RESISTANCE IN MEXICO-FILM PROGRAMME

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Wednesday February 21, 2007 09:27 by Martha - DUBZAG-Dublin Zapatista Action Group dubzag at gmail dot com 5 Merrion row- Dublin2 0872031764

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DUBZAG the Dublin Zapatista Group presents an exciting film festival featuring four eye-opening and undeniably inspiring movies with a genuine revolutionary spirit: Granito de Arena/Breaking the siege ( 22nd Feb) The Take (1st March), and The 4th World War (8th March) all at 7.30 pm in the Latin America Solidarity Centre (LASC).
Granito de Arena and Breaking the Siege will also be shown at Seomra Spraoi on 21st Feb at 7.30 pm.

“Granito de Arena” by Jill Freidberg documents the efforts of over 100,000 teachers, parents, and students fighting to defend the country’s public education system from the devastating impacts of economic globalization in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is a compelling and unsettling story of resistance, repression, commitment, and solidarity. “

Breaking the Siege” Atenco: Breaking the Siege
produced by Canal 6 de Julio and Promedios an indymedia production.
May 3rd 2006: As Mexican Police violently attack the peoples of Texcoco & Atenco, Mexico City for selling flowers; the residents display their dignity, humanity and bravery in their steadfast resistance, which continues......

In “The Take”, director Avi Lewis, one of Canada's most outspoken journalists, and writer Naomi Klein, author of the international bestseller No Logo, champion a radical economic manifesto for the 21st century. In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - The Take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head.

“The Fourth World War” by Richard Rowley and Jacqueline Soohen was shot on the frontlines of struggles spanning five continents where the mainstream media cannot go. The Fourth World War is the untold human story of men and women who resist being annihilated in the current global conflict. This film captures the spirit of resistance: it is as beautiful and global as humanity itself. It includes struggles from Palestine, Iraq, South Africa, Argentina, Mexico, New York and South Korea.
WHERE: LASC 5 Merrion Row Dublin 2. SEOMRA SPRAOI 6 Lr Ormond Quay. PHONE: Martha 0872031764 for more details.
An open debate will follow.