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08 / 20
Start: 6:30 pm
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Classic Film Series. Norman Jewison's 1967 Oscar Winner stars Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger. Film historian David Zinman will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion. One showing only! (NR,110 min.) |
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08 / 21
Start: 6:00 pm
Sponsored by Erie Peace Initiative and Penn Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2008
Richard McVay
786-351-0303
Media Advisory for Thursday, August 21st at“ 6pm
Win Without War delegation coming to Erie August 21st
Erie, Pa -- On Thursday August 21st - Former Maine Congressman Tom Andrews,
National Director of Win Without War (http://www.winwithoutwarus.org/), and
Brigadier General John Johns (Ret.), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under
Ronald Reagan, will visit Erie to meet with the Erie Times-News editorial board in
the afternoon, and with local peace groups for a private strategy session from 6
to 7:30 p.m. that evening.
At their session with the Times-News editorial board, Andrews and Johns will
discuss the harm our current policy toward Iran does to stability in the Middle
East and to our national security.
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08 / 22
Start: 1:00 pm
We at Meet the Bloggers are very pleased to tell you that Michael Moore, the Academy Award-winning activist filmmaker of SiCKO and Fahrenheit 9/11, will be our special guest this Friday, August 22 and again on August 29. The show starts at 1pm ET and we'll be joined by bloggers Liliana Segura (AlterNet) and Cheryl Contee (Jack & Jill Politics), as well as nationally syndicated author and blogger David Sirota.
Start: 2:30 pm
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A "Meet the Filmmaker" Special Event. Amphitheatre lecturer, National Geographic photographer and documentarian Mattias Klum will present and discuss his film created to commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Swedish botanist Carl von Linné and to motivate and to inspire new generations toward an understanding and preservation of the natural world.
Start: 6:30 pm
We now have a game night every Friday night starting at 6:30 pm. We have games from all over the world. Come with friends, sit, talk, play! Our Gamemeister Guy will be here to explain new games. We stay open until 10 pm on game night and ask that everyone be out by 10:30 so our staff can go home! For more info, call (814) 677-0232
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08 / 23
Start: 10:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Saturday August 23 10am-6pm
Sunday August 24 11am-5pm
Elmwood Village, Buffalo NY
Artists Market, Performances, KidsFest, Cafe,
Environmental Row, Cultural Row
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Aug 23 Women in Black weekly vigil, Meadville City Hall, Meadville PA
Women in Black vigil schedule
All vigils are now on Saturdays at Noon in Meadville PA
AUGUST
August 2 - Diamond Park – Monthly dedication ceremony
Start: 7:30 pm
CINEMA - WALL-E
Aug 23 2008 - 8:00pm and Aug 26 2008 - 7:30pm
Audiences across the globe are finding that WALL-E isn't quite as much "a kid's film" as it is simply "the best American film of the year to date" (Ty Burr, Boston Globe). For hundreds of years, WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has been taking out the trash, and collecting precious knick-knacks in order to stave off the boredom of his dreary routine. Little does WALL-E realize that he has recently stumbled onto a secret that could save the earth and once again make the ravaged planet safe for all humankind.
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08 / 24
Start: 2:00 pm
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Presented in association with the Robert H. Jackson Center. Documentarian Ted Braun examines the genocide in Darfur through the eyes of six distinct individuals who are doing what they can to combat the situation including actor/activist Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) and International Criminal Court Prosecutor Dr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo. "The kind of film that doesn't end after the credits roll." Kelley L. Carter, Chicago Tribune (PG, 98 min.) (Dr.
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08 / 25
Start: 12:00 am
Start: Aug 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Aug 28 2008 - 12:00pm
AUGUST 25-28 2008
25-28 Democratic National Convention in Denver
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
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Join us for our first organizational meeting to learn how to become involved in Erie's Obama Pride Team on
Monday, August 25th
8 - 9 PM
Craze Night Club
1607 Raspberry St
Erie, PA 16502
Meeting Led by Chris Young, Western Pennsylvania
LGBT Vote Director
For more information, email Chris Young at cycy@bluebanshee.com
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08 / 26
(all day)
Start: Aug 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Aug 28 2008 - 12:00pm
AUGUST 25-28 2008
25-28 Democratic National Convention in Denver
Start: 12:00 am
DVD of this documentary released on August 26, 2008
Review from Blogger News Network
Posted on August 13th, 2008
Hey all…
Start: 5:30 am
Fundraiser for the group K.E.E.P. (Keep Erie's Environment Protected), a
local grassroots group dedicated to stopping the construction of
a tire-burning plant in Erie.
