[Peace] Fwd: [mchr] Chicago premiere of "The End of America" - documentary about the erosion of civil liberties post 9/11

[Belden Fields]

For folks who might be up in Chicago for these showing dates, of for  
folks who want to go up just to see this film.
Belden



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> From: "Trisha Chokshi" <tchokshi at midwesthumanrights.org>
> Date: December 11, 2008 1:03:25 PM CST
> To: <members at midwesthumanrights.org>
> Subject: [mchr] Chicago premiere of "The End of America" -  
> documentary about the erosion of civil liberties post 9/11
>
> Midwest Coalition for Human Rights Members -
>
> There is a new documentary film premiering in Chicago tomorrow  
> about the erosion of civil liberties post 9/11. It addresses a  
> number of issues, including torture and secret prisons, the  
> deployment of a paramilitary force, the development of an internal  
> surveillance system, the harassment of citizens’ groups, and the  
> arbitrary detention of ordinary civilians.
>
> The film is called The End of America (http:// 
> www.endofamericamovie.com/), and it is based on the book by Naomi  
> Wolf. It will be playing at Facets Cinema (1517 W. Fullerton Ave)  
> and will run until December 21. There will be a panel discussion  
> and Q&A with various advocates during this weekend's premiere,  
> including the ACLU and Democracy for Chicago, but more sessions for  
> next week are currently being planned. Information on the  
> screenings, including show times, is included in the press release  
> below or could be found on Facets' website - http://www.facets.org/ 
> asticat?function=web&catname=facets&web=cinematheque&path=/archive/ 
> dec2008/endofamerica.
>
> For those of you who are interested in checking out the film, but  
> are not in Chicago, the website also has information about ordering  
> a DVD or hosting a screening in your area.
>
> Trisha
>
> TRISHA CHOKSHI
> Associate Coordinator
> Midwest Coalition for Human Rights
> c/o Heartland Alliance
> 208 South LaSalle Street |Suite 1818
> Chicago, IL 60604
> Tel: (312) 660-1612 |Fax: (312) 660-1505
> E-mail: tchokshi at midwesthumanrights.org
>
> Website: www.MidwestHumanRights.org
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>
>
> **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
>
> END OF AMERICA @ FACETS CINEMATHEQUE 12/12/08-12/21/08
>
> *CHICAGO PREMIERE!*
>
> *ONE WEEK ONLY!*
>
> *THE END OF AMERICA*
>
> Along with the rest of America, best-selling author and feminist  
> Naomi Wolf (The Beauty Myth) was overwhelmed by the swell of  
> conflicting information and the sudden march to war after 9/11.  
> Wolf looked to history to help her understand the dramatic changes  
> she believed she was witnessing, and discovered the disturbing  
> similarities between post-9/11 US policy and that of historically  
> fascist regimes such as Mussolini's Italy and Hitler's Germany.  
> Wolf authored her book, "The End of America", which demonstrated  
> that the United States was on a remarkably certain path toward  
> ending democracy. Taking the thesis of her book to the streets,  
> Wolf set out on a national tour to discuss the evolution of America  
> from a functional democracy into a closed, fear-driven society with  
> a terrifying absence of due process. In this profound and eye- 
> opening film, Award-winning veteran documentarians Ricki Stern and  
> Annie Sundberg (The Devil Came on Horseback, The Trials of Darryl  
> Hunt) accompany Wolf as she discusses America's dangerous passage  
> towards becoming a society of fear and surveillance, and expresses  
> her plea to restore our nation's most cherished values.
>
> Directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern, U.S.A., BetaSP, 75 mins.
>
> Facets Cinematheque
> 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
> Chicago, IL 60614
> Tel: 773.281.9075
> Fax: 773.929.5437
> www.facets.org/cinematheque
>
> Tickets $9, $5 for Facets Members.
>
> *Showtimes:*
>
> *Fri., Dec. 12 at 7 & 9 p.m.*
>
> *Sun., Dec. 14 at 7 & 9 p.m.*
>
> *Tues., Dec. 16-19 at 7 & 9 p.m.*
>
> *Sat.-Sun., Dec. 20-21 at 7 & 9 p.m.*
>
>
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