Thursday January 01 1970
*Anti-War Film Screening "Arlington West" *Inchicore 7.30pm
dublin |
anti-war / imperialism |
event notice 
Thursday August 17, 2006 18:45
by Ciaron - DCW/PSP5
087 918 4552
In preparations for the nonviolent demilitarisation of Shannon Airport, the Dublin Catholic Worker will be running a series of Sunday evening film screenings. We have no interest in making you a Dubliner or a Catholic or a Worker!!! We want to work with you on principles of nonviolence and direct democracy to demilitarise Shannon Airport and resist the War. Come along!
WHEN - Sunday, August 20th. 7.30 pm
WHERE - 52 Bulfin, Inchicore (opposite St. Micaheal's church, opposite St. Pat's football ground)
HOW - 78A from Keys
or 19 bus from O'Connel or Dame or Georges Streets
or Luas to Goldenbridge
WHAT - recently released new updated version of "ARLINGOTN WEST"
105 heartfelt conversations with U.S. Soldiers traveling to and from war zones. Military Families, Veterans and Children.
A riveting journey into temporary cemeteries ont he sand, created every Sunday in Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Oceanside, Huntington Beach and other locations throughout the USA by VETERANS FOR PEACE. Visitors go to play at an amusement park on the pier.....but they discover an evergrowing field of crosses to honour the fallen in this war.
"Screening this to 1.800 students was the highlight of my career!"
-Los Angeles High school teacher.
"I hope for the sake of peace, that young people all over the country will see ARLINGOTN WEST and come face to face with the consequences of war."
Howard Zinn Author of "Peoples History of America" and WW2 bomber over Dresden.
"A VERY IMORTANT FILM, Beautifully photographed!"
Haskell Wexler
"This documentary changed my life!"
Norwalk High School Student
"It's brilliant and provocative because we get to see both sides!"
University of California Los Angeles, Student
More info & images check website below........
Comments (1 of 1)
Jump To Comment: 1Last Sunday night we screened, the "Camden 28- How Far Would You Go to Stop a War?" See link
http://www.camden28.org/
This film deals with Nixon and Hoover's FBI attempts to crush the "Catholic Left" as it was known in the U.S. during the anti-Vietnam War struggles (late 60's/early '70's).. The movement, with its base in the decades old Catholic Worker (born 1933) and led by the charasmatic priest brothers Dan & Phil Berrigan, had been responsible for numerous raids on draft boards and destruction of thousands (not easily replaced given the technology of the day!) of draft cards by this time. The successful unsolved break in of FBI offices in Media, Pennsylvania that revealed the FBI's infilitration and undermning of the general anti-Vietnam wa movement (Counterplo) & New Left was attributed by the Bureau to the Catholic Left.
A small draft board rading group was forming in poverty strivken/riot wrecked camden New Jersey. The covert pacifist group was infiltrated by the FBI and the Camden 5 became the Camden 28 with multiple conspiracy charges. The film, including many interviews, is based around a 30 year trial reunion of the defendants.
If people are interested in borrowing any of the films we screen to show interested groups. Please get in contact with me
Ciaron O'Reilly Ph. 087 918 4552
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