PAST FILMS: 2010

Friday, December 17, 2010, 7­9:30 PMFilm: "JOYEUX NOEL" (116 min, Christian Carion, 2005) In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well underway. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called aninformal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front­line soldiers of the conflictpeacefully met each other in No Man's Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with afleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, British andGerman sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiorswill not tolerate its occurrence.A great story of both peace and caution for the holiday season.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ..but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, December 10, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PM (Film at 7PM) TRANSITION FRIDAY! An Evening Focused On Positive Solutions at a Local Level!Topic: LOCAL WATER SECURITY Film: "WATER ON THE TABLE"(79 min, Liz Marshall, 2010)Please Join Us Following the Film for a Panel and Community Discussion on our local water security with:

RAY HOFFMAN, Director of Seattle Public UtilitiesREBECCA SAYRE, Friends of The Cedar River Watershed GARETH GREEN, Assoc. Prof. of Economics at Seattle Univ.

NILOLA DAVIDSON, Earth Systems NW LEO BRODIE, Transition Seattle CATHY TUTTLE, Sustainable Wallingford...and Others.

Is water a commercial good? Or is it a human right like air? WATER ON THE TABLE is powerful new, character­driven, social­issue documentary thatexplores our relationship to our most precious natural resource. The film intimately shadows Canada’s own water crusader Maude Barlow over the course ofa year during her term as the UN Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the GeneralAssembly. While still giving voice to the powerful interests that insist that water is justanother resource to be bought and sold, it solidly and factually lays out the undeniableconclusion that what is at stake is our very future, and potable water must be included as ahuman right.For more information on the film, go to: www.wateronthetable.comInformational & Resource Sites:Seattle Public Utilities: www.seattle.gov/util/Friends of the Cedar River Watershed: www.cedarriver.orgEarth Systems NW: www.earthsystemsnw.comTransition Seattle: www.transitionseattle.comSustainable Wallingford: www.greenwallingford.ning.comThe Washington Water Trust: www.washingtonwatertrust.orgPrior to the film (6:30), there will be an opportunity to visit with our guests, and watch afilm­short or two. Following the film, please join us for a facilitated discussion on ourlocal water security. Down load the Flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out. Thanks! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, December 3, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE MEAN WORLD SYNDROME ­ Media Violence & the Cultivation of Fear” (51min, Jeremy Earp, 2010) A new film based on the late George Gerbner's groundbreaking analysis of media influenceand media violence. For years, debates have raged among scholars, politicians, andconcerned parents about the effects of media violence on viewers. Too often these debateshave descended into simplistic battles between those who claim that media messagesdirectly cause violence and those who argue that activists exaggerate the impact of mediaexposure altogether. THE MEAN WORLD SYNDROME examines how media violence formsa heightened state of insecurity, exaggerated perceptions of risk and danger, and a fear­driven propensity for hard­line political solutions to social problems. Please join us following the film for a facilitated discussion.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, November 26, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE HARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION RETRACED” (110 min,Lawrence Hott, 2002) Two scientific expeditions to Alaska, 100 years apart, give us an unparalleled view ofenvironmental damage and the change in society's attitudes. A century ago, railroad tycoon Edward H. Harriman decided to form of one of the mostambitious scientific expeditions the world had ever seen. He invited the top authorities in thecountry: geologists, botanists, foresters, ornithologists, paleontologists, zoologists, painters,photographers, writers to join him on a 9000­mile exploration of the coast of Alaska. Over acentury later, Thomas Litwin of Smith College organized an expedition to follow the path ofthe original one. Again, it was stocked with a constellation of scientific brilliance. THEHARRIMAN ALASKA EXPEDITION RETRACED presents a unique look at 100 years ofchange in Alaska, and in American attitudes towards the environment and indigenouspeoples.Download the flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, November 19, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “WORKERS REPUBLIC” (To Be Confirmed) (60 min, Andrew Friend, 2010)WORKERS’ REPUBLIC chronicles one of the most important labor victories in recentmemory. Three weeks before Christmas 2008, in the depths of the economic crisis, Chicago companyRepublic Windows and Doors announced the factory's closure, with no pay for the workers',no severance and no insurance. The response of these ordinary people harkened back tothe sit­down strikes of the 1930s and reminded the working class it possesses a power long

forgotten. This is the story of how they occupied the factory, declaring they would not leave until theywere given what their employer owed them, making headlines all over the world. Atestimony to courage, the creativity, and the solidarity to stand up for one’s rights. Download the Flyer HERE Please join us for a facilitated discussion following the film.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted). Friday, November 12, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PM (...Film starts at 7) Film: TRANSITION FRIDAY! Film: “FOOD FIGHT” THE REVOLUTION NEVER TASTED SOGOOD! (91 MIN, Chris Taylor, 2008) Please join us following the film in a community discussion on Local Food Security, ...with:Councilmember Richard Conlin Ron Harris­White with Seattle Parks Leika Suzumura with PCC Michael Seliga with Cascadian Edible Harvest Leo Brodie with Transition Seattle Cathy Tuttle with Sustainable Wallingford “Chefs are social reformers in America right now” ­ Michael Pollen. We can all share in this revolution. We have power through our food choices to put theculture back in American agriculture. We get three votes a day, and they don't all have to beperfect. There is a great lie being sold to the American food consumer about the abundanceand quality of food we have to choose from. Our food system has been co­opted bycorporate forces whose interests lie outside of public health and food sustainability. This isthe story of how a vital local­sustainable­organic food movement has created a counter­revolution to bring back nutrition, taste and variety to our tables. Visit with our guests from 6:30 to 7. ...Film starts at 7. Please join us for a facilitated discussion with our guests following the film. Download our flyer HERE and help spread the word! ­Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, November 5, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE HOLLYWOOD LIBRARIAN: A LOOK AT LIBRARIANSTHROUGH FILM" (96 MIN, Ann Seidl, 2007)With LOCAL LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY UNIONREPRESENTATIVES! They have more cardholders than VISA, more customers than Amazon, and more outletsthan McDonald's. Meet America's librarians. THE HOLLYWOOD LIBRARIAN is the firstcomprehensive treatment of the subject of librarians. A vivid blend of factual documentary, feature film, and storytelling, it reveals the history andrealities of librarianship in the entertaining and appealing context of American movies.Interviews with librarians, intercut with film clips of cinematic librarians, examine such issuesas literature, books and reading, censorship, library funding, citizenship and democracy. For the first time, we see and understand the real lives and real work of American librarianswho for decades have been a cultural force hiding in plain sight. ­ Please join us followingthe film for a facilitated discussion.Please Download our flyer HERE and help spread the word! ­Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 29, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: THE MOVIE: “PEACE THROUGH MUSIC” PLAYING FOR CHANGE !!...a evening of great music!! (83 min, Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls, 2008)PEACE THROUGH MUSIC is a story of hope, struggle, perseverance and joy. Musiciansfrom different cultures uniting together for the common purpose of peace through music, is apowerful statement. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break downboundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come fromdifferent geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has theuniversal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed

in their minds, Directors Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls, along with the PLAYING FORCHANGE team, carrying high­tech portable recording equipment, traveled the globe with asingle minded passion: To connect the world through music. Please join us following thefilm for a facilitated discussion.DOWNLOAD THE FLYER HERE! ...Please help us get the word out! ­thanks! The Playing For Change performance, "Stand By Me": HERE.See the Movie Trailer: HERE (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

