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7th May 2017, 14:50
News on Ecuador and Venezuela; May-June political films
Ecuador’s Accomplishments under the 10 Years of Rafael Correa’s Citizen’s Revolution
http://www.coha.org/ecuadors-accomplishments-under-the-10-years-of-rafael-correas-citizens-revolution/
Venezuela Weekly News: The Oligarchy/ OAS/ US Campaign to Overthrow Maduro Turns Violent
http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/7315/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1391579
Our Facebook Pages and Groups:
Chicago Cuba Solidarity
Stand with Venezuela
Chicago Stands with Venezuela
Friends of Evo's Bolivia/[email protected] de la Bolivia de Eco
Friends of Ecuador - North America
Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee
Loyola Political Film Series
Sundays, 2pm
Loyola University (downtown)
Corboy Law Center, room 301, 25 E. Pearson Street, Chicago
(one block north of Chicago & State Red line L stop)
May 21 The Wobblies 1978 90min
This film captures the struggles, the spirit, the songs and satires of the movement of the International Workers of the World (IWW). This documentary shows old and archival footage, including cartoons and graphics.
May 28 Malcolm X: Make it Plain 1994 150 min
An excellent documentary on the life and ideas of one of the great revolutionary heroes.
June 4 Growing Change: Inside Venezuela’s Food Revolution 2011 60 min
Using the international food crisis of 2008, the film shows the changes that Venezuela initiated as a response. The film chronicles the issues that brought the country to a food crisis before moving into an understanding of how the country worked to establish better food security and food sovereignty by empowering local farming and food production and moving away from a reliance on multinational corporations and imports.
June 11 Joe Hill 1998 87 min
Documentary on the life and government murder of Wobblie organizer and working class hero.
June 18 Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution 2013 113 min
This film on Grenada explores the achievements and shortcomings of the People's Revolutionary
Government as it built a new society. It focuses on the year 1983 and the execution of Prime Minister
Maurice Bishop and his colleagues, which provided the excuse for the US invasion. The film features
extensive unseen footage, as well as old and new interviews with many of the key players of the time.
Sponsors: Loyola University Department of Sociology, Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee
For more information: [email protected], Stan Smith 773-322-3168
ChicagoALBASolidarity.wordpress.com
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Ecuador’s Accomplishments under the 10 Years of Rafael Correa’s Citizen’s Revolution
http://www.coha.org/ecuadors-accomplishments-under-the-10-years-of-rafael-correas-citizens-revolution/
Venezuela Weekly News: The Oligarchy/ OAS/ US Campaign to Overthrow Maduro Turns Violent
http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/7315/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1391579
Our Facebook Pages and Groups:
Chicago Cuba Solidarity
Stand with Venezuela
Chicago Stands with Venezuela
Friends of Evo's Bolivia/[email protected] de la Bolivia de Eco
Friends of Ecuador - North America
Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee
Loyola Political Film Series
Sundays, 2pm
Loyola University (downtown)
Corboy Law Center, room 301, 25 E. Pearson Street, Chicago
(one block north of Chicago & State Red line L stop)
May 21 The Wobblies 1978 90min
This film captures the struggles, the spirit, the songs and satires of the movement of the International Workers of the World (IWW). This documentary shows old and archival footage, including cartoons and graphics.
May 28 Malcolm X: Make it Plain 1994 150 min
An excellent documentary on the life and ideas of one of the great revolutionary heroes.
June 4 Growing Change: Inside Venezuela’s Food Revolution 2011 60 min
Using the international food crisis of 2008, the film shows the changes that Venezuela initiated as a response. The film chronicles the issues that brought the country to a food crisis before moving into an understanding of how the country worked to establish better food security and food sovereignty by empowering local farming and food production and moving away from a reliance on multinational corporations and imports.
June 11 Joe Hill 1998 87 min
Documentary on the life and government murder of Wobblie organizer and working class hero.
June 18 Forward Ever: The Killing of a Revolution 2013 113 min
This film on Grenada explores the achievements and shortcomings of the People's Revolutionary
Government as it built a new society. It focuses on the year 1983 and the execution of Prime Minister
Maurice Bishop and his colleagues, which provided the excuse for the US invasion. The film features
extensive unseen footage, as well as old and new interviews with many of the key players of the time.
Sponsors: Loyola University Department of Sociology, Chicago ALBA Solidarity Committee
For more information: [email protected], Stan Smith 773-322-3168
ChicagoALBASolidarity.wordpress.com
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