Labor and Women Film Series
Tuesday Dec 11th 6.30-8.00 pm in WSAC Coffman 202
***Made in India***
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***Made in Thailand***
(read after jump for film synopsis)
Facilitated discussion will follow with Marion Traub-Werner, graduate student in Geography with a focus on global work issues.
This event is free. Bring your friends!!! Free Food!!!
GOULISHLY GOOD OCTOBER CINEMA LOUNGE
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 - Doors 6pm, Show 7pm - FREE
What's spooky, yet entertaining, and tastes like beer? Why it's a special Halloween edition of the Cinema Lounge, the Twin Cities' original short film showcase! For this month, we're celebrating good ol' All Hallow's Eve with a line-up that is chock full of zombie-dueling pirates, record-breaking giant pumpkins, and a bloodthirsty werewolf. As a special treat, we have a trailer from some home-town filmmakers that took finalist honors in the 2007 Grindhouse Trailer Competition at this year's South By Southwest Festival. It's an homage to the horror b-movie trailers of the 70's... and just downright awesome. Come down to the Bryant-Lake Bowl theater have a bloody good time with some excellent local, short films over a cold beer at the Cinema Lounge! October's line-up includes:
"Pirates vs. Zombies" by Jeremy Wilker and Jesse Roesler
"There's a Werewolf In My Attic" by Sam Thompson
"Dead Won't Die" (trailer) by Todd Cobery and Brady Kiernan
"Bill's Big Pumpkins" by Ryan Foss and Bill Nagel
Cinema Lounge is made possible by support from Lommen/Abdo and the Minnesota History Center's Greatest Generation Project.
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights and
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library present:
WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS FILM SERIES
Featuring Enemies of Happiness, a film by Eva Mulvad and Anja Al-Erhayem
Tuesday, October 23, 7 p.m.
St. Anthony Park Branch Library
2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul
Free and open to the public
Among the candidates for the first parliamentary elections in Afghanistan in 35 years was Malalai Joya, a courageous, controversial 27-year-old woman who ignited outrage among hardliners when she spoke out against corrupt warlords at the Grand Council of tribal elders in 2003. Enemies of Happiness is a revelatory portrait of this extraordinary freedom fighter and the way she won the hearts of voters, as well as a snapshot of life and politics in war-torn Afghanistan.
A discussion will follow the film, hosted by Rosalyn Park, Minnesota Advocates Staff Attorney in the Women’s Human Rights Program.
More Info / Flyer HERE
La Ciudad – Film/Discussion
In conjunction with the U of M Chicano Studies course, "Chicano/a Politics" (CHIC 3852 with Instructor Michael Duenes) OUW will screen "La Ciudad," an urban drama featuring four separate stories of Hispanic immigrants adrift in New York City. The post-film discussion will be facilitated by Claudia Fuentes, Policy Aide on Youth and Learning for Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and former adjunct faculty in Chicano Studies. The film screening will be open to the public.
Friday, October 19, 2007, 10:00 - 11:00am, Fraser Hall 101. RSVP to women@umn.edu or 612-625-9837.