ALSO, the PLAYING FOR CHANGE 2010 BAND TOUR will be in Seattle on the followingWednesday, Nov 3rd, at 7:30PM, at the Moore Theater, 1932 Second Avenue, Seattle. Don’t miss this opportunity to see this amazing collection of world­traveling musicians. Forthe past four years Playing For Change has traveled the world and created a family of over100 musicians from all walks of life. This Band Tour is the next chapter in their story. Comewitness first­hand the transformational power of music and love. For more information on the Tour, the Band and the Project, go to:www.playingforchange.com. For concert tickets go to: www.stgpresents.org

Friday, October 22, 2010, 6:45 to 9:30 PM ­ (NOTE EARLY START TIME) Film: “THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO" (76 min, Lisa F. Jackson, 2008)In honor of Congo Week (October 17­23). With A Special Panel Discussion on theCurrent Situation In the Congo.AND a Preview Slideshow of the Internationally Touring Photo Exhibit:“CONGO/WOMEN”­ Meet Our Guests at 6:30; Exhibit SlideshowBegins at 6:45; Film Begins at 7:00. Winner of the Sundance Special Jury Prize in Documentary and inspiration for a U.N.Resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war, “The Greatest Silence” opened the world’seyes to the epidemic of rape in eastern Congo. Featuring interviews with survivors, activists, peacekeepers, physicians, and – chillingly –soldiers who unabashedly admit to torturing women, this powerful film shattered the silencesurrounding the use of rape as a weapon of war while inspiring viewers with examples ofresistance, courage, and resilience.Mineral­rich eastern Congo is considered the most dangerous place in the world to be awoman or a girl. Competition for control over mineral resources – including coltan, which isused to manufacture electronics – has attracted foreign militias and soldiers from theCongolese Army who use sexual violence to control villagers in mining areas.Please join us following the screening: Panelists will discuss issuesraised by the film and ways in which those issues are being addressedtoday: Dick Anderson, Executive Director, HEAL Africa (www.healafrica.org); Wemba­koy Okonda, President, OkoNGO (www.okongo.org); and Erika Berg, Refugee and Immigrant Children’s Program(www.refugeechildren.net). This event is co­hosted by Lutheran Community Services NW’s Refugee and ImmigrantChildren’s Program. For more info: www.exiledvoicesforjustice.orgDownload Our Flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out. For more info on the film, click HERE To learn more about Congo Week: www.congoweek.orgFor more info on the Photo Exhibit: CONGO / WOMEN: www.congowomen.org(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 15, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "SISTERS ON THE PLANET" ­ and Shorts from "THE HARDEST HIT SERIES" CO­HOSTED BY OXFAM ...and with REPRESENTATIVES FROM CONGRESSMAN JIM MCDERMOTT'S OFFICE. A night with representatives of OXFAM (Oxford Famine Relief) featuring films and shorts onthe effect of Climate Change on the Third World and the latest efforts in Aid Reform. Joiningus as well will be staff members from Representative Jim McDermott’s office. RepresentativeMcDermott will potentially be in attendance as well. Films will include: “SISTERS ON THEPLANET” ­ the stories of four women who have become community leaders working onadaptation projects in the wake of climate­related disasters and changing weatherconditions. The "HARDEST HIT" series will also be featured: shorts on the effects of climatechange on poor communities in Vietnam, Ethiopia, El Salvador, and Louisiana. Theevening’s topic will also be expanded to include discussion of efforts to increase Aid

Effectiveness.Download the Flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out!For more information on OXFAM, go to: www.oxfam.orgPlease join us following the film for a facilitated discussion. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 8, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMTRANSITION FRIDAY!Film: “THE AGE OF STUPID ­ Why didn’t We save OurselvesWhen We Had the Chance?” (92 min, Franny Armstrong, 2009) ­ And SEATTLE'S KICK OFF FOR 350.ORG10/10/10 DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION! Join us with:SUSAN DAVIS, the founder of the TIPPING POINT NETWORK,CATHY TUTTLE with 350.ORG & SUSTAINABLE WALLINGFORD, and LEO BRODIE with TRANSITION SEATTLE A film about the future we could face if we don't make changes, ...and quickly. This one is notfor the fainthearted, because the combination of documentary and a fictionalized "future" astold by the narrator carries double the impact of a purely factual film. That said, the messageis conveyed creatively and clearly. Pete Postelwaite is entirely believable as the wearyarchivist of the future, who is still in disbelief at the facts available to humanity in 2010­ andhow easy it was for even the most well­intentioned of us to ignore them at times.SUSAN DAVIS is the founder of the Tipping Point Network, an informal network­of­networksfounded in 2006 to catalyze a tipping point in sustainability sectors like organics, renewableenergy, green building and integrative medicine. Using the “Key Initiator Network Strategy”she brought together innovators like Van Jones; Alisa Gravitz of Green America; RayAnderson of Interface Carpet; Ocean Robbins of YES!; Marion Rockefeller Weber of theFlow Fund Circle & many others. Her new book is called A Trojan horse of Love, “theheartfelt story of how, over the last thirty years, 20 tiny groups of leaders have created apowerful new method of innovation to manifest sustainability based on love, trust andgenerosity.” She is a President of Capital Missions Company, an early pioneer of SociallyResponsible Investing with ShoreBank, and a Harvard MBA. More information on the Film: http://www.ageofstupid.net/Download the Flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, October 1, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?” Followed by a facilitated discussion with special guests! (73 min, Pamela Tanner Boll & Nancy Kennedy, 2008)Can women follow their artistic instincts and still function as wives and mothers? WHODOES SHE THINK SHE IS?, is a riveting documentary by Academy Award­winning producerPamela Tanner Boll (Born Into Brothels). It features five bold women who navigate some ofthe most problematic intersections of our time: parenting and creativity, partnering andindependence, economics and art. Through their lives Tanner Boll explores what it means to nurture children and family, andkeep the creative fire burning within. Please join us following the film for a facilitated discussion!For more information on the film, please go to:www.whodoesshethinksheis.netDownload the flyer here: COLOR or B&W ...Please help us get the word out! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 24, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: RUN GRANNY RUN (76 min, Marlo Poras, 2007) Doris “Granny D” Haddock was the nation's oldest political newcomer. A former housewifeand office assistant, Doris was happily retired for over twenty years – but when her husbanddied, she needed a reason to live. So at the age of 90, she laced up her sneakers andwalked across America to rally against the influence of big money in elections. Her epic journey galvanized popular attention to a political system gone awry, but for Doristhe walk was just a warm up. Still fed up with politics as usual, at age 94 she jumped at anunexpected chance to run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Judd Gregg (an intellectualsparring partner of George W. Bush). With just four months until Election Day, this great­grandmother of sixteen faced a series of challenges that would be daunting for a candidate

