Denver, Boulder, and Grand Junction Meetings: “The Christmas Truce” and “A Force More Powerful” December 2012

December 15, 2012 by

Please note: This month

Boulder’s meeting will be on the 3rd Wednesday (December 19), and

Denver’s meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.

During this Christmas/holy-day season of “Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All,” please join us for our December meetings as we screen two films, both of which illustrate the power of peace, humanity, and nonviolence:  The Christmas Truce (44 minutes), is a dramatized documentary, and the second film is a 30-minute segment on the Civil Rights Movement from the documentary A Force More Powerful. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Monthly Meetings, Movies/DVDs

Denver, Boulder, and Grand Junction Meetings: “Genetic Roulette” and “Unequal Justice” November 2012

November 11, 2012 by

Two videos will be shown this month.

(1) Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives  (85 min)

From studying 9/11, most become aware that the corruption within our government has reached draconian lows. Our featured documentary this month reveals another example of this corruption. This time our health is at stake.

Are you and your family on the wrong side of a bet?

When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and of all future generations was put at risk by an infant technology.

After two decades, physicians and scientists have uncovered a grave trend. The same serious health problems found in lab animals, livestock, and pets that have been fed GM foods are now on the rise in the US population. And when people and animals stop eating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), their health improves.

This seminal documentary by Jeffrey Smith, author of the world’s best-selling book on GMOs, Seeds of Deception, provides compelling evidence to help explain the deteriorating health of Americans, especially among children, and offers a recipe for protecting ourselves and our future.

We will have copies of this film available for a donation at this showing, but if you are unable to join us, you may watch the film online, and you may purchase it here.  When you purchase the film, you will receive a bonus DVD, Seeds of Freedom, which contains the following informative specials:

Seeds of Freedom (28 min)
Narrated by Jeremy Irons, produced by The Gaia Foundation and African Biodiversity Network, this landmark film shows how the story of seed at the hands of multinationals has become one of loss, control, dependence and debt.

The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods (42 min)
Jeffrey Smith presents a concise, hard-hitting talk to more than 800 healthcare practitioners at Andrew Weil’s Arizona Center for Integrated Medicine conference in 2011.

The Politics of GMOs (16 min)
This presentation excerpt describes the unholy alliance between the US government and Monsanto, as well as some highlights of Monsanto’s dark history.

12 Short Public Service Announcements

 

(2) Unequal Justice: The Relentless Rise of the 1% Court (20 min)

This short film explores the growing pro-corporate bias in key Court decisions and their real-world impact on ordinary Americans. Steadily and relentlessly, the Court has been transformed into an institution that frequently serves the interests of the wealthiest one percent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: GMOs, Monthly Meetings, Movies/DVDs, Supreme Court

Denver, Boulder, and Grand Junction Meetings: “Lifting the Veil” October 2012

October 15, 2012 by

Lifting the Veil (1 hour, 55 minutes)

As election day approaches, we will present this long-overdue documentary by Scott Noble (PsyWar) exposing the deadly hypocrisy of the U.S. political system. The film argues that we will not achieve any meaningful change through the electoral system, and that a systemic overhaul is necessary for a truly democratic republic. Contrary to all we have been taught, democracy cannot survive hand in hand with our current form of capitalism.

President Barack Obama is the best example of this thesis. We see his beautiful (and seemingly sincere) campaign promises, and then his proactively breaking each promise. As with the majority of campaigning politicians, he makes promises that the people want to hear, but once in office, does the exact opposite: he supports the interests of the corporations who paid for his campaign.

According to Glen Ford of the Black Agenda Report: Obama is not merely a continuation of the Bush administration’s war policies. He has accelerated the descent into a war economy. If Obama remains in office, he is on track to become the biggest pro-war president in U.S. history.

If we believe that he removed all troops from Iraq, Lifting the Veil will aid us in understanding how we have been deceived. If we still believe he is the “lesser of the two evils,” and–for only one example–has stopped torture, this film will remove the thick wool from our eyes. In fact, as evidenced by this documentary, Obama has accelerated our descent into corporate fascism. So what can we do?

Please join us in a lively discussion afterward during which we can pick up where the film leaves off in sharing our own ideas regarding solutions to this crucial question. Or if you disagree with the premise of this film, please share that as well!

If you are unable to join us, you may see the film online here. Many of the statements in the film about Obama can be found here, with sources for those statements.

We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we can’t have both.       ~ Louis D. Brandeis, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1916 – 1939)

The U.S. now has, by far, the most unequal distribution of wealth or income than any major country on earth.    ~Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator, Vermont [Read more…]

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Monthly Meetings, Movies/DVDs, Scott Noble
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