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DESCRIPTION:Documentary Examines Voter Suppression\nAmid the bomb throwing of charges 
 and countercharges that has become what passes today for political 
 discussion, a couple of positions have hardened. When the elections of 
 2016, 2018, and 2020 come up, Republicans cry, "Voter Fraud!", while 
 Democrats shout back, "Voter Suppression!"  Those who have become tired of 
 the noise have started to demand of both sides, "Show us your 
 evidence."\nTo date, the case that widespread voter fraud is a danger has 
 not been made by the Right; in fact, the mere existence of voter fraud has 
 yet to be conclusively demonstrated.  The Left is doing somewhat better 
 documenting voter suppression.  A case in point is "Rigged: The Voter 
 Suppression Playbook", which will be shown at Niles Discovery Church at 
 1:30 pm on July 1300 and following by a facilitated audience 
 discussion.\nDirected by Michael Kasino, written by Timothy Smith, and 
 narrated by Jeffrey Wright, the film goes back to 2008, after the election 
 of Barrack Obama, and traces the decade-long development by Republican 
 operatives of plans to make it harder for people of color to vote. 
 \n"Rigged" shows the tactics that have been used: the closure or early 
 closing of polling places in Democratic districts, the purging of voter 
 rolls to eliminate groups of people based on questionable or frankly 
 spurious grounds, voting machines which conveniently malfunction, strict 
 and arbitrary voter i.d. laws, and that old standby---gerrymandering.  
 \nThere are interviews with people affected by voter suppression, among 
 them a woman made homeless by a hurricane who struggled to relocate and get 
 a legal address in time for the election, only to arrive at the polling 
 place and discover her name had been purged for no discernible reason.  
 Also giving their take are officials and others trying to eliminate voter 
 suppression, as well as people involved in the making of the documentary.  
 The history of voting policy and current challenges to its integrity are 
 richly illustrated with archival footage of political figures from Lyndon 
 Johnson to Donald Trump. \nFor Screenwriter Smith, the goal of the 
 documentary was "to show audiences that this is happening — and too few 
 people are noticing." By the end of "Rigged", all but the most hardened 
 skeptics will be convinced that that voter suppression is real---and so are 
 its dangers.\nThe Second Saturday Documentary Series is co-sponsored by 
 Niles Discovery Church and the San Jose Peace and Justice Center. Learn 
 more about the series at bit.ly/nilesssds. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/17/18824022.php
SUMMARY:Second Saturday Documentary Series: "Rigged: The Voter Supression Playbook"
LOCATION:Niles Discovery Church\n36600 Niles Boulevard\nFremont, CA 94536
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/06/17/18824022.php
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