Events at New College - Aug 14 - Sept 1

New College of California
Center for Education and Social Action (CESA)
Listing of Peace and Social Justice Events, August 14 - September 1, 2004

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Sat Aug 14th - The Referendum - Report Back from Venezuela

- Mon Aug 16th - screening: this is what free trade looks like the NAFTA fraud in México, the failure of the WTO, and the case for global revolt (other Bay Area screenings listed below)

- Wed Sept 1st - The Impossible Will Take a Little While: Hope in a Time of Fear - wth Paul Loeb, Susan Griffen, Toni Mirosevich and (tentatively) Mark Hertsgaard

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Get the Real Story Behind the Referendum -
Report Back from Venezuela

Saturday, August 14th at 6:00 pm
New College, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco

Get the facts from two people who have just returned from a Global Exchange delegation to Venezuela where they visited barrios, learned about Bolivarian Circles and Chavez’s other social programs: Andres Carnalla and Julia As well as a brief history of Venezuela and a background on Chavez and the controversy over his presidency by Dawn Gable of The Bolivarian Circles International

See film footage from the April 11, 2002 coup d’etat against President Chavez, as well as a slide show with photos from this most recent delegation.

Sponsored by: Global Exchange, The Cyber Circle, New College Center for Education and Social Action


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

activist media project.los angeles

presents

this is what free trade looks like
the NAFTA fraud in México, the failure of the WTO, and the case for global revolt

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

sunday 15 august . 4:30 pm . sssp session 126 . cathedral hill hotel . 1101 van ness . san francisco

sunday 15 august . 8:15 pm . long haul infoshop . 3124 shattuck avenue . berkeley

monday 16 august . 7 pm . new college of california . 777 valencia street . san francisco

tuesday 17 august . 7 pm . unitarian church . franklin & geary blvd . san francisco / This screening is a fundraiser for bail and legal costs for activists repressed in Guadalajara. A Mexican activist working on this legal situation will be present to speak and show a 30 minute activist documentary about the events (Spanish with English subtitles).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
camera. jay finneburgh . doug johnson . brian jones . sabin portillo . cancún imc

edited by. brian jones
written & directed by. amory starr
translated & interpreted by. sylvie perez . victor sainz . jason wallach

produced by. brian jones. sabin portillo . amory starr

Designed for educational and community use as a companion film to This is What Democracy Looks Like, this is one of the first documentaries to carefully explain how free trade operates. It does so from the perspective of the Mexican experience with ten years of NAFTA. Activists and scholars authoritatively condemn free trade as a solution to poverty and discuss the impacts on farmers, workers, youth, and immigrants. Shot in Cancún, México on the occasion of the 5th WTO ministerial in September 2003, the film contextualizes the growing international resistance to free trade policies. Music from the streets of Cancún. 60 minutes. 2004.

http://www.activistmediaproject.net

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Copies of the video will be available for sale at all screenings.

Tabloid fliers and handbills for these screenings can be downloaded from website.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE IMPOSSIBLE WILL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE: HOPE IN A TIME OF FEAR

With Paul Loeb, Susan Griffen, Toni Mirosevich and (tentatively) Mark Hertsgaard

Wednesday September 1 at 7:00 PM
New College of California, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA
Free

How do we keep on when times get tough? Paul Loeb, author of the underground bestseller Soul of a Citizen, and the just-released The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear (Basic Books, August 2004), will explore what keeps us going despite all the obstacles.

Loeb, whom Susan Sontag has called “a national treasure” for his work on courage and conscience, will be joined by book contributors Susan Griffin, Toni Mirosevich and (tentatively) Mark Hertsgaard. They’ll explore what it’s like to go up against Goliath, whether South African apartheid, the iron fist of Eastern European dictatorship, or Mississippi segregation. Their stories don’t sugarcoat the obstacles. But they replenish the wellsprings of our commitment by showing what keeps us keeping on--even when the odds seem overwhelming.

Barbara Ehrenreich says, "For anyone worn down by four years of Bushism, The Impossible is a bracing double cappuccino!" MoveOn cofounder Joan Blades says, “As I read these stories, I’m reminded yet again of the incredible power individuals have when we come together.” And Arianna Huffington writes, “Put away your Prozac and pick up The Impossible Will Take a Little While.” See http://www.theimpossible.org and please tell your friends.

Sponsored by New College Center for Education and Social Action and Global Exchange.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


New College Center for Education & Social Action (CESA)
Listing of peace and social justice events emailed weekly.
To subscribe or unsubscribe: jon [at] newcollege.edu
For information: Jon Garfield: (415) 437-3425.
New College CESA: http://www.newcollege.edu/cesa
New College of California: http://www.newcollege.edu

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------