[antiwar-van] Antiwar Film Festival This Weekend!

[Kira Koshelanyk]

Mobilization Against War and Occupation – MAWO
welcomes you to join us at:

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4th Annual Vancouver
ANTI-WAR Film Festival
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Saturday December 16 (11am to 9pm)
Sunday December 17 (10am to 9pm)
Britannia Community Centre Auditorium (1661 Napier St, at Commercial
Drive)
Free admission!

2 Days | 22 Documentary & Feature Films | In 7 different languages |
>From 16 different countries

---a festival to expose the cultural, human, artistic, social,
political elements of war and occupation a time that the world and life 
itself is being defined by war, occupation, and the threat of war and
occupation---

*Delicious food and coffee will be available by donation all day;
provided by Joe’s Café and Uncle Fatih’s Pizza

Full Program and Details:
http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG

In order to capture the worldwide era of war and occupation, and the
struggle of “Us Vs. Them,” the film festival is sectioned into five
themes:

“Lessons & Leaders from History” — with the classic feature films
M*A*S*H and Dr. Strangelove as tribute to their recently departed visionary 
directors Robert Altman and Stanley Kubrick AND films on revolutionary 
leaders Malcolm X, Fidel Castro, and the Vancouver premier of a film about 
the African revolutionary Thomas Sankara

“Canada: Occupier Abroad and at Home” – with the North American premier
of “End of the Land”, a new documentary direct from Kabul, the world
premier of the MAWO-produced film “Canada, Imperialist Abroad,
Imperialist at Home,” plus films on Indigenous struggle within Canada’s 
borders, and more…

“Life and Struggle under Occupation” – with films about Iraq, Palestine
& Afghanistan. Featuring the Vancouver premier of the critically
acclaimed film “Blood of my Brother, a story of death in Iraq”.

“Facing Down Imperialism” – with films covering those nations facing,
and standing up to the threat of imperialist war; Cuba, Venezuela,
Bolivia, Korea, Oaxaca Mexico, and more…

“Women and War” – a series of films that smash the stereotypes of women
as passive victims.  These films show women as fighters against
imperialism, colonialism and oppression, as leaders and instigators of 
change, in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Perhaps the most
critical and important section of the anti-war film festival.

The 4th Annual Anti-War Film Festival will also feature introductions
for each film from leading activists, organizers and community leaders.
We are proud to announce that three films will be introduced by their
directors, including:

>>Sobhi al-Zobaidi, Palestinian director of “A Caged Birds Song,” and PHD 
>>candidate at Simon Fraser University. Jessica Anderson, director of 
>>“Occupier/Occupied: An American in Iraq” will be attending the festival 
>>from her home in Washington State and;
>>Doreen Manuel, Secwepemc director of “From the Heart: a portrait of
George Manuel” is also the head of the Indigenous Independent Digital
Filmmaking Program at Capilano College.

For the full program and details of the films, see:
http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG/filmfest_program2006.html


Organized by Mobilization Against War and Occupation – MAWO
WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG | info at mawovancouver.org | 604-322-1764

Endorsed by more than 50 community organizations, local small
businesses, labour and student unions, women’s organizations, and more…
including:

Banyen Books & Sound
Battered Women’s Support Services
Canadian Muslim Alliance
Capilano Students Union
CITR Radio – UBC, 101.9FM
CJSF Radio – SFU, 90.1FM
Clayton Heights Secondary School Global Issues Club
Coalition Against War on the People of Iraq and Internationally –CAWOPI
UBC-AMS Club
Coop Radio, 102.7FM
DADABASE Boutique
Douglas Students Against War
Fire This Time Newspaper
Free the Cuban 5 Cttee – Vancouver
Full Outfit Design Collective
Granma Publications
Hospital Employees Union - BC
Imagination for International Solidarity – Soeul Korea
Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking Program - Capilano College
Indigenous Rights and Action Project (IRAP)
Interdisciplinary Studies Department – Langara College
Iranian Committee Against War and Occupation
Joe’s Café and Bar
Kla How Ya FM – on Coop Radio
La Vanguardia Newspaper
Langara Students’ Union
Langara Students United Against War and Occupation
Latin American Studies Program – Langara College
Limelight Video
Magpie Magazines
MAWO-SFU Club
Mighty Riders Bicycle Shop
Milenio Newspaper
No Apologies Necessary – on Coop Radio
Pastors for Peace
Reel Youth Film Festival
Relatives and Friends of Mexican Political Prisoners
Remote Video
Republic Newspaper
Schlockbusters Video
Shahrvand BC Newspaper
START – Student activism club at Delta Secondary School
Students Against War – University of Victoria
Think NDN – on Coop Radio
UBC Film Society
Uncle Fatih’s Pizza
Unitarian Church Social Justice Committee
Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba
Victoria Goods for Cuba
Victoria Solidarity Venezuela
Videomatica
Womens’ Studies Undergraduate Society – UBC
Youth Third World Alliance

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