It will be located at Presque Isle State Park Rotary Pavilion
at Waterworks across from Beach 7.
The event is from 5:30 'til sunset, and will feature music,
food, drawings and a silent auction.
The event is free and open to the public.
Start: 7:00 pm
Aug 26th next Erie Peace Initiative Meeting, 218 E 11th, Erie
ALSO . . .
Aug 21st Win Without War St Pauls 134 W 7th St contact is Al Richardson (814) 455-9730
Hope to see you by the East side of the fountain for signing Bring the Nat Guard home petition around 4:00 at Celebrate Erie ...Aug 14-17
Any questions call Bob Johnson 864-8818
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08 / 27
(all day)
Start: Aug 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Aug 28 2008 - 12:00pm
AUGUST 25-28 2008
25-28 Democratic National Convention in Denver
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08 / 28
End: 12:00 pm
Start: Aug 25 2008 - 12:00am
End: Aug 28 2008 - 12:00pm
AUGUST 25-28 2008
25-28 Democratic National Convention in Denver
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08 / 29
Start: 1:00 pm
We at Meet the Bloggers are very pleased to tell you that Michael Moore, the Academy Award-winning activist filmmaker of SiCKO and Fahrenheit 9/11, will be our special guest this Friday, August 22 and again on August 29. We'll also be joined by bloggers Liliana Segura (AlterNet) and Cheryl Contee (Jack & Jill Politics), as well as nationally syndicated author and blogger David Sirota. Watch Mike talk with host Cenk Uygur about issues he covers in his new book, Mike's Election Guide 2008.
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08 / 30
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Aug 30 Women in Black weekly vigil, Diamond Park in Meadville PA
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08 / 31
Start: 2:00 pm
Dear Peace Makers:
This SUNDAY, August 31, join us at 1515 River Road on Grand Island NY for June & Roger’s 28th Annual Labor Day Picnic. The Picnic starts Sunday at 2pm, LASC will meet at 3pm and the general membership meeting is 4pm. Bring a dish, if able, and learn about our upcoming events.
We will be raffling tickets to the Rove-Edwards debate at UB at the picnic on Sunday. Rove will be approached with unsolicited questions about his illegal activity. Buy a raffle ticket and you could be there to join us in this event!
In Peace,
Elea Mihou
Executive Director, Western New York Peace Center
2123 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211
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09 / 1
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 3:59 pm
SEPTEMBER 1-4, 2008
Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Start: 3:00 pm
Online and across fromt he Republican National Convention!
The Take Back Labor Day Festival will combine world-class music, cutting-edge activism and family fun to put working Americans’ concerns on the national agenda in a whole new way. The event will take place just across the Mississippi River from the Republican National Convention, which opens on the same day, Sept. 1.
Thousands from across the country will join together to promote a pro-worker agenda, including:
- Healthcare for all
- The freedom to join unions
- Wages that can support families
- Secure retirement
Among many activities, festival-goers can enjoy a concert, record YouTube videos, play in the children’s area, make calls from SEIU’s Mobile Action Center, and take direct action on health care and other issues.
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09 / 2
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Tuesday, September 2 – 7pm until 8:30pm
C.A.L.L. (Congregational Action to Lift Lives) Meeting
http://eriecall.org/
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09 / 3
Start: 11:59 pm
Green Day and U2 perform at Superdome, at the first game since Hurricane Katrina. Video imagines a different history of the response to Katrina--one that has the military allowed to actually protect its citizenry.
Click here for background on the song and video.
Extra Special Effects version with Chris Milk, Barbara Benson, Rick Rubin [Producer] (C) 2006 Universal International Music BV
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09 / 4
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09 / 5
Start: 6:00 pm
Venue Website
Playhouse Square Center
1519 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Ticket Vendor: Tickets.com
888-223-6000
Start: 6:30 pm
Dance Alive is rap, music, poetry, hip-hop, drumming, and spiritual fun for the entire family beginning at 6:30 every First Friday of the month every month of the year. The suggested donation is $5 for individuals and a maximum of $10 for families, but no one is turned away!
