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DESCRIPTION:\n\nFilm evenings begin with potluck refreshments & social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nKOCH BROTHERS EXPOSED\nby Robert Greenwald\n\nAre you looking for 
 something to do besides watch fireworks on the Fourth of July?  Here's a 
 documentary that's quintessentially American:  the story of billionaire 
 brothers, plutocrats, going about their business as usual, constructing the 
 American corporatist-capitalist empire for the 1%.\n\nThis eye-opening 
 film, brought to us by Brave New Films, is a hard-hitting investigation of 
 the 1% at its very worst.  Charles and David Koch are two of the world’s 
 richest and most powerful men.  These billionaire brothers bankroll a vast 
 network of organizations that work to undermine the interests of the 99% on 
 issues ranging from Social Security to the environment to civil rights.  
 The film uncovers the Kochs’ corruption and should be a wake-up call for 
 people across the political spectrum to take action to halt the selling off 
 of our democracy.\n\nThe film exposes the impact of Koch activities on 
 public policy.  It reveals tactics used by the Koch brothers to sway 
 political power in their favor, while illustrating the dangers of unchecked 
 influence concentrated in the hands of the few.  This includes their 
 efforts to suppress voter rights, re-segregate public schools, weaken EPA 
 regulation, and privatize Social Security.    Take Social Security, which 
 the Koch Brothers are working to dismantle by funding an echo chamber of 
 think tanks.  Brave New Foundation researchers reveal a $28.4 million Koch 
 effort that has manufactured 297 opinions and commentaries, 200 reports, 56 
 studies, and 6 books distorting Social Security’s effectiveness and 
 purpose.  The Koch Brothers have become a symbol of something that is 
 corrosive and dangerous to fulfilling the great possibilities of this 
 country.  They are the poster boys for the 1%.  Brave New Films has done a 
 service in researching and calling out their actions and activities.   And 
 the film points the way to how Americans can reclaim their 
 democracy.\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  28th  
 Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n\n \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/26/18716431.php
SUMMARY:Koch Brothers Exposed
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/26/18716431.php
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