Tucson Progressive Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . and two more events!

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I got this email today and it looks pretty interesting.

Tucson PDA along with The Screening Room and MoveOn.org will host a weekend of progressive films.
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[link:http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1226907| Tucson Progressive Film Festival __ Oct 26-28

Progressive Journalist and Author Jeff Biggers at the Rialto

Women. Ignited. Now (WIN)]
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1. Lights! Camera! Progressive Action! The Tucson Progressive Film Festival

WHEN: Oct. 26 - 28, 2012

WHERE: The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St., Tucson

Tucson PDA along with The Screening Room and MoveOn.org will host a weekend of progressive films.

Six films on wide-ranging topics from the Koch Brothers to urban farming will be aired. You can come to one film or buy a weekend pass for only $15.

Price: $8/film, $10/ individual day pass, $15/entire festival


Friday, Oct. 26, 6:30

Former State Representative and PDA Tucson Chair Phil Lopes will introduce the Festival and welcome everyone

Friday, 7 p.m.

Heist: Who Stole the American Dream followed by a discussion with the director.


Saturday, October 27, 3 p.m.

Harvest of Shame followed by a discussion led by representatives from the Community Food Bank


Saturday, 7 p.m.

Koch Brothers Exposed, followed by a discussion led by MoveOn.org representatives


Sunday, Oct. 28, 1:30 p.m.

Laramie Revisited followed by discussion by film maker Beth S. from UA Department of Media Arts


Sunday, 3 p.m.

Urban Roots (the Greening of Detroit) followed by a discussion on urban farming



MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS FIRST EVER PROGRESSIVE FILM FESTIVAL, FURTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW

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2. Progressive Journalist and Author Jeff Biggers

PDA of Tucson is proud to support: An Evening with Jeff Biggers - Book Talk and Signing

WHEN: Friday, Sept. 28

WHERE: Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress, Tucson

TIME: 7 PM doors open, program begins at 8 PM

An Evening in Celebration of Arizona Libre: Kickoff Show for the new book, 'State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream' by Tucson author, historian and performance artist Jeff Biggers, with music by Salvador Duran, The Jons, Carlos Arzate and Mariachi Nueva Melodia.

Benefit for Raza Defense Fund ($5 suggested donation)

“OUT OF THE UNION chronicles how the Arizonification of America has turned the 48th state into ground zero in a burgeoning national clash over a historic demographic shift taking place across the country with the rise of a newly empowered Latino electorate.”

“With an insider's account of the emerging new civil rights movement that is reframing the national debate over immigration, STATE OUT OF THE UNION captures the extraordinary voices in a modern-day David vs. Goliath story: After the signing of Arizona's saber-rattling SB 1070 "papers please" law erupts into a national brawl over immigration issues, a new generation of social media savvy young Latino activists, retiring baby boomers and their moderate allies lead a courageous movement to reclaim the state from nativist extremists, take down the self-proclaimed architect of SB 1070 in a historic recall election, and defend Tucson's acclaimed Ethnic Studies Program from censorship.” (Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Social Science Titles, 2012)

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3. Women. Ignited. Now. (W.I.N) with State Senator Paula Aboud

[font size=3]Women. Ignited. Now. (W.I.N) with State Senator Paula Aboud is kicking off a series of statewide rallies to bring attention to the 26 anti-women bills proposed by the Arizona State Legislature in the last two years. [/font]

Please attend to learn exactly what is at stake in the upcoming general election, and work to make sure November 6 marks the end of this anti-woman legislature.

A rally will be held Friday, Sept. 28, 5-6:30 PM, Pima Community College – Amethyst Room, Stone Ave. & Speedway