Movie Night: Salt of the Earth
Public Event · By Zach Callahan, Joel Prentice Northam and Mike Golash
Saturday
7:30pm
1329 14th St. NW, Washington DC
Come to Zach's place this Saturday evening at 7:30 for a movie night brought to you by Occupy DC's Labor Commitee. Bring snacks and drinks to share if you want. We will be watching "Salt of the Earth".
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Based on an actual strike against the Empire Zinc Mine in New Mexico, the film deals with the prejudice against the Mexican-American workers, who struck to attain wage parity with Anglo workers in other mines and to be treated with dignity by the bosses. The film is an early treatment of feminism, because the wives of the miners play a pivotal role in the strike, against their husbands wishes. In the end, the greatest victory for the workers and their families is the realization that prejudice and poor treatment are conditions that are not always imposed by outside forces. This film was written, directed and produced by members of the original "Hollywood Ten," who were blacklisted for refusing to answer Congressional inquiries on First Amendment grounds.
The entrance is to the right of Besson's Cleansing Establishment. We'll put up a sign. It's on 14th St. between N St. and Rhode Island Ave.
DC March Against Torture, Guantanamo & the NDAA
Public Event · By Security with Human Rights Campaign
Sunday
1:00pm until 2:30pm
Meet at the reflecting pool in front of the US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DC March Against Torture, Guantanamo, Indefinite Detention & the NDAA
Please join the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Witness Against Torture, Amnesty International and many others in the fight against torture, Guantanamo and indefinite detention this June, Torture Awareness Month!
We are organizing a march in orange jumpsuits from the US Capitol to the White House on Sunday June 24th, to show elected officials that we the people demand an end to human rights abuses in our names. Join us!
When: Sunday June 24th from 1PM - 2:30PM
Where: Meet at the reflecting pool in front of the US Capitol building in Washington DC
What: March in orange jumpsuits from the Capitol to the White House
Keynote Speaker: Stephen Xenakis, MD, Ret. Brigadier General
Why: To stand against torture, Guantanamo, indefinite detention and the National Defense Authorization Act and to ask for the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture to be published
Who: Amnesty International, National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Witness Against Torture, America Come Home, American Civil Liberties Union, Anti-war.com, Bellevue/NYU Center for Survivors of Torture, Bill of Rights Defense Committee, Center for Constitutional Rights, Center for Victims of Torture, CODEPINK, Council on American Ismalic Relations, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker, Liberty Coalition, Midwest Antiwar Mobilization, NC Stop Torture Now, Pax Christi USA, PEN American Center, Physicians for Human Rights, Rabbis for Human Rights, North America Refugee Media Project, September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, United Nations Association, USA East Bay Chapter, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, WarIsCrime.org, War Criminals Watch, World Can't Wait.
More Info: Email june24coalition@gmail.com or sign up at www.nrcat.org/june24
Tweet: Join #June24 march in DC against #Torture #Guantanamo & #NDAA.
Info: @No_More_Torture and @ZekeJohnsonAi
Tales of Tent-City
Public Event · By Occupy Our Homes DC
Sunday
12:00pm
Here's to liberating another park for
Teach-in's! * Tent Exhibits!
Music! * Food! * Fun!
Please join us at Lamont Park for this unique event! Bring a picnic & come meet other DC residents for a day of hope and inspiration for housing for all. Get inspired by the powerful stories of reclaiming our homes & affordable housing! Explore the interactive tent exhibits! Have your face painted! Enjoy meeting neighbors and other DC residents who need affordable housing!
SCHEDULE:
12:00-1pm Welcome and Music
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 101: THE BASICS
1:00-2:00pm What You Need To Know About Affordable Housing
AFFORDABLE HOUSING 201: DIGGING INTO THE ISSUES
2:30-3:00pm Affordable for Whom?: The Affordable Dwelling Unit Program
3:00-3:30pm Making Affordable Housing in DC Inclusive--Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning
3:30-4:00pm A Vanishing Act: The Erosion and Disappearance of Rent Control
CONNECTING THE DOTS TO THE HOUSING CRISIS
3:00-3:30pm From Statehood to the War on Terror: DC's Housing Crisis Revealed
3:30-4:00pm The Housing Crisis Hits Home: Affordable Housing Issues in Mt Pleasant and Columbia Heights
ORGANIZING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
5:00-6:00pm: Let's Stir It Up! Tales of Organizing from Below!
LET'S CELEBRATE!
6:00-9:00pm: Fandango Concert with Son Jarocho Music, Dancing and More!
The Weather Underground
Public Event · By Occupy Peace House
7:00pm until 10:00pm
Monday, June 25, 2012
Phone: (202) 682-4282
Occupy Peace House
1233 12th Street NW (between M & N)
Washington, D.C. 20005
Please join us for our movie and discussion night at the Peace House.
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Thirty years ago, a group of young American radicals called The Weathermen announced their intention to overthrow the U.S. government. Fueled by outrage over the Vietnam War and racism in America, they went underground during the 1970s, bombing targets across the country that they felt symbolized "the real violence" that the U.S. government and capitalist power were wreaking throughout the world. From pitched battles with police on Chicago's city streets, to bombing the U.S. Capitol building, to breaking acid-guru Timothy Leary out of prison, this carefully organized clandestine network attempted to incite a national revolution, while successfully evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. One of the top documentaries of the year, this award-winning film interweaves extensive archival material with modern-day interviews to explore the incredible story of "The Weather Underground." As former members reflect candidly about the idealistic passion that drove them to "bring the war home," they paint a compelling portrait of troubled and revolutionary times, with unexpected and often striking connections to the current world situation.
