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DESCRIPTION:Coming to the Bay Area, the long-awaited feature length documentary 
 Positive Force: More Than a Witness: 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action 
 will premiere in Oakland with a Q&A with director Robin Bell.\n\nJoin us in 
 Oakland, CA on Wednesday, January 20th at 7pm at 1234 Go! Records (420 40th 
 St Suite 5, Oakland, California 94609) \n\nPunk activist collective 
 Positive Force DC emerged in 1985, rising from the creative, 
 politically-charged ferment of DC punk's Revolution Summer. Born in a 
 dynamic local scene sparked by Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and Rites of 
 Spring, a handful of young activists also drew inspiration from UK 
 anarcho-punks Crass and the original "Positive Force" band Seven Seconds to 
 become one of the most long-lasting and influential exponents of punk 
 politics.\n\nThis feature-length film by Robin Bell skillfully mixes rare 
 archival footage (including electrifying live performances from Fugazi, 
 Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Nation of Ulysses, Anti-Flag, and more) with 
 new interviews of key PF activists including co-founder Mark Andersen 
 (co-author of Dance of Days) and Jenny Toomey (Simple Machines, Tsunami) as 
 well as supporters such as Ian MacKaye, Jello Biafra, Dave Grohl, Ted Leo, 
 Riot Grrrl co-founders Allison Wolfe and Kathleen Hanna, and many more. 
 Covering a span of 30 years, More Than a Witness documents PF's Reagan-era 
 origins, the creation of its communal house, FBI harassment, and the rise 
 of a vibrant underground that burst into the mainstream amid controversy 
 over both the means and the ends of the movement.\n\nThrough it all, 
 Positive Force has persisted, remaining deeply rooted in their hometown, 
 reaching out to those in need and building bridges between diverse 
 communities, while regularly bringing punk protest to the front doors of 
 the powers-that-be. Encompassing an ever-evolving cast of characters, the 
 all-volunteer group has helped to nurture several generations of activists. 
 In the best punk fashion, PF has applied creative DIY tactics and radical 
 critiques to issues of homelessness, hunger, racism, corporate 
 globalization, sexism, homophobia, war, gentrification, and animal/earth 
 liberation, while struggling to constructively address conflicting dynamics 
 and visions within the group itself.\n\nwww.morethanawitness.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/05/18766465.php
SUMMARY:'Positive Force: More Than A Witness' Screening and Q&A w/ director Robin Bell
LOCATION:1-2-3-4 Go! Records\n420 40th St Suite 5, Oakland, California 94609
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/05/18766465.php
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