CHCH FREE MONTHLY FILM NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXACA,MEXICO.
The last Christchurch Free Monthly Film Night/Food Not Bombs Dinner for 2006 will be dedicated, in an expression of Solidarity to the people of Oaxaca,Mexico.
FREE MONTHLY FILM NIGHT/FOOD NOT BOMBS DINNER.
Wednesday 6th December
Media Club
191 Armagh Street
Christchurch.
7.30pm.
Dedicated to the people of Oaxaca,Mexico.
The film to be screened;
"Granito de Arena"{Grains of Sand}
For over 20 years,economic globalization has been dismantling public education in Mexico.
But always in the shadow of popular resistance.
This is the story of that resistance-the story of a grassroots,non-voilent movement of public schoolteachers who took Mexico by surprise and who have endured brutal repression in their 25-year struggle to defend public education.
"Important...disturbing...Anyone concerned about education,human rights,labor unions,Latin America,and globalization will want to see this inspiring film."Mexico Labor News and Analysis.
"An essential,resounding,overwhelming story.The film is a cry of outrage;the message,a cry of hope."Pablo Gentili,Public Policy Laboratory,Rio de Janeiro.
62 min.
ALL WELCOME.
Comments
Re: CHCH FREE MONTHLY FILM NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXA
This is an excellent film. The film maker Jill Friedberg is currently in Oaxaca documenting the events there. It tells the story of the rural teachers of Chiapas and Oaxaca from the revolution of 1910 to 2004. In particular it shows how the rural teachers are the link between the indigenous campesinos and the trade unions, as they fight the corrupt leadership of their own union to defend public education. It is a very good background to the formation of the APPO in Oaxaca, a popular assembly that has the potential to be a model for uniting all Mexico against the corrupt PRI/PAN regime and to break with NAFTA and US imperialism.
Jill contributes to the Yahoo group Oaxacastudyactiongroup and you can find a recent commentary on the recent PFP repression of APPO on
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oaxacastudyactiongroup/message/2009
Battle of Oaxaca
http://www.izquierda.info
#file_1#
Re: CHCH FREE MONTHLY FILM NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXA
I for one look forward to seeing it.
Re: CHCH FREE MONTHLY FILM NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXA
to whom ever held a stall in Christchurch recently encouraging people to write letters to the Mexician consulate/Embassy,please come to the film night and bring your draft letters/ideas.We can discuss with a wide audience what we can practicle do in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca.
Al.
Re: CHCH FREE MONTHLY FILM NIGHT DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF OAXA
to whom ever held a stall in Christchurch recently encouraging people to write letters to the Mexician Consulate/Embassy to condemn the repression in Oaxaca,please come to the film night with your draft letters/ideas to discuss with a wide audience what we can do in solidarity with the people of Oaxaca.
Al at Demozone.
APPO Lives!
http://www.narconews.com/Issue44/article2440.html