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DESCRIPTION:In his newest film, Robert Greenwald sets out to chronicle stories about 
 people in government who try to expose shortcomings in their various 
 departments. Such concerned folks are persecuted and threatened with losing 
 their job or even going to jail. The issues include government overreach in 
 the areas of weapons systems and other military-related hardware that 
 doesn't work, excessive surveillance of citizens, and propaganda meant to 
 persuade us to support going to war. Then there is military conduct in the 
 midst of wars. As the truth is set free, the people who make it possible 
 seem to risk their own freedoms.\n\nThe film is one hour and 6 minutes, and 
 an open discussion will follow the screening. The UU is wheelchair 
 accessible.\n\nThe film covers the case of Marine Corps scientist Franz 
 Gayle, who reveals to the press his military branch's refusal to use a 
 vehicle better suited to resist mines and IED's, and who loses first his 
 security clearance, then his job. Lockheed Martin employee Michael DeKort, 
 who exposed his company's subpar construction of Coast Guard cutters, 
 intelligence expert Tom Drake in his role of revealing the National 
 Security Agency's "data mining" program of Americans, and lawyer Thomas 
 Tamm, a lawyer who uncovered the George W. Bush administration's 
 warrantless wiretapping program, are three other examples of individuals 
 doing what they felt was right and having to change their lives because of 
 it. Bradley Manning, who released a huge document trove for Wikileaks, is 
 another.\n\nAlong with the victims of the "War on Whistleblowers," the film 
 also features input from civil libertarians from organizations such as the 
 Project on Government Oversight and the Government Accountability Project, 
 as well as investigative reporters working to keep government and business 
 honest about how they treat people who try to tell the truth. Don't miss 
 this important documentary about brave people who set a unique example for 
 activists everywhere.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/06/06/18738092.php
SUMMARY:Free Screening of new Robert Greenwald film 'War on Whistleblowers'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/06/06/18738092.php
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