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8/20: Our Health Is Our Wealth

by Colored Ink &The SF Peacemakers
Saturday, August 20th 2005

Brava Theater
2789 24th St., San Francisco

Registration begins at 11:00 am

Festival begins at 12:00 noon
Colored Ink &The SF Peacemakers
present:

Our Health Is Our Wealth

A day of Film, Food, &Social Justice


Saturday, August 20th 2005

Brava Theater
2789 24th St., San Francisco

Registration begins at 11:00 am

Festival begins at 12:00 noon

Come join us for a festival like no other! Experience good healthy food, holistic health practices, film shorts, and workshops addressing community issues of health, poverty and violence, planning a solution of how to heal our community. For a lot of us, our mental and physical health is at risk, the best way to overcome these issues is to come together, educate ourselves, and deal with them collectively. Special panel presented by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, following an excerpt of the movie "Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story" addressing Stan, the death penalty, and our civil rights.

Featured films include:

Peace Maker in Sudan

Details a personal account of the crisis in Sudan which began in February 2003. Indiscriminate killing, mass rapes, looting of livestock and the burning of villages at the hands of government troops and the militias have resulted in 50,000 deaths and forced an estimated 1.2 million people from their homes.

Peacemakers 4 life

Takes a look at the violence in our community. Illustrates how a community coming together can overcome these issues, break the cycle of violence, and unite us in transforming our lives.

Hosted By:

NConscious Eyes TV &KPOO 89.5 FM Radio personality
Pam-Pam "theimposingfigure"

FPerformances, spoken word, live music. The Bay Area's DJ Fonzilla navigates the dance floor.



[Special Celebration for Idriss Stelley's Birthday

Idriss was killed by the SFPD
He was shot at 48 times on June 13th, 2001

One of the all too many victims of police brutality...

For more information
About the event:

415-240-0093 or visit http://www.coloredink.org

415-573-8257 or visit http://www.sfpeacemakers.org

About Stan's case:

http://www.tookie.com

http://www.nodeathpenalty.org

Suggested Donation of $10

Purchase one of the movies at the festival and get in for free!

no one turned away for lack of funds

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