[2665] in peace2
Friday SJC movie and fundraiser: Roger and Me
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Suzanne Nguyen)
Wed Aug 20 07:58:33 2003
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 07:59:17 -0400
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Hi all,
This Friday's SJC movie is also our fundraiser event for
anti-WTO demonstrations in Cancun, Mexico. (See below for details.)
The movie is free as usual, but we will happily accept donations
to support this worthy cause.
Come join us to watch:
____________________
Roger and Me:
A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan
8pm, Friday August 22
4-231
____________________
(1989, 91min) A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant=20=
at Flint, Michigan,which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details=20
the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO=20=
Roger Smith.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
DETAILS about the cause for which we are raising funds:
_____________________
The World Trade Organization(WTO) meets September 10-15
Global Civil Society will Take Action and Build Alternatives
Eco-village Model counters WTO in Cancun!
=46rom September 5th to the 14th, Ecological designers from the US and
Mexico will expo an Eco-village Model of practical solutions to the
Corporate takeover of food, water, energy, and land use.
This demonstration of a better possible world, a world for all
peoples and all life; will include examples of water re-use (greywater
systems),water catchment, Compost toilets, composting, food forest
gardening,community decision making, possibly integrated animal
systems, solar showers, agroforestry, worm composting and more, all
depending on available resources and local teachers.
A Pagan activist cluster from the San Francisco area, associated with
the RANT activist trainer collective
http://www.rantcollective.org/article.php?list=3Dtype&type=3D17
will be heading down for these actions on August 25th.=A0 Their work =
will=20
focus
specifically on trying to bring a group of incredible punks from Mexico=20=
city who do
permaculture projects and art and media projects in the slums of Mexico
City.=A0 They are extremely poor and need help financing their 10-day =
bus=20
ride to Cancun.=A0
The RANT activists are trying to raise $2000 altogether for them, but=20
every little
bit would help.=A0 If you would like to donate towards this cause, =
please=20
send either:
Tax deductible donations to:
Daughters/Sisters Foundation (Make check out to Daughters/Sisters,=20
earmark it RANT/CANCUN)
PO Box 4492
Rolling Bay, WA 98061
EIN: 91-188-5041A
OR if you do not need a tax-deduction send money directly to:
Lisa Fithian
1405 Hillmont St.
Austin, TX 78704
You can also contact the following organizer for more information on the=20=
Cancun actions:
Erik Ohlsen
Member of the Green Bloc and the US Eco-team for WTO/Cancun
(707)332-8100
erikpea@hotmail.com
Thanks for your help,
Martin Hunter
MIT Social Justice Cooperative/ Boston Reclaiming Pagan Cluster
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Hi all,
This Friday's SJC movie is also our fundraiser event for
anti-WTO demonstrations in Cancun, Mexico. (See below for details.)
The movie is free as usual, but we will happily accept donations
to support this worthy cause.
Come join us to watch:
____________________
Roger and Me:
A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan
8pm, Friday August 22
4-231
____________________
(1989, 91min) A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant
at Flint, Michigan,which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details
the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM
CEO Roger Smith.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
DETAILS about the cause for which we are raising funds:
_____________________
The World Trade Organization(WTO) meets September 10-15
Global Civil Society will Take Action and Build Alternatives
Eco-village Model counters WTO in Cancun!
=46rom September 5th to the 14th, Ecological designers from the US and
Mexico will expo an Eco-village Model of practical solutions to the
Corporate takeover of food, water, energy, and land use.
This demonstration of a better possible world, a world for all
peoples and all life; will include examples of water re-use (greywater
systems),water catchment, Compost toilets, composting, food forest
gardening,community decision making, possibly integrated animal
systems, solar showers, agroforestry, worm composting and more, all
depending on available resources and local teachers.
A Pagan activist cluster from the San Francisco area, associated with
the RANT activist trainer collective
=
<underline><color><param>1A1A,1A1A,FFFF</param>http://www.rantcollective.o=
rg/article.php?list=3Dtype&type=3D17</color></underline>
will be heading down for these actions on August 25th.=A0 Their work
will focus
specifically on trying to bring a group of incredible punks from
Mexico city who do
permaculture projects and art and media projects in the slums of Mexico
City.=A0 They are extremely poor and need help financing their 10-day
bus ride to Cancun.=A0
The RANT activists are trying to raise $2000 altogether for them, but
every little
bit would help.=A0 If you would like to donate towards this cause,
please send either:
Tax deductible donations to:
Daughters/Sisters Foundation (Make check out to Daughters/Sisters,
earmark it RANT/CANCUN)
PO Box 4492
Rolling Bay, WA 98061
EIN: 91-188-5041A
OR if you do not need a tax-deduction send money directly to:
Lisa Fithian
1405 Hillmont St.
Austin, TX 78704
You can also contact the following organizer for more information on
the Cancun actions:
Erik Ohlsen
Member of the Green Bloc and the US Eco-team for WTO/Cancun
(707)332-8100
erikpea@hotmail.com
Thanks for your help,
Martin Hunter
MIT Social Justice Cooperative/ Boston Reclaiming Pagan Cluster
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