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo 695 Elmwood Avenue • Buffalo, NY 14209 • 716-885-2136
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09 / 6
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
| Event Title |
Clarion River Clean-Up Day |
| Dates |
9/06/2008 - 9/07/2008 |
| Time |
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST |
| Location |
Cook Forest State
Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Saturday, September 6th, 10 am - 3 pm Frontier Park, 8th Street Side
Join us for our big 10th Anniversary Celebrating Trees, the Environment and You!
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Women in Black vigil schedule
All vigils are now on Saturdays at Noon in Meadville PA
JULY
July 12 - City Building
July 19 - Diamond Park
July 26 - City Building
Start: 3:00 pm
Events of particular interest to progressives are shown in bold.
2008 Schedule
Liberty Park, Main Stage
Noon - 2:30 p.m. The Erie Philharmonic's Open Rehearsal
Take a sneak peak at how Daniel Meyer and the Erie Philharmonic prepare for a concert.
3:00 p.m. Erie's Heritage Festival officially begins
The Spirituals: Then & Then & Then and Now
Charles Kennedy, Jr. and friends will present a musical history of the Spirituals. He'll start with African drumming featuring students from Pfeiffer-Burleigh School. He'll then follow the Spirituals as they moved from the fields to church to the concert hall and end the program with explorations of Spirituals in Hip-Hop and Jazz! He'll be joined by an ensemble of musicians and singers featuring Stan Bialomizy on woodwinds.
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09 / 7
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09 / 8
Start: 7:00 pm
Monthly membership meeting for Lake Erie Alliance for Democracy (LEAD).
218 E 11th Erie PA at 7PM.
Start: 9:00 pm
"Air America" radio host and MSNBC political analyst Rachel Maddow hosts own MSNBC show starting Sept. 8 at 9PM. Details HERE
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09 / 9
Start: 7:00 pm
EPI is a gathering of people from Erie and Crawford counties concerned that the US war on terrorism has become a permanent global war. We are committed to education and action to stop the "war on terrorism," stop the escalation and spread of such war, and to work for true justice and peace. Our meetings are open to all.
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09 / 10
Start: 1:00 pm
Retirement Security Is Vital for Women of All Ages
Register Today for Webinars on Women and Retirement Security
How many women could use more information on Social Security and retirement savings?
During these difficult economic times — just about all of them.
The National Women's Law Center is hosting two webinars to help women to learn more about Social Security and retirement savings.
Register for either or both of the sessions:
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09 / 11
Start: 7:30 pm
Cease Fire (2006, Iran) this romantic comedy from Iran pits a spit-fire professional and her love interest. Riotously funny fight scenes will have you giggling for the rest of the evening.
Click here for map and directions
For the most up to date info email vika.gardner@ allegheny.edu.
All films start at 7:30 pm in 212 Carnegie Hall, Allegheny College, Meadville PA. Popcorn and a brief introduction provided, with an optional discussion following the film.
Start: 9:00 pm
Allegheny College Peace Coalition (ACPC) will be holding a candlelight vigil on September 11th.
We'd like the vigil to memorialize those lives lost on the
actual day in 2001, while acknowledging the continuing loss of life through the act of war. ACPC is committed to making events such as this open, healing, and peace-promoting.
In that spirit, we encourage you to bring and express whatever emotions you have to share, as long as we remain respectful.
Allegheny College Peace Vigil
Outside Ford Chapel, Allegheny College
Meadville PA
9.00pm, September 11th, 2008
for further information/questions call,
Geoff McFarland
775-343-9659
mcfarlg@allegheny.edu
Map and directions www.allegheny.edu/visitors/
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09 / 12
Start: 6:00 pm
Watchfire Alliance Picnic Sept 12
from Bethany Robson
WatchFire Alliance, monthly GLBT social networking group in Chautauqua County, will be getting together Friday September 12 for a picnic at Lily Dale NY at 6 PM. Contact Bethany Robson (716) 499-4817 or brobson515@msn.com for details and location.
Start: 7:00 pm
http://www.bradyoder.com/
Start: 7:00 pm
The United We Stand Theater Troupe presents its fall kids' show, "Peony's Disappearing Forest" and "Why the Wott? (Peony's return)" at Voices for Independence, 1107 Payne Avenue, Erie PA.