of any age. Doris and her motley crew of political aces and amateurs work against all oddsto craft a feisty campaign that personifies her democratic ideals of a government ...of, by andfor the people.Granny D recently died at the age of 100. Michael Lerman with Indiewire recently stated:"Run Granny Run...one of the most inspiring true stories of our time. In a sea of terriblyconstructed political documentaries...RUN GRANNY RUN is a breath of fresh air."ALSO, a short teaser for the new film "Citizen Mayor" on the 2009 Seattle Mayor's Electionselected for the Local Sightings Film Festival [LSFF] and will be shown at 7 PM on October3, at the Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122; movie line: 206­829­7863). Download their flyer HERE. More info on Run Granny Run: at: www.marloporas.com/pages/press.htmlDownload the flyer HERE. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 17, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE AMERICAN RULING CLASS”...A DRAMATIC DOCUMENTARY MUSICAL(89 min, John Kirby, 2007)A dramatic, musical, documentary satire on class in America that attempts to answer thequestion 'Who rules America?' THE AMERICAN RULING CLASS is one of the most unusualfilms to be made in America in recent years ­­ both in terms of form and content. The form isa "dramatic­documentary­musical­satire" and the content is our country's most taboo topic:Class, Power and Privilege in our nominally democratic republic. We have to ask, alongwith host and screen writer Mr. Lewis Lapham: "To what end the genius of the Wall Streetbanks and the force of the Pentagon's colossal weapons? Where does America discover thewisdom to play with its wonderful toys?" Should they seek to rule the world, or to save it?(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, September 10, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: Chris Martenson’s “CRASH COURSE” Vol 1 (60 min, Chris Martenson, 2009)The CRASH COURSE seeks to provide us with a baseline understanding of the economy sothat we can better appreciate the risks that we all face. It ties together the Three E's ­Economy, Energy and the Environment to help us prepare for a future that will be drasticallydifferent from the past. While the topics woven together present some of the extremelyserious challenges and risks that our economy and prosperity faces, the goal is to educateourselves so that we can work to build resilience into our lives and community.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

INFO FROM SCREENING ON 9/10/10:A few of the website resources discussed:>>Chris Martenson's website: http://www.chrismartenson.com/ >>See Crash Corse in it's entirety online: http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse>>The 45­min version of Crash Course: http://www.chrismartenson.com/page/crash­course­one­year­anniversary>>Stoneleigh (Nicole Foss) at 2010 Transition Conference:http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/06/453356.html>>Automatic Earth website: http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/>>The concluding Short Film we screened interviewing Rob Hopkins & Peter Lipman:http://transitionculture.org/2010/06/22/final­film­from­transition­network­conference­2010­reflections­on­stoneleighs­talk/>>More info on the Transition Movement: http://transitionculture.org/

Friday, SEPT 3, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMKICKING OFF A NEW SEASON OF GREAT DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND DISCUSSIONWITH:Film: “NO IMPACT MAN ”(93 min, Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein, 2009)Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment forthe next year.It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It alsomeans no elevators, no television, no cars, busses, or airplanes, no toxic cleaning products,no electricity, no material consumption, and no garbage.No problem – at least for Colin – but he and his family live in Manhattan. So when hisespresso­guzzling, retail­worshipping wife Michelle and their two­year­old daughter aredragged into the fray, the No Impact Project has an unforeseen impact of its own.Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein's film provides an intriguing inside look into the experimentthat became a national fascination and media sensation, while examining the familial strains

and strengthened bonds that result from Colin and Michelle’s struggle with their radicallifestyle change. PLEASE JOIN US! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, AUGUST 6th THRU AUGUST 27th, 2010NO FILMS ...WE'RE OFF FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR A LITTLEORGANIZATIONAL RECUPERATION TIME.PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN ON SEPT 3rd FOR A NEW SEASON OFGREAT MEANINGFUL MOVIES!

...SOCIAL JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY FILMS & COMMUNITY DISCUSSION,

... EVERY FRIDAY EVENING (Events are FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JULY 30, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE IRATE BIRDWATCHER” (54 min, Robert and Kathy Chrestensen, 2009)...JOIN US FOR THE LAST FILM OF A GREAT SEASON!It's all about wilderness preservation … told in the inspiring words of Harvey Manning – theirate birdwatcher. Follow the legendary Northwest writer and conservationist as he discoversthe beauty of Washington’s wildest places, and the need to stand up and fight for their verysurvival. This is Harvey’s story about this state’s unique wilderness … his deep passion forit, his years of ramblings as an avid backpacker and climber, and his own personal crusadeto preserve and protect it for future generations.Honorable Mention for Creative Approach, 6th Annual Montana CINE International FilmFestival .Guests for the evening will include TOM HAMMOND, from the American Alps LegacyProject: www.americanalps.orgJOE BRESKIN and JOHN NELSON, will be playing guitar music from the film, before the filmstarts this evening.Download the flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JULY 23, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "BLACK WAVE: THE LEGACY OF THE EXXON VALDEZ" (99min, Robert Cornellier, 2008)For twenty years, Riki Ott and the fishermen of the little town of Cordova, Alaska have wagedthe longest legal battle in U.S. history against the world’s most powerful oil company,ExxonMobil. They tell us all about the environmental, social and economic consequences ofthe black wave that changed their lives forever. This is the legacy of the Exxon Valdez. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JULY 16, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM

