[mgj-discuss] DC: Global justice filmfest begins Saturday

[Soren Ambrose]

> [For those outside Washington interested in how they can organize a 
> Global Justice Film Festival in their own communities, please contact 
> Elsa Gebreyseus at <organizer at 50years.org>
>
>
> The Washington, DC 50 Years Is Enough Film Festival begins Saturday 
> afternoon!
>
> See the full schedule below!
>
> 50 Years Is Enough Network
> 2004 Global Justice Film Festival
> March 13th to April 18th
>
> This year marks the 60th year of the founding of the World Bank and 
> IMF, and given the devastating impact of the policies, programs and 
> projects of these institutions over these six decades, 2004 is a 
> crucial year in the struggle for global justice. Along with partner 
> organizations and activists, the 50 Years Is Enough Network presents a 
> collection of eleven films that expose the pressing social, economic 
> and environmental issues that have mobilized thousands of people 
> around the world to call for a profound transformation of these 
> institutions. (see http://www.50years.org/cms/action/apr2004/desc )
> __________________________________________________________________
> Saturday March 13th, 2004		2:00 -4:30pm Drowned Out: We Can't wash 
> Them Away	
> Spanner Films Ltd., 2003
> Chronicles the fight against the Narmada dam which threatens to 
> submerge the  Jalsindi village in central India.	
> Venue: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd, NW	Metro: Columbia Heights 
> Discussant: Rahul Vaswani, Rural Community Assistance Program
> __________________________________________________________________
> Thursday, March 18th, 2004		7:00 -8:30pm
> Deadly Embrace: Nicaragua, the World Bank and the IMF	
> Elizabeth Canner & Ashley Eames, 1996/1999
> Account of how Nicaragua is affected by the threat of structural 
> adjustment and the debt crisis.
> Venue: All Souls Church (Unitarian), 1500 Harvard St. NW	Metro: 
> Columbia Heights
> Discussant: Rita Clark, Nicaragua-U.S. Friendship Office
>
> Two Trevors Go To Washington Seipone Productions 2000 	
> The April 2000 IMF/WB meetings seen through the eyes of two South 
> Africans ?a finance minister and a Soweto activist.
> Venue: All Souls Church ? Unitarian, 1500 Harvard St. NW	Metro: 
> Columbia Heights
> Discussant: Soren Ambrose, 50 Years is Enough Network
> __________________________________________________________________
> Thursday March 25th, 2004		7:00 ? 9:00pm
> Working Women of the World
> Marie France Collard 2000
> Follows the relocation of the garment industry focusing on Levi 
> Strauss & Co.		
> Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW			Metro: Metro Center /McPherson Sq
> Discussant: Analia Penchaszadeh, Jobs with Justice
> __________________________________________________________________
> Saturday March 27th, 2004		2:00 -4:30pm
> Breaking the Bank	
> Coalition of independent media groups, 2000
> Independent account of the April 2000 protests and examines the issues 
> behind the protests.
> Date:	Saturday March 27th, 2004		
> Venue:  Josephine Butler Parks Center		Metro: Columbia Heights
> Speaker: Neil Watkins, Jubilee USA Network
> __________________________________________________________________
> Thursday, April 1st, 2004		7:00 ? 9:00 pm
> Life and Debt Stephanie Black, 2001
> Exposes the devastating effects of free trade and debt on the lives of 
> Jamaicans.			
> Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW			Metro:  Metro Center/McPherson Sq
> Discussant: Marie Clarke, Jubilee USA Network and Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 
> 50 Years is Enough Network
> __________________________________________________________________
> Saturday,  April 3rd, 2004		2:00 ? 4:30pm
> Choropampa: The Price of Gold
> Ernesto Cabellos & Stephanie Boyd 2002
> Follows the valiant struggle for health care and justice after a 
> devastating mercury spill at the Yanacocha gold mine in the Peruvian 
> Andes.	
> Venue: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd, NW	Metro: Columbia Heights 
> Discussant: Radhika Sarin, Earthworks
> __________________________________________________________________
> Thursday, April 8th, 2004		7:00 ? 9:00 pm
> Patient Abuse Jack Lewis 2001		
> Chronicles the Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa and their 
> struggle against international drug companies
> Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW			Metro:  Metro Center /McPherson Sq
> Discussant: Salih Booker, Africa Action
> __________________________________________________________________
> Saturday April 10th, 2004		2:00 ? 4:30pm
> Profits of Doom
> BBC,  2001
> In depth analysis of the structural adjustment programs of World Bank 
> and IMF in Ghana
> Venue: Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd, NW	Metro: Columbia Heights 
> Discussant: TBA
> __________________________________________________________________
> Thursday, April 15th, 2004		7:00 ? 9:00 pm
> Fisheries ? Beyond the Crisis CBC, 1998
> Follows two fishing communities one in Canada, one in India and 
> explores the issues behind the decline of once vibrant fishing 
> communities.
>
> Venue: IPS, 733 15th Street NW			Metro:  Metro Center /McPherson Sq
> Discussant: TBA
> __________________________________________________________________
> Sunday April 18th, 2004			2:00 ? 4:00 pm
> To Be a Woman	
> Visafric Productions, 1992	
> Examines the issues of debt, structural adjustment and development 
> through the stories of women in Uganda, Zambia and Ghana.
> Venue: Sisterspace & Books, 1515 U Street, N.W. 	Metro: U 
> Street/Cardozo
> Discussant: Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 Years Is Enough Network
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> For more in depth information on the films and speakers, please visit 
> www.50years.org
>
> We would like to thank all the individuals and organizations that have 
> contributed to the 2004 Global Justice Film Festival and continue to 
> support the work of the 50 Years Is Enough Network.
>
> *All films are free to the public*
>
>
>
> 50 Years is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice, 3628 
> 12th St., NE, Washington, DC 20017
> Tel: 202-IMF-BANK (463-2265), Fax: 202-636-4238, Email: 
> organizer at 50years.org, web: www.50years.org
>
Soren Ambrose
New Voices on Globalization /
   50 Years Is Enough Network
3628 12th St., N.E.
Washington, DC  20017  USA
office: +1-202-636-6097
mobile: +1-202-285-5836
soren at igc.org
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