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Past Events 2012:
Film: "The War We Don't See"
Thursday , February 16, 7:00 pm
Bethlehem Town Hall
445 Delaware Ave, Delmar
The
War You Don't See (2010, 96 minutes) is a documentary film, directed by
John Pilger. It is a powerful and timely investigation into the
media's role in war. The War You Don't See traces the history of
"embedded' and independent reporting from World War I to the
destruction of Hiroshima, and from the invasion of Vietnam to the
current war in Afghanistan. As weapons and propaganda are ever more
sophisticated, the very nature of war has developed into an `electronic
battlefield'. "A masterful job of laying out the often willing
collusion of the journalists with the governments' ever-expanding spin
empires." Dr. John Jenks, Communication Arts and Sciences Dominican
University . A discussion will follow the film.. Sponsored by
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace.
"No War with Iran" Rally
Saturday, February 4, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Wolf Rd and Central Ave, Colonie, NY.
"No War with Iran" Rally and walk over to the Recruiting Center at Colonie Center. Join
Occupy Albany and the Capital District antiwar movement as we
peacefully protest the threat of war with Iran. NO WAR, NO Sanctions,
No Assassinations. This is part of a national day of action. The rally
has been endorsed by Occupy Albany and there will also be a bus load of
Occupy Wall St. protesters from NYC joining us. Co-sponsored by
Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Occupy Albany, Women Against War and Upper Hudson Peace
Action. Facebook event. Information: Joe Lombardo @ 281-1968
BNP Film: "Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives" Scarred Lands and
Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of War
(86 minutes, 2011) is a documentary that explores
the environmental impacts of war. The film explores
the immense ecological ramifications, of everything from technological
development and natural resource exhaustion, to weapons testing
and modern warfare itself. War is comprised of elements that
pollute land, air, and water, destroy biodiversity and entire
ecosystems, and drain our limited natural resources. Yet the
environmental damage caused even by preparation for war, not to
mention war itself, is routinely underestimated, under reported, and
even ignored. A discussion will follow the film. Please join
us. Co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, Women Against War, and the Tom Paine
Chapter of Veterans for Peace. Information: 466-1192
Thursday, February, 2, 6:45 - 8:45 pm
Bethlehem Public Library
451 Delaware Ave., Delmar NY 12054
Solidarity Film: "Freedom Riders"
Saturday, January 21, 7:30 PM
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany
405 Washington Avenue (across the street from the downtown SUNY campus)
The
Solidarity Committee of the Capital District continues its film series
with a showing of the documentary, “Freedom Riders” (2009, 111 minutes). This documentary is about a group of activists, black and white, who challenged the segregation
laws of the South in the 1960s. The film showing --
co-sponsored by Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace and Upper Hudson Peace
Action. The First Unitarian Universalist
Society of Albany is located across the street from the downtown SUNY
campus, on Washington Avenue. Admission is free, and free
refreshments will be provided by the Honest Weight Food
Co-op. Information: 466-1192.
Jodi Dean: The Meaning of Occupy Wall Street for the Left.
Friday, January 13, 7:30 pm
Oakwood Community Center
313 10th St., Troy, NY.
Jodi Dean is professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, and holds the Erasmus Chair in the Humanities in the Faculty of Philosophy at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She has authored or edited 9 books, the most recent of which is “Democracy and Other Neoliberal Fantasies” (Duke UP, 2009). Her latest book, “The Communist Horizon”, will be published by Verso in 2012. The Oakwood Community Center is located right turn off 787 Collar City Bridge for Rte 7 east, on left at 2nd light between 9th and 10th Sts. Parking on left on 9th St., Old Fire station building parking lot left on 10th Use the door facing Hoosick St. Donation of $5 requested, $2 unemployed and students. More information: 518 505 0948
Occupy ...The Future Shanna Goldman, Dan Morrissey, BNP member Joe Lombardo, and other
participants in Occupy Albany will talk about
the Occupy movement in general and discuss some of the issues specific
to Occupy Albany. They will
discuss where the Occupy movement originated, the method used for
making decisions, and some of the results of Occupy actions. How
can we help sustain this movement, what are the possible next
steps, and what is the future for Occupiers? Free.
Information: 466-1192.
Thursday, January 5, 7:00 - 8:45 pm
Bethlehem Public Library
451 Delaware Ave., Delmar NY 12054