Film: “PLUNDER: THE CRIME OF OUR TIME” (100 min, Danny Schechter, 2009)Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard­hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The"News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminalactivity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and theeconomic catastrophe that followed.The film looks into how the crisis developed, from the mysterious collapse of Bear Stearns,an 85­year­old investment firm that disappeared in a week to the shadowy world of trilliondollar hedge funds. Insiders who work in the industry, and know it well, tell both of thesestories. Plunder also shows how hastily arranged government bailouts did not revive theeconomy and may have lost billions.The film also delves into the complicity of the major media outlets, which failed to sound thealarm or investigate wrong doers. A top financial journalist and media analyst as well as afinancier explain how the business media became embedded in the culture it was covering,similar to embedded reporters in Iraq. Download the Flyer HERE. ­ Please help us get theword out. Thanks! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JULY 9, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PM (Note special Start Time) TRANSITION FRIDAY! TOPIC: A TRANSITION FOCUS ONHOUSING FILM: “VISIONS OF UTOPIA: EXPERIMENTS IN SUSTAINABLECULTURE" VISIONS OF UTOPIA (Geoph Kozeny, 2009) is an 11 year study of intentional communities,from communes to cohousing, including a short history of 25,000 years of shared living.Also, brief profiles of contemporary communities, a look at housing, urban development, thesmall house movement and New Urbanism. An examination of community building throughthe lens of the Transition Movement. Including a number of short features. With TRANSITION SEATTLE, and SUSTAINABLE WALLINGFORDDownload the Flyer HERE. ­ Please help us get the word out. Thanks! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JULY 2, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "KILLING US SOFTLY 4" (45 min, Sud Jhally, 2010) In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing Us Softly series, the first inmore than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distortedand destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and televisionadvertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes ­­ imagesand messages that too often reinforce unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty,perfection, and sexuality. By bringing Kilbourne's groundbreaking analysis up to date,KILLING US SOFTLY 4 stands to challenge a new generation of students to take advertisingseriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eatingdisorders, and gender violence."Jean Kilbourne's arguments are as focused and unassailable as those of a goodprosecutor. Piece by piece she builds a case for an America deeply corrupted byadvertisers." ­ Mary Pipher, Author of Reviving OpheliaDownload the Flyer here: COLOR or B&W ­ Please help us get the word out. Thanks! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JUNE 25, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER" (106 min, Chris Bell, 2008)In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastestcountry in the world. We reward speed, size and above all else: winning – at sport, atbusiness and at war. Metaphorically we are a nation on steroids. Is it any wonder that somany of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Blending comedy and pathos,Bigger, Stronger, Faster is a collision of pop culture and first­person narrative, with adiverse cast including US Congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts andeveryday gym rats. At its heart, this is the story of director Christopher Bell and his twobrothers, who grew up idolizing muscular giants like Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone andArnold Schwarzenegger, and who went on to become members of the steroid­subculture inan effort to realize their American dream. When you discover that your heroes have allbroken the rules, do you follow the rules, or do you follow your heroes? Download the Flyer here: COLOR or B&W ­ Please help us get the word out. Thanks! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JUNE 18, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM

Film: "BEYOND THE MOTOR CITY (80 minutes, Aaron Wolf, 2008)Beyond the Motor City shines a spotlight on one of our country’s most critical issues:America’s decaying and neglected infrastructure and examines how Detroit, a grim symbolof America’s diminishing status in the world, may come to represent the future oftransportation and progress in this country. This documentary reveals that over the last 30years, much of the world has left Detroit—and America—behind, choosing faster, cleaner,more modern transportation. In a journey that takes us into the neighborhoods of Detroit and then beyond to Spain,California, and our nation’s capital, Beyond the Motor City urges us to ask how a symbol ofAmerica’s urban decay might transform itself into a model of urban revitalization. Can wefinally push America’s transit system into the 21st century?(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JUNE 11, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PM (Note special Start Time) “TRANSITION FRIDAY”!TOPIC: A TRANSITION FOCUS ON PERMACULTURE Film: "FARMS FOR THE FUTURE" ...Plus a number of short features, and a look atPermaculture Systems! With: Leo Brodie: TRANSITION SEATTLE, and Cathy Tuttle: SUSTAINABLEWALLINGFORD, ...and numerous other guests! FARMS FOR THE FUTURE (48 min, Rebecca Hosking, 2009) ­ a documentary devoted topeak oil, agriculture and alternatives like forest gardening and permaculture. Wildlife filmmaker Rebecca Hosking, in search for a post­fossil fuel agriculture, investigates how totransform her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers thatnature holds the key. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, JUNE 4, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “DIRT: THE MOVIE! ” (80 min, Bill Benenson & Gene Rosow, 2009)WITH DAVID R. MONTGOMERY, AUTHOR OF DIRT: THEEROSION OF CIVILIZATIONS.DIRT: THE MOVIE! is an insightful and timely film that tells the story of the glorius andunderappreciated material beneath our feet, the 'skin of the earth'. Inspired by William BryantLogan's acclaimed book "Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth'. Dirt! The Movie takes asubstantial look in the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come fromand will later return to.Following the film, please join us in a facilitated conversation with University ofWashington Professor David R. Montgomery, author of Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations,and recent recipient of the MacArthur Foundation’s Genius Award for his contributionsto the science of geomorphology.Download the flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, MAY 28, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “AN UNREASONABLE MAN – RALPH NADER” (122 minutes, Henriette Mantel and Steve Skrovan, 2006) Ralph Nader is without a doubt one of the most passionate and determined personalities ofour time. Loved, hated, respected and feared. Nader has had more impact on our daily livesthan most presidents. Now, this first­hand account takes you behind his groundbreakingconsumer advocacy campaigns and contested presidential runs. An Unreasonable manshows why Nader continues to be one of the most unique and important American politicalfigures of our time.Download the flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, MAY 21, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “TIME FOR SCHOOL” (53 min; Pamela Hogan, Executive Producer; 2009);Plus a Short Film on THE JUBILEE ACT AND DEBTCANCELLATION (20 min, Jubilee USA)

