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Indymedia Film Night: Friend or Foe @ the Connolly Room, Liberty Hall

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Wednesday March 29, 2006 16:46

by IMC Ireland

Film starts at 7pm. Admission only €5. Full bar afterwards.

The first in a series of Indymedia film nights in association with SIPTU.

Indymedia and SIPTU present "Friend or Foe", the opening film for a monthly screening night (on the last Thursday of the month in Liberty Hall).

Friend or Foe documents the bitter struggle of contracted workers at KT (Korean Telecommunication) against globalisation. Under the imperatives of structural adjustment, KT forced workers to work under "non-regular" contracts at lower pay, heightened job insecurity and limited legal protection vis-à-vis regularly employed workers. When the company announced its new "downsizing" plan in 2000, they fired 7,000 contract workers. The targeted workers launched a new union and waged a bitter struggle. Friend or Foe exposes the serious situation imposed by globalisation on workers compelled to accept temporary status and provides critical analysis of the weaknesses of the current labour movement. Directed by award-winning female director Jiyoung Lee, who won the Best Documentary prize at the 2002 Pusan International Film Festival.

Admission is only €5. Film starts at 7pm. Duration 89 minutes. Korean with English subtitles.

Please come and support Indymedia Ireland.

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Comments (13 of 13)

For those not from Dublin...

by 1 of IMC

Wed Mar 29, 2006 16:56

... see map showing where Liberty Hall is.

Map of Liberty Hall

Second poster

Wed Mar 29, 2006 18:23

Another image for film publicity.

Good movies move

by D_D - SIPTU

Thu Mar 30, 2006 13:47

This is a great initiative. It is not known about very much in SIPTU. Even some SIPTU friends of Indymedia didn't know about it. Get the advance timetable out to the Branches and the activists. Give more notice next time. Great stchuff! Great potential.

Belay that - going lampy

Thu Mar 30, 2006 13:53

Going blind. It's on in April not March. SBT. So plenty of time after all. Now we can get the word around. Sooooo excited!

Very good film

by film buff

Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:03

At this stage now I've seen countless activist and struggle type films, the narrative structure of which rarely wavers from the standard. I saw Friend or Foe about a year ago, and its amazing, a real breath of fresh air. The Korea Telecom workers commitment, methods (wait til you see their "Project @" action!!) and dedication is truly inspirational. The film has just the right mix of workers issues and direct action... looking forward to seeing it again.

Some screenshots of the film

Sun Apr 09, 2006 23:54

Ten screenshots from Friend or Foe to whet your appetites. This really is an excellent film, we hope people come down to support this Indymedia event.

Enthusiasm at the start of the strike

Workers mass meeting on the steps of Korea Telecom

The strike continues despite police oppression

Revolt Video presentation on the night

Mon Apr 17, 2006 22:36

The Revolt Video Collective will be presenting a short documentary on the anti war protests around the 1916 commemoration before the main feature of Friend or Foe.

We hope you can make it down.

Flyer for Film Screenings

by james - 1 of Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group

Wed Apr 19, 2006 20:07