Memory and Resistance: 9/11 three years after

Memory and Resistance: 9/11 three years after
A cultural night in memory of the people’s struggle for self-determination from Chile to Iraq

A benefit and celebration for the Center for Political education showcasing films, artists, MC’s and poets, to honor the people’s resistance and make links between our struggles.

$5-$10 donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds

Featuring:

Two September 11ths in a Lifetime, by Ariel Lopez, a film that explores Chile’s September 11th, 1973, and the meditations of Chileans on September 11th, 2001.

Chilean hip-hop artist, KAKO will inspire us with his words about September 11th and Democracy in Chile and the US (in Spanish).

An excerpt from the new independent film About Baghdad, reflections on the traumatic legacy of dictatorship, sanctions and war, and the resilience and humanity of a people who were for decades dehumanized and disappeared behind Saddam’s image.

MC Iron Sheik- Using hip-hop as his medium, the Iron Sheik relays informed views on the Palestinian movement for independence, the war on terrorism, US foreign policy, the Arab world, and growing up Arab-American. Iron Sheik was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle on August 22- check it out. http://www.ironsheik.biz

Plus, an exhibit of radical artwork by local artists:Pescador, Los Matamoscas Collective, Dena Al-Adeeb, Fernando Marti, Cece Carpio