With Representatives from the Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project, ...along with theorganizations Jubilee NW, RESULTS & Bread for the World. The documentary film, TIME FOR SCHOOL is based on the premise that education is abasic human right; It focuses on the promise made in 2000 through the United NationsMillennium Development Goals by 191 member nations, including the United States, toprovide elementary education to all the world's children by 2015. The film is the latest reportin the unprecedented, award­winning 12­year documentary project, ‘Time for School’. Itvisits seven classrooms in seven countries (Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenyaand Romania) to offer a glimpse into the lives of seven extraordinary children who arestruggling to get what nearly all American kids take for granted: a basic education.The Film Short, focuses on the Jubilee Act currently in the US Congress (HR4045).Please join us following the film for a facilitated discussion with Puget Sound MillenniumGoals Project. The members of the Puget Sound Millennium Goals Project believe thatending global poverty is possible when made a global priority, that the United States plays acritical role in this, and that the American people have a powerful voice in ensuring that theneeds of the world’s poorest people are met. For more information on the Puget SoundMillenium Goals Project, please go to: www.mgoals.org. For more information on the UN Millennium Development Goals, please go to:www.un.org/millenniumgoals.Download the flyer HERE. Please help us get the word out. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, MAY 14, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PM (Note special Start Time) “TRANSITION FRIDAY”!TOPIC: A TRANSITION FOCUS ON ENERGY ­ PART 2 A Series of Great Short Films on Energy Descent and Meaningful Energy Alternatives:Chris Martenson's "CRASH COURSE", "THE POWER DOWN SHOW", and others. With: Leo Brodie: TRANSITION SEATTLECathy Tuttle: SUSTAINABLE WALLINGFORDChristy Nordstrom: SEATTLE RENEWABLE ENERGY MEET­UP SEATTLE CITY LIGHTSALISH SEA MARITIME EXCHANGEWALLINGFORD SOLAREOS ALLIANCE...and numerous other guests! Take a hard look at the inevitable intersection of Peak Oil, Global Climate Change, and anUnsustainable Economy. It's not all bad. In fact, it's a golden opportunity!Please come early (6:30PM), for informal conversation with groups currently working onlocal alternative energy solutions! ... Film begins at 7:00 PM. Join us for a facilitated Community Discussion following the film. Please help us get the word out: ­ download the flyer here: Color or B&W. Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, May 7, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM Film: "LORDS OF NATURE: LIFE IN THE LAND OF GREATPREDATORS" (60 min, Karen Anspacher­Meyer and Ralf Meyer, 2009)With wildlife advocates from Conservation NW Top predators may hold a key to life itself. Can people and predators coexist? Can we affordnot to?Birds, butterflies, beaver and antelope, wildflowers and frogs — could their survival possiblybe connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? LORDS OF NATURE goes behindthe scenes with leading scientists to explore the role top predators play in restoring andmaintaining ecosystems and biodiversity.Wolves and cougars, once driven to the edge of existence, are finding their way back ­­ fromthe Yellowstone plateau to the canyons of Zion, from the farm country of northern Minnesotato the rugged open range of the West. This is the story of a science now discovering topcarnivores as revitalizing forces of nature, and of a society now learning tolerance for beaststhey once banished. Narrated by Peter Coyote. Please join us for a facilitated discussion following the film With wildlife advocates fromConservation NW. ­ www.conservationnw.org More information on the film: www.lordsofnature.org Download the flyer Color or B&W. Please help us get the word out. Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, April 30, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM

Film: “PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL” (72 min, Gini Reticker, 2009) With Susan Partnow from Global Citizen Journey. PRAY THE DEVIL BACK TO HELL exposes the recent, but largely forgotten story, of thewomen of Liberia uniting to bring the end to their nation's civil war. Despite their religiousdifferences, and using entirely nonviolent methods, they forced the stalled peace talks intheir country to move forward. Not only were the peace talks successful, but Charles Taylor,the president of Liberia, was forced into exile, leading to the first election of a female head ofstate in Africa.Please join us for a facilitated discussion following the film with Susan Partnow withGlobal Citizen Journey, who is just back from Liberia in an effort to lay the groundworkfor GCJ’s Liberia Peacebuilder Initiative. Global Citizen Journey is a nonprofit organization with a vision of deep and ongoingconnections that build understanding and bridge cultural differences across continents. GCJfosters journeys of discovery, where people meet heart to heart to create a culture of peaceand world stewardship. For More information on Global citizen Journey:http://globalcitizenjourney.org/Download the flyer HERE. ­ Please help us get the word out! Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, April 23, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM Film: “GONZO – LIFE OF HUNTER S. THOMPSON” (2008 min, Alex Gibney, 120 min)From the producer of “Taxi to the Dark Side”, “Enron: the smartest guys in the room”, and“Money­Driven Medicine” comes a bio of the eccentric “Gonzo Journalist”. In examiningThompsons amazing life the film covers his career from sixties counterculture to the dirtytricks behind the ’72 presidential election and his “Battle of Aspen” Freak Power campaignfor Sheriff in a parochial small town . We hear from a wide range of his acquaintancesincluding Sonny Barger, Jimmy Carter, Ed Muskie, Pat Buchanan, Tom Wolfe and manymore.Please join us for a facilitated conversation following the film! Download the flyer HERE. ­Please help us get the word out! Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, April 16, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "THE COVE" (90 min, Louie Psihoyos, 2009)Scott West will join us this evening to answer questions and bring us “the latest” on thecurrent situation faced by dolphins and other sea mammals.Scott served as the Tactics Officer on Board the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin during themost recent Antarctic whale campaign. This campaign was filmed by Animal Planet and willbe shown in the upcoming Season Three of Whale Wars expected to air this summer. Also, Northwest Animal Rights Network will join us this evening, with information andways to make a difference, in the lives of the animals we live amongst. Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary of 2009, THE COVE follows an elite team ofactivists, filmmakers and freedivers as they embark on a covert mission to penetrate aremote and hidden cove in Taiji, Japan, shining a light on a dark and deadly secret. Utilizingstate­of­the­art techniques, including hidden microphones and cameras in fake rocks, theteam uncovers how this small seaside village serves as a horrifying microcosm of massiveecological crimes happening worldwide. The result is a provocative mix of investigativejournalism, eco­adventure and arresting imagery, adding up to an unforgettable story thathas inspired audiences worldwide to action. Sea Shepherd http://www.seashepherd.org/ NARN http://www.narn.org/Download flyers HERE. ­Please help us get the word out! Thanks!(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, April 9, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PM“TRANSITION FRIDAY”!FILM: "COAL COUNTRY"85 min, Phylis Geller and Mari­Lynn Evans, 2009A TRANSITION FOCUS ON ENERGY ­ PART 1 …with COOLMOM.ORG, THE SIERRACLUB, & EARTH MINISTRY; and: TRANSITION SEATTLE, & SUSTAINABLE WALLINGFORD! Come early at 6:30 PM for informal conversation with ourguests!