The plays, written and directed by Albert Boorady, teach kids the importance of protecting the environment and being kind to animals.
The nine-performance production opens on Friday, September 12 and concludes on Sunday, September 28. Showtimes are 7p.m. for Fri./Sat. performances and 3p.m. for Sun. matinees. Cost is $5.00. Plenty of free parking.
For more information, call Rob Kocur at 814-459-5084. UWSTT is sponsored by Voices for Independence.
Partial proceeds benefit Lake Erie Region Conservancy.
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"Also playing:"Why the Wott?"
Preview by Dave Richards in Erie Times-News Showcase
September 11, 2008
Who knew the Erie Zoo is churning out playwrights?
Albert Boorady does; he was one. The zoo hired him to write plays geared toward children about the environment and respecting animals.
He responded with "Peony's Disappearing Forest" and "Why the Wott?," which were first performed in 1992 and later surfaced at area schools and festivals.
Start: 7:30 pm
From Erie Times-News' Showcase:
TWELVE ANGRY MEN" -- Sept. 5-27 -- Fri. and Sat. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 14 and 21, at 3 p.m. -- All An Act Theatre, Columbus Square, 652 W. 17th St. -- classic courtroom thriller, starring Larry Lewis, Michael Burns, directed by David W. Mitchell -- $8, $5 for students and seniors -- details, tickets, 450-8553, www.allanact.net
Review by Floyd Lawrence:
The play "Twelve Angry Men" has a long history. Written by Reginald Rose -- and inspired by his own experience as a juror -- it was a Studio One TV drama in 1954, a Sidney Lumet-directed film in 1957, a London production in 1964, a William Friedkin-directed TV show in 1997, and a Russian film adaptation in 2007. It came to Broadway in 2004 and is currently on national tour.
Erie's All An Act Productions secured rights to the play for its current excellent mounting of a stage adaptation of the original TV show by Sherman L. Sergel. Despite the play's long history and its presentation of racism in a '50s setting, "12 Angry Men" is no theatrical dinosaur. Audiences remain understandably receptive to its immediacy.
Start: 8:00 pm
Playshop Theatre To Present “Swapping Broomsticks for Muskets: Women of the Civil War” and “Color Me White”
Meadville, Pa. – Sept. 2, 2008 – The Allegheny College Playshop Theatre opens its 2008-2009 season with an evening of two original one-act plays that address issues of diversity and transformation in American life: “Swapping Broomsticks for Muskets: Women of the Civil War” and “Color Me White.”
The performances begin at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13, in the Playshop Theatre, which is located in Arter Hall on the Allegheny College campus.
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09 / 13
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
The Dunkirk - Fredonia Center for Peace and Justice will hold its annual garage sale on Saturday September 13 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the home of Rodney and Joan Houck, 146 Central Avenue, Fredonia NY. This is a major fundraiser for CPJ and we thank you for your support and assistance.
There are many interesting items this year. Donations can continue to be given for the sale until September 11. Please call ahead (716)673-9258) to drop them off at 146 Central Avenue, Fredonia.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 9:00 pm
| Event Title |
Wild Resource Festival |
| Date |
9/13/2008 |
| Time |
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST |
| Location |
Presque Isle State Park
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
From Campbell Pottery:
September 13 - October 18, "Shelter"
This September we are hosting a unique event: "Shelter", an exhibition to benefit the Greater Erie Area Habitat for Humanity. We believe that shelter is as important as food and water to sustain life and we want to make a contribution.
Featuring the work of 30 well known and respected artists from the area. The shelter theme is open to broad interpretation and need not be practical: artists were encouraged to be serious, spirited or playful. A portion of profits from all work sold in the show will be donated to our own Erie area Habitat form Humanity. Visitors who are interested in supporting Habitat can make a direct donation anytime during the exhibit which will go straight to our Habitat friends. Let's build a House this fall!
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09 / 14
Start: 7:00 am
Mother of hate-crime victim Matthew Shepard to speak
Start: 6:00 pm
Year of Health Programming Begins with Examination of “Water, Health and Conflict in the Middle East”
MEADVILLE, Pa. – – Rabbi Michael Cohen, special projects coordinator with the Arava Institute in Israel, will present a free public lecture, titled “Water, Health and Conflict in the Middle East,” at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 in the Patricia Bush Tippie Alumni Center at Allegheny College. An informal discussion will follow the lecture.
