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catscradle Oct. 21st, 2002 01:52 pm)
catscradle Oct. 21st, 2002 01:52 pm)So the University is sponsering this under the aupisces of my academic department:
This apparently means the American History and Values of White Anglo/Saxon Protestants. They threw in Elie Wisel to placate the activists, I think. Of 15 scheduled speakers, he's the only one not pushing mom, apple pie, the handing over of our free will to John Ashcroft and the bombing of Iraq. Not directly, at least. I'm guessing they got him to speak to push an Israeli agenda. I have nothing but extreme respect of Elie Wisel, so I'm not saying he's coming here to nay-say the Palestinians. But the Judaic Studies department here has been trying to get him for years with no luck, so it leaves me a bit suspicious that the University got him to be one of their first speakers for the Bridges Project.
Well, a co-worker and I got together and talked to the Bridges organizer, concerned over the right-slant this project is taking. She agreed completely with us and has granted us money to sponser 15 films and/or documentaries that illustrate the other side of "history and vaules in America" to be run the week before or after a speaker hits town. The film will be followed by a panel to talk and debate over the films. I couldn't believe we actually were granted room space to do this. Hopefully more than 10 tightly packed people can fill the room.
Anyway - need help finding films. We've got a list right now, but we need more to review before we set these out to the public. If you can think of movies or documentaries that deal with things like: Native American civil issues, Civil Rights movement, Women's movement, Japanese-American WWII Camps, American government aiding waring countries (Like El Salvador, Afghanistan, East Timor, etc. . .) AIDS moevemtent - anything you think is of great social importance, please drop me a note - either here or at my address.
Thanks =)
"Bridges to the Future: American History and Values in Light of Sept. 11th," a yearlong, statewide effort to encourage exploration and greater understanding of American history and values.
This apparently means the American History and Values of White Anglo/Saxon Protestants. They threw in Elie Wisel to placate the activists, I think. Of 15 scheduled speakers, he's the only one not pushing mom, apple pie, the handing over of our free will to John Ashcroft and the bombing of Iraq. Not directly, at least. I'm guessing they got him to speak to push an Israeli agenda. I have nothing but extreme respect of Elie Wisel, so I'm not saying he's coming here to nay-say the Palestinians. But the Judaic Studies department here has been trying to get him for years with no luck, so it leaves me a bit suspicious that the University got him to be one of their first speakers for the Bridges Project.
Well, a co-worker and I got together and talked to the Bridges organizer, concerned over the right-slant this project is taking. She agreed completely with us and has granted us money to sponser 15 films and/or documentaries that illustrate the other side of "history and vaules in America" to be run the week before or after a speaker hits town. The film will be followed by a panel to talk and debate over the films. I couldn't believe we actually were granted room space to do this. Hopefully more than 10 tightly packed people can fill the room.
Anyway - need help finding films. We've got a list right now, but we need more to review before we set these out to the public. If you can think of movies or documentaries that deal with things like: Native American civil issues, Civil Rights movement, Women's movement, Japanese-American WWII Camps, American government aiding waring countries (Like El Salvador, Afghanistan, East Timor, etc. . .) AIDS moevemtent - anything you think is of great social importance, please drop me a note - either here or at my address.
Thanks =)
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Angola
I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for, but one of the most moving documentaries I've seen lately was dedicated to life inside Angola State Prison in Louisiana. It was a deeply disturbing look at how possibly innocent men were railroaded by the system - I have yet to shake off the effects. *And* (again relying on my shaky memory) it was, I believe nominated for an Oscar... I think. Heck, it might have even won. If such a thing would interest you let me know and I'll hunt it down for you. Even if you don't want it for the film festival, I'll bet you'd like it.
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And this will definately be on the list - thanks for jarring my memory =)