(Film starts promptly at 7:00 PM). “TRANSITION FRIDAYS”: COME JOIN US FOR AN EVENING FOCUSED ON POSITIVESOLUTIONS AT A VERY LOCAL LEVEL ­ EVERY 2ND FRIDAY! TRANSITION ENERGY POINTS FOR THE EVENING:1) We're addicted to fossil fuels, our source is drying up, and we need to kick the habit. Weare close to or already past peaks for all fossil fuels. 2) We need to employ the energy we have left to build a Transition bridge to a clean energyfuture.The documentary film, COAL COUNTRY, is a dramatic look at modern coal mining. We getto know working miners along with activists who are battling coal companies in Appalachia.We hear from miners and coal company officials, who are concerned about jobs and theeconomy and believe they are acting responsibly in bringing power to the American people.Both sides in this conflict claim that history is on their side. But what are the real issues re: energy. We need to understand the meaning behindpromises of “cheap energy” and “clean coal.” Are they achievable? At what cost? And whatare the true alternatives for our energy future? FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN A POSITIVE, LOCAL ENERGY FUTURE!JOIN US in an open discussion on building a bridge to a clean energy future: solar, wind,geothermal, local Community Supported Energy collectives, and more. Come learn about the campaign by THE SIERRA CLUB, in partnership withCOOLMOM.ORG, to put pressure on Governor Gregoire to close the TransAlta Coal PowerPlant in Chehalis. This plant produces 20% of Washington's electricity and is our state’ssingle biggest source of carbon dioxide, mercury and nitrogen oxide emissions. A TRANSITION FOCUS ON ENERGY ­ PART 2 will be on Friday, May 11 Download flyers here: Color B&W ­ Please help us get the word out! Thanks! More information at:Sustainable Wallingford: http://greenwallingford.ning.com/Transition Seattle: http://transitionseattle.com/CoolMom: http://www.coolmom.org/coalfreeWAThe Sierra Club : www.coalfreewashington.orgEarth Ministry: http://earthministry.org/(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, April 2, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "SHOVELING WATER: WAR ON DRUGS, WAR ON PEOPLE"(24 min, WFP, 2009) With representatives from WITNESS FOR PEACE, And A Report Back From Recent Colombia Delegations “SHOVELING WATER” is a journey to the heart of coca country in Colombia where U.S. taxdollars have financed chemical spraying of the Amazon for the past nine years in the ‘WarOn Drugs’.Hear first hand testimony from people on the ground about the impacts and learn new ideasabout how to solve this deadly problem. PLUS A SHORT FEATURE (13 min) examining extrajudicial killings at the hands of theU.S.­funded Colombian military. Since 2000, the U.S. government has provided nearly $5billion in military and police funding to Colombia. Despite claims of an improved humanrights record, thousands of civilians have been killed by this U.S.­funded military in recentyears. Typical of human rights abuses in Colombia, there are astoundingly high rates ofimpunity for these killings.DISPLACEMENT IN COLOMBIA: With nearly five million Colombians forcibly displacedfrom their homes by a debilitating war, Colombia is now the second worst internaldisplacement crisis in the world. Between now and April 30, tens of thousands across theU.S. and Colombia will participate in this year’s National Days of Action for Colombia to callfor a much­needed shift in U.S. policies toward the war­torn country. NATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION FOR COLOMBIA: Forty displaced Colombians have sharedwith us their powerful photos and harrowing stories of what it means to be displaced. Student, church, and community groups are coming together as part of the National Days ofAction for Colombia to assemble the photos and statements into poignant portraits. REGIONAL ORGANIZER, COLETTE COSNER, will facilitate a "FACE THE DISPLACED"gathering at Meaningful Movies, and attendees will take part in the creation of thesepowerful displays to be displaced later this month.For more information on what Witness for Peace is doing, and how to get involved, pleasego to: www.witnessforpeace.org/northwestJoin us for a discussion with WFP on the real story in Colombia.Download the Flyer: Color or B&W. Please help us get the word out. Thanks! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, March 26, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "HAITI: KILLING THE DREAM"(52 min, Babeth,Katherine Kean, Hart Perry, & Rudy Stern, 1993)Also featured will be a recent segment from Democracy Now! that showcases the filmand discusses the current situation.The film starts with a background on Haiti's tragic history from the original Slave uprising in1791 and focuses on the election of President Jean Bertrand Aristide and subsequentmilitary coup of September 30, 1991 under suspicion of U.S. involvement. The program isnarrated by Ossie Davis and along with local scenery and music includes interviews with theexiled Aristide, his cabinet, dissident clergy, underground resistance leaders, U.S. StateDepartment officials, and a cross­section of Haitian people. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, March 19, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PMFilm: “JANG AUR AMAN” (WAR AND PEACE) (Anand Patwardhan, 2002) ­ Doors open at 6:30PM with delicious homemade food fromIndia and Pakistan. Film starts at 7. Our guests this evening are Prashant Nema, Srijan Chakraborty, Srinivas Akula,Rajeswari Harikrishnan from India, and Mona Akmal from Pakistan. Mona is thecocreator of Dreamfly, a non­profit organization that builds schools in Pakistan, Afghanistanand India.

JANG AUR AMAN begins and ends with the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi. While exposing thedanger of nuclear war on the Indian subcontinent it derives power and emotional appealfrom the growing movement for peace both in India and in Pakistan."The film itself is a tour de force, beautifully shot and often darkly funny and much moreriveting than the dry subject matter might suggest." ­The Guardian, UK "War and Peace" has a riveting intelligence all its own and earns its epic title. ­The NewYork Times“We should listen to our voices of dissent for our own sake and for the sake of ourchildren and their children. War and Peace is that voiceʼs most eloquent expression.Which is why it should be seen by everyone everywhere. In schools, in colleges, infactories, on television” ­The Times of India"Perhaps the most important film in this year's Berlin Film Festival" ­Reuters

A LITTLE ABOUT THE FILMMAKER, ANAND PATWARDHAN... “To put it simply, Patwardhan, who turns sixty this February, is India's best­known and mostrespected documentary filmmaker. It has taken him an acute intelligence, an exceptionalsocial conscience and more than three decades of solid hard work on several fronts to reachthat position. But he is admired across the subcontinent and beyond also as a fearless andindefatigable activist; a whistle­blower who spends a large part of his time writing andspeaking and organizing protest. ­­ Vidyarthy Chatterjee IMDb February 2010Download the Flyer HERE!More on the film and filmmaker: Here (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, March 12, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PM“TRANSITION FRIDAY”!Film: "IN TRANSITION 1.0 ­ FROM OIL DEPENDENCE TO LOCALRESILIENCE" (49 min, Emma Goude, 2009), and a few short films…WITH LEO BRODIE FROM TRANSITION SEATTLE, AND CATHY TUTTLE FROMSUSTAINABLE WALLINGFORD. “TRANSITION FRIDAYS”: COME JOIN US FOR AN EVENING FOCUSED ON POSITIVESOLUTIONS AT A VERY LOCAL LEVEL ­ EVERY 2ND FRIDAY! IN TRANSITION is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those thatknow it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement isabout communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change withcreativity, imagination and humor, and setting about rebuilding their local economies andcommunities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun.We live at a fascinating point in history. The convergence of challenges, most particularlyglobal warming and peak oil, have brought us to a point where we are profoundlychallenged to act. The scale of the challenge is huge, and the obstacles are plenty. Butsomething very powerful is stirring and is taking root the world over. There is an emerging

energy to succeed, a sense of quickening, and an exhilaration in talking and listening toeach other once again, to visioning what we want and then rolling up our sleeves andstarting to co­create it. People are choosing life and are manifesting that in their lives andtheir communities.Facilitated discussion on the Transition Initiative forllowing the film. Download the Flyer HERE! (Black & White HERE) (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted

