe Schools Not Bombs Campaign is a 
 special initiative of Legacies of War and Give Children a Choice to help 
 build schools in impoverished Laotian villages affected by cluster 
 bombs.\n\nSponsors of the event include Legacies of War, Center for Lao 
 Studies with Asia Society, Mennonite Central Committee U.S., West Coast 
 Mennonite Central Committee, and Friends Committee on National 
 Legislation.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/04/18490582.php
SUMMARY:'Bombies' Film Screening and Panel Discussion: The Forgotten Tragedy
LOCATION:American Friends Service Committee and Center for Lao Studies Offices\n65 
 Ninth Street\nSan Francisco, CA 94103\n415-874-5578\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/04/18490582.php
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