“The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is one of those rare phenomena in the Middle East: an organization that brings together Arabs and Jews to work together for peace and environmental protection,” said Professor of Environmental Science Eric Pallant, who as a Fulbright Scholar began working with the institute in 2001. Pallant has created and expanded a number of educational and research collaborations with the institute in the years since.
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09 / 15
Start: 6:00 pm
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Blasco Memorial Library hosts “Smokey Gold”, a Drawing Workshop with Artist Lee Steadman, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Children's programming room. A $5 pre-registration fee is required; contact the Arts Council of Erie, 814-452-3427, to register. Lee will conduct art lesson on creating a resist painting that is based on the colors of the October woods. Slow down your day to enjoy the color, shapes and smells of the local forests.
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09 / 16
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:15 pm
Lunch Date with Yarina
Tuesday, September 16
Yarina, an ensemble honored as Ambassadors for Indigenous Ecuadorian Performers by Ecuador’s Department of Culture, will appear as part of the Rhythms of Life Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Yarina performs at noon on Tuesday, September 16, in Bruno’s Café, which is located on the second floor of the college’s Reed Union Building. The performance is free and open to the public; a full menu of lunch items is available for purchase in the café.
Yarina, or “Remembrance” in the Quichua language of the Incas, was founded in 1984 to preserve and share the beauty, courage, and sensuality of traditional Andean music and dance. Extensive travel through Europe and the Americas has resulted in Yarina adding a unique versatility of styles to its shows, incorporating jazz, blues, Latin, and Western classical masterpieces to surprise and delight audiences.
The Rhythms of Life Series is an outreach program of Penn State Behrend’s Office of Educational Equity and Diversity that seeks to inspire an appreciation of all people through vibrant presentation of the arts.
Start: 2:00 pm
Constitution Day 2008 Celebration at Edinboro University, Tuesday, September 16.
Constitution Day 2008 will feature the nationally recognized PBS Documentary "A More Perfect Union - America Becomes a Nation." This one-hour documentary can be watched completely or in part throughout the day on the big-screen monitor located in the Frank G. Pogue Student Center lobby. It will also be shown in its entirety in Scot Cinema at 2:00 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public.
In addition to the film, free Constitution birthday cake will be served in the lobby beginning at noon. Voter registration will be available at the information desk throughout the week.
Start: 7:30 pm
First Penn State Behrend Speaker Series Event is September 16
“A Moderated Conversation About the Presidency and Politics in America”
The Speaker Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will open its new season with a debate on Election 2008 politics between CNN’s “Inside Politics” contributor Donna Brazile and National Review Online columnist David Frum.
“A Moderated Conversation About the Presidency and Politics in America” will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free and open to the public. Robert Speel, associate professor of political science at the college, will be the moderator.
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09 / 17
Start: 12:00 am
What is Constitution Day?
On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history. Now Constitution Day is a time for us to continue their legacy and develop habits of citizenship in a new generation of Americans.
Start: 8:00 pm
2PM and 8Pm
Mary D'Angelo Center for Performing Arts
Mercyhurst College, Erie PA
Part of the Guelcher Film Series
Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin's debut is the tale of an Egyptian ceremonial band that gets stranded in in a small Israeli town. A subtle, heartfelt, and humane work, the film illustrates and then dissolves the complex cultural divide that continues to plague the Middle East.
Start: 11:59 pm
14 Characteristics of Fascism Animation by Eric Blumrich Narrated by Mike Malloy.
(Dial-up users should be able to view this).
Full article on the 14 characteristics of fascism: http://secularhumanism.org/library/fi/britt_23_2.htm
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09 / 18
Start: 7:30 pm
For the most up to date info email vika.gardner@ allegheny.edu.
All films start at 7:30 pm in 212 Carnegie Hall, Allegheny College, Meadville PA. Popcorn and a brief introduction provided, with an optional discussion following the film. Click here for map and directions
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09 / 19
Start: 1:45 pm
Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Eva La Rue, and Bitsie Tulloch
In Lakeview Terrace, a young couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back. (Sony Pictures)
Tinseltown, 1910 Rotunda Drive Erie, PA 16509
Recording:
1-800-FANDANGO Exp Code 1132#
Office: 814-866-3390
Fax: 814-866-8850
Email: 186@cinemark.com
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