Friday, March 5, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “ON PAPER WINGS” (67 min, Ilana Sol, , 2008)...With the Filmmaker, ILANA SOL! In the spring of 1945, a Japanese balloon bomb claimed the lives of the only people killedon the continental U.S. as the result of enemy action during WWII. Forty years later, thedecision to fold a thousand paper cranes would unite the Japanese and American civilianswho were involved in and affected by this incident. “On Paper Wings“ is the story of fourJapanese women who worked on balloon bombs, the families of those killed in the U.S., andthe man whose actions brought them all together forty years after WWII, and the balloonbomb project.jOIN US FOR A FASCINATING DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE FILM! Download the Flyer HERE! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, February 26, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE DIAMOND EMPIRE” (102 min, Janine Roberts, 1994)This astonishing documentary investigates how an advertising slogan invented by MadisonAvenue executives in 1948 has come to define our most intimate and romantic rituals andideals. THE DIAMOND EMPIRE, which sent shockwaves through the transnational diamondindustry when it first appeared, systematically takes apart the myth that "diamonds areforever." It exposes how one white South African family, through a process of monopoly and fantasy,managed to exert control over the global flow of diamonds and change the very way wethink about courtship, marriage, and love ­ an achievement all the more stunning given thatdiamonds are in fact neither scarce nor imperishable. Zeroing in on how "the diamondempire" managed to convert something valueless into one of the most coveted commoditiesin history, the film provides a riveting look at how marketing and consumer culture shape notonly global trade and economics, but also our very identities.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted

Friday, February 19, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: "CUBA MIA: PORTRAIT OF AN ALL­WOMEN'S ORCHESTRA" (85 minutes, CeciliaDomeyko, 2005) AN INCREDIBLE EVENING WITH THE US WOMEN AND CUBA COLLABORATION!...don't miss this! This award­winning (CINE Golden Eagle, Chicago Film Festival, World Music Festival) filmwas directed by Cecilia Domeyko, creator of dozens of films capturing the Latina/oexperience in the US and Latin America. Featuring ten talented and beautiful musicians,playing the harmonies of Cuban soul, CUBA MIA demonstrates the power of music to crossboundaries. This story of the musicians of the all­woman Camerata Romeu is filled withdazzling faces and fiery performances that astonish and delight. By turns funny, angry,lyrical and moving, CUBA MIA takes us behind the scenes of a Revolution in progress ­­ that has prioritized gender and racial justice, investment in arts, music, culture and thepolitics of sexuality as essential to healthy human development ­­ and offers a slice ofCuban life seldom seen on the world's screens. "If you liked Buena Vista Social Club, you'll love CUBA MIA!" Discussion lead by members of the US Women and Cuba Collaboration will focus on thefilm's themes as well as contemporary US and Cuban relations and Cuba's role inhumanitary aid and international solidarity with Haiti. The Collaboration is organizing awomen's delegation to Cuba in March 2010; for details about the Delegation and the USWomen & Cuba Collaboration, go to www.womenandcuba.orgCo­sponsored with Seattle NOW (www.nowseattle.org)Download the Flyer HERE(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Sunday, FEBRUARY 14, 2:00 to 4:00 PM

Followup Special Event To Start: SENIOR COHOUSING, ANDOTHER OPTIONS FOR AGING IN YOUR COMMUNITY ­ STUDYSESSION #1 BEGINS LOCATION: Northeast Library, 35th Ave NE & NE 68th Street, SeattleINTRODUCTION WAS HELD JANUARY 31st. BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN THEFIRST WORK SESSION. THIS WILL CONTINUE EVERY 2 WEEKS FOR ATOTAL OF 10 SESSIONS. ...Please Come Join Us! Envision your future lifestyle; discover the right solution for you! Join this newly formed, self­directed study group for ongoing exploration and discussion. FREE! Presented by:SEATTLE AIC. Study Sessions Include:SESSION ONE: What is your Aging Scenario? ­ Are we in denial? ­ Sun, Feb14 SESSION TWO: Group Process: Working Together ­ Sun, Feb 28 SESSION THREE: The Realities of Getting Older ­ Sun, Mar 14 SESSION FOUR: Co­care and Outside Care ­ Sun, Mar 28 SESSION FIVE: Staying Healthy through Community ­ To Be Scheduled SESSION SIX: The Economics of Getting OlderSESSION SEVEN: Philosophy, Spirituality, and MortalitySESSION EIGHT: What do we have to offer the world? Growing into elderhood.SESSION NINE: Risk and ResponsibilitySESSION TEN: Case studies, fieldtrips: Looking at CommunitiesSEATTLE AGING IN COMMUNITY is an independent group of Seattle area individualsexploring possibilities for active, enriching community based aging. Download the flyer HERE For More Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleAIC

Friday, February 12, 2010, 6:30 to 9:30 PMFilm: “FOOD, INC.” (93 minutes, Robert Kenner, 2009) (MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS every 2nd Friday Evening)Join us for a community discussion on our own local food security following the film. AND ...MEANINGFUL MOVIES' 7th ANNIVERSARY! CONE EARLY!Doors Open At 6:30 for Snacks, Casual Q & A, and Mingling.Guests, listed below, will be on hand to answer questions and engage in conversation aboutwhatʼs happening with food and vision in Seattle.In the film FOOD, INC., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry,exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumerwith the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. It featuresinterviews with such experts as Eric Schlosser (Fast FoodNation), and Michael Pollan (TheOmnivore's Dilemma)FOOD, INC. reveals surprising truths about what we eat, how it's produced, who we havebecome as a nation and where we are going from here.GUESTS THIS EVENING :THRIVE (local, vegan, vegetarian, gluten­free, wheat­free, dairy­free,fatigue­free, and wholly pro­bliss, pro­joy, pro­shine) CAFEwww.generationthrive.comOur mission is to create an environment for you to be nourished and to unleash the physicalmagnificence possible for all people. Our products and services are a testament to thedecadence of raw and living foods, demolishing the myth that to eat healthy you mustsacrifice deliciousness.TRIBE OF THE HEART, presents the documentary PEACEABLE KINGDOM,SeattlePremiere this Spring 2010 (tonight we'll see the trailer) www.peaceablekingdomfilm.org/Peaceable Kingdom is a riveting story of transformation and healing. This new film exploresthe awakening conscience of several people who grew up in traditional farming culture andwho have now come to question the basic premises of their inherited way of life. NORTHWEST ANIMAL RIGHTS NETWORK ­ NARN www.narn.orgNARN realizes the importance of providing support for the individual looking to live a life ofcompassion, along with a need for campaigns aimed at enacting change in the policies andpractices of our governments, schools and businesses.COMMUNITY ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE ­ CAGJwww.seattleglobaljustice.orgCommunity Alliance for Global Justice is an alliance of individuals and organizationsworking in Seattle and the region who believe the global economy should embody the corevalues of social justice, environmental sustainability, democracy and selfdetermination.AGRA WATCH ­ Film Nights starting in Februarywww.agrawatch.wordpress.com

