<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Hi All,<BR>
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Calling all who live in the mid-county area (San jose, Campbell, Los Gatos). We are starting a local from this area. Our first get together is a social event/movie night this Moday, 4/16 at 7:00pm. We will be showing the film, "American Blackout".<BR>
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We are showing it at a private home located near Campbell Ave and San Tomas Aquino Rd. Please RSVP<BR>
and I will give you the address and directions.<BR>
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Merriam<BR>
mkmusic03@aol.com<BR>
408-482-6032<BR>
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American Blackout: Your Outrage Is Waiting<BR>
http://imdb.com/title/tt0492443/<BR>
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Plot Outline:<BR>
American Blackout: "A look at the career of U.S. Representative Cynthia<BR>
McKinney from Georgia and the historical suppression of black voters in<BR>
the United States"<BR>
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Plot summary: http://imdb.com/title/tt0492443/plotsummary<BR>
"Chronicles the recurring patterns of disenfranchisement witnessed from<BR>
2000 to 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia<BR>
McKinney, who not only took an active role in investigating these<BR>
election debacles but also found herself in the middle of one after<BR>
publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9-11 terrorist<BR>
attacks. Some call Cynthia McKinney a civil rights leader among the<BR>
ranks of Shirley Chisholm and Malcolm X. Others call her a conspiracy<BR>
theorist and a 'looney.' American Blackout gains unprecedented access<BR>
to one of the most controversial and dangerous politicians in America<BR>
and examines the contemporary tactics used to control our democratic<BR>
process and silence political dissent. The film features interviews<BR>
with: US Congressional Representatives, John Lewis, Cynthia McKinney,<BR>
John Conyers, Bernie Sanders, and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones; former US<BR>
Civil Rights Commissioner & Dean of UC Berkeley's School of Law,<BR>
Christopher Edley; BBC journalist Greg Palast; and, Van Jones,<BR>
Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center. Written by Ian Inaba"<BR>
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