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DESCRIPTION:Positive Force: More Than a Witness: 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action 
 screening and Q&A with director Robin Bell at New Nothing Cinema on 
 Wednesday, January 21st at 7pm. 16 Sherman St in San Francisco.\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\nWatch the Positive Force trailer 
 and more info: http://morethanawitness.com/\n\nGet a copy of the DVD: 
 http://secure.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=250\n\nCo-Sponsored 
 by Shaping San Francisco, The New Nothing Cinema, and the Anthropology and 
 Social Change Department at C.I.I.S., which have been collaborating since 
 fall 2012 to screen a film once a month focusing on local activism and 
 political history.\n\nNew Nothing Cinema: 
 http://newnothing.wordpress.com/\nShaping SF: 
 http://www.shapingsf.org/\nCIIS: 
 http://www.ciis.edu/Academics/Graduate_Programs/Anthropology_and_Social_Change.html\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/05/18766466.php
SUMMARY:Positive Force: More Than A Witness screening and Q&A w/ director Robin Bell
LOCATION:New Nothing Cinema\n16 Sherman St, San Francisco, California 94103
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/01/05/18766466.php
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