AGRA Watch is a group of community members and activists whose objectives are tomonitor and question the Gates Foundationʼs participation in the Alliance for a GreenRevolution in Africa (AGRA).PCC NATURAL MARKETS www.pccnaturalmarkets.comLeika Suzumura, PCC Nutrition Educator and trained Registered Dietitian will join us toanswer questions and talk about PCCʼs Walk And Talk program.Join us for a community discussion on our own local food security following the film.Download the flyer HERE (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, February 5, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “ASPARAGUS! STALKING THE AMERICAN LIFE” (53 minutes,Kirsten Kelly and Anne de Mare, 2009) For 30 years, Oceana County Michigan has been the Asparagus Capital of the World. Nowits spear­struck residents and family farms take on the U.S. War on Drugs, Free Trade and aFast Food Nation, all to save their beloved roots. In Michigan, not only are thousands of union members out of work, the government ishelping other countries grow asparagus as part of the war on drugs, creating unfaircompetition for farmers in Oceana County, once the Asparagus Capital of the World. ButMichigan farmers are not giving up! These indomitable Michiganders struggle to findcreative ways to save their livelihood and their beloved roots. This fascinating, award­winning film, called ‘oddly brilliant’ by New York Magazine, unveils the complex connectionsbetween community identity, farming, politics and trade. Download the flyer here: color or black & white.(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Sunday, January 31 , 2:00 to 4:00 PMSENIOR COHOUSING, AND OTHER OPTIONS FOR AGING INYOUR COMMUNITY …AN INTERACTIVE CONVERSATIONNOTE: WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION ONAGING IN COMMUNITY BEGUN AT FRIDAY (1/22)EVENING’S MEANINGFUL MOVIES SCREENING OF"MAGGIE GROWLS"LOCATION: Northeast Library, 35th Ave NE & NE 68th Street, SeattleEnvision your future lifestyle; discover the right solution for you! Join this newly formed, self­directed study group for ongoing exploration and discussion. FREE! Presented by:SEATTLE AIC. SEATTLE AGING IN COMMUNITY is an independent group of Seattle area individualsexploring possibilities for active, enriching community based aging. Download the flyer HERE For More Info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleAIC

Friday, January 29, 2010, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “MONEY DRIVEN MEDICINE” (86 minutes, Jigsaw Productions & Gabriel Film Group, 2009)WITH DR. DAVID MCLANAHAN, CO­FOUNDER AND COORDINATOR FOR THEWESTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTHPROGRAM.MONEY­DRIVEN MEDICINE provides the essential introduction Americans need if they areto become knowledgeable participants in healthcare reform.This illuminating documentary will help viewers distinguish between the structural changeswe need and sham reform proposals. It will help them realize why a sound, sustainablemedical infrastructure is crucial not just to their personal futures but to the economy andsociety as a whole, why curing America’s healthcare crisis is a matter of national life anddeath.Join us following the film for a very meaningful discussion with Dr. McLanahan,Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington School of Medicine, andsurgeon emeritus at Pacific Medical Center . Please help us get the word out on this important topic. Download the flyer here: color or black & white. (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, January 22, 2009, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “MAGGIE GROWLS” (56 min, Barbara Attie and Janet Goldwater, 2003)“Speak your mind ­ even if your voice shakes, for well aimed slingshots can topple giants.” ­Maggie Kuhn.MAGGIE GROWLS is a documentary film portrait of the amazing, canny, lusty, charming andunstoppable Maggie Kuhn (1905­1995), who founded the Gray Panthers in 1970 after beingforced to retire from a job she loved. Her outrage and determination fueled a political chainreaction that forever changed the lives of older Americans, repealing mandatory retirementlaws and proving that "old" is not a dirty word. With a disarming mixture of humor, shock value and common sense, Maggie went on tochampion universal health care, nursing home reform, shared housing and consumerprotection. Out of what political activist Ralph Nader called "the most significant retirementin modern American history," Maggie created one of the most potent social movements ofthe century ­ one that was committed to justice, peace and fairness to all, regardless of age. Join us following the film for a community discussion on active, vivacious aging;intergenerational connections and future living options such as Co­Housing: both Senior& Intergenerational.download the flyer HERE! (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted

Friday, January 15, 2009, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “HOMO TOXICUS” (88 min, Carole Poliquin, 2009) A global experiment is in progress, and we are the guinea pigs. Everyday, tons of chemicalsare released into the environment, without ever knowing how toxic they are. We are todaybequeathing our toxic load to our children along with our DNA! “When we pollute nature, weend up polluted ourselves." David Suzuki Download the Flyer HERE (Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted)

Friday, January 8, 2009, 7:00 to 9:30 PMFilm: “THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD” (87 min, Andy Bichlbaum & Mike Bonanno, 2009)The Yes Men ...Crusaders For Justice Against the Cult of Corporate Greed! Who knew fixing the world could be so much fun? “THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD” follows the political prankster group through a number ofhilarious impersonations of some of the world's biggest corporations. In addition to coveringthe Yes Men's daring hoaxes, the film investigates and attacks the worship of the free marketthat has led so many corporations and government agencies to put profits above people. Itends with a rousing call to action, to give Obama the pressure he'll need to do what we'veelected him for.While the absurdity of their actions may amuse, THE YES MEN have a serious point tomake: ...business as usual is no longer acceptable. “Comedic vigilante justice… Media savvy pie­to­the­face.” ­USA Today.Download the Flyer HERE ...please help us get the word out. Please join us for a facilitated discussion following the film!

"The Yes Men Pull Off Prank Claiming US Chamber of Commerce Had Changed ItsStance on Climate Change":http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/20/yes_men_pull_off_prank_claiming(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).