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Friday,
August 13th, 6:30pm
Update:
The new film, "Outfoxed" will also be shown!
"Citizens of
the Empire", A Talk by Robert Jensen
Event Sponsored by United for Peace &
Justice - San Jose |
Update:
The new film, "Outfoxed"
will also be shown!
- Rupert Murdock's War on Journalism -
"Fox is not objective. Fox is a Republican propaganda
machine." -Roger Ebert
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A
Talk and Discussion by
Robert Jensen
Author of the best-selling book:
"Citizens
of the Empire:
The Struggle to Claim our Humanity"
Free Event!
- Light refreshments will be served -
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Friday,
August 13th, 6:30 pm
St.
Paul's United Methodist Church
405
South 10th St., San José, CA
(Note: Flyer doesn't mention the film,
"Outfoxed" being shown.)
[ Download
the half-page flyer here (105 KB) ... ]
Event Sponsored by
United for Peace & Justice - San Jose
"Robert
Jensen supplies a much needed citizens'
manual that explains well the evasion of moral
principles that underlie appeals to patriotism,
and the differences between nominal and
real free speech and a vibrant versus
an empty and managed democracy."
Robert Jensen, is a Professor in the School of Journalism
at the University of Texas at Austin
For more information, visit his web site at:
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~rjensen/home.htm
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Wednesday,
August 11th, 7:00pm
"The New Rulers
of the World"
Event Sponsored by South Bay Mobilization |
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South
Bay Mobilization Film Series:
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Bullfrog
Films presents
"The New Rulers of the World"
A Film by John Pilger
Award-winning journalist, John Pilger,
investigates the realities of globalization by taking
a close look at Indonesia.
The
film looks at the new rulers of the world - the great
multinationals and the governments and institutions
that back them - the IMF and the World Bank. Under IMF
rules, millions of people throughout the world lose
their jobs and livelihood. The reality behind much of
modern shopping and the famous brands is a sweatshop
economy, which is being duplicated in country after
country.
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Wednesday,
August 11th, 7:00 pm
Location:
MACLA
510
South First St., San José, CA
[ Download
the full-page flyer here (357 KB) ... ]
Suggested
donation: $5-$15
Students Free!
(No one turned away for lack of funds)
In
order to examine the true effects of globalization,
Pilger turns the spotlight on Indonesia, a country
described by the World Bank as a model pupil until
its globalized economy collapsed in 1998. The film
examines the use of sweatshop factories by famous
name brands, and asks some penetrating questions.
Who are the real beneficiaries of the globalized economy?
Who really rules the world now? Is it governments
or a handful of huge companies? The Ford Motor Company
alone is bigger than the economy of South Africa.
Enormously rich men, like Bill Gates, have a wealth
greater than all of Africa.
Pilger goes behind the hype of the new global economy
and reveals that the divisions between the rich and
poor have never been greater - two thirds of the world's
children live in poverty - and the gulf is widening
like never before.
The film looks at the new rulers of the world - the
great multinationals and the governments and institutions
that back them - the IMF and the World Bank. Under
IMF rules, millions of people throughout the world
lose their jobs and livelihood. The reality behind
much of modern shopping and the famous brands is a
sweatshop economy, which is being duplicated in country
after country.
The film travels to Indonesia and Washington, asking
challenging questions seldom raised in the mainstream
media and exposing the scandal of globalization, including
revealing interviews with top officials of the World
Bank and the IMF.
(Documentary, 53 min., 2001)
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