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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.<br><br>
<div align="center"><b><i>Peace and Justice Movie Night<br>
Lights! Cameras! Activism!<br><br>
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<b><i>Your outrage is waiting...<br><br>
</i><font size=4>Anger and Irregularities at the Voting Booth<br>
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<div align="center">Disenfranchising African-Americans<br><br>
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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.<br><br>
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. <br><br>
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.
<font size=2>(Text from New York Times movie review by Jeannette
Catsoulis.)<br><br>
</font><div align="center"><b>Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize
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<font size=6>Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 pm<br>
</font>Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church<br>
305 N. California Ave (near Bryant), Palo Alto<br><br>
$5 - $10 suggested donation | No one turned away for lack of
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Wheelchair acessible<br><br>
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