[Sosfbay-discuss] Film- American Blackout- Tuesday March 11th featuring Cynthia McKinney

[Carol Brouillet]

One of the few genuine voices for change, truth, 
peace, justice in the US is Cynthia McKinney, a 
Green party candidate for President, and one of 
the most courageous voices in Congress, until she 
was ousted by the Corporate Media, the Democrats, 
with assistance from Diebold voting machines... 
she should still be in Congress, now.

Peace and Justice Movie Night
Lights!  Cameras!  Activism!

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Your outrage is waiting...

Anger and Irregularities at the Voting Booth

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Disenfranchising African-Americans

Few things in a democracy are more sacrosanct 
than the right to vote, and in his furious 
documentary “American Blackout,” Ian Inaba 
assembles compelling evidence to support his 
claim that African-Americans ­ who are 
traditionally more likely to vote Democratic ­ 
are being deliberately and systematically excluded from the political process.

Interviewing Congressional leaders, journalists 
and regular voters, Mr. Inaba begins by 
addressing the Florida debacle of 2000, arguing 
that behind the exhaustive coverage of hanging 
chads and faulty voting machines lies an 
underreported and more complex story of black 
disenfranchisement. In a strong middle section, 
the movie examines the political troubles of 
Representative Cynthia McKinney, a vocal critic 
of the Bush administration, suggesting that her 
ouster in 2002 was engineered by Republican 
crossover voting. A particularly powerful segment 
shows how at least one of Ms. McKinney’s 
statements about the Sept. 11 attacks was edited 
by some commentators to appear infinitely less reasonable than the original.

By the time we reach the 2004 general election, 
the anger in “American Blackout” is palpable. As 
we listen to voters complain about roadblocks and 
false felony records, and watch the endless lines 
of black voters standing patiently in the rain in 
Ohio, it’s impossible to ignore the gravity of 
the film’s claims. Though occasionally 
inflammatory ­ one interviewee talks about being 
“slingshotted into slavery” ­ “American Blackout” 
isn’t a conspiracy rant. It’s a methodical 
compilation of questions and irregularities that 
deserves a wider audience.  (Text from New York 
Times movie review by Jeannette Catsoulis.)

Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize

Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church
305 N. California Ave (near Bryant), Palo Alto

$5 - $10 suggested donation  |  No one turned away for lack of $$
Wheelchair acessible



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