Wednesday, June 9. 2010
Reactions to yesterday’s election results include exhilarating highs and disappointing lows. Local & Statewide election results will not be certified until July 9. Ballots are still being counted. Semi-official results are posted here .
In Marcy Winograd’s note today to her supporters she states in regard to her lost Congressional bid, “We are building a movement — and change will come.” And that is the theme of tonight’s program at our regular monthly meeting, as we feature:
Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train
Progressive Democrats Sonoma County
Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, June 9
6:30 pm
French Garden Restaurant
8050 Bodega Avenue
Sebastopol, CA
This rousing documentary uses Howard Zinn’s life to tell the story of political activism in the 20th century and beyond, from the anti-Fascist protests of the late 30s and early 40s, through WWII and post-war unionism, to the civil rights movement in the South, the Vietnam War, and Iraq.
A shipyard worker when WWII broke out, Zinn saw first-hand the damage of war when he signed up for the U.S. Air Force. Amazing color footage of the first rough, hand-made WWII napalm bombs lend a startling vividness to Zinn’s description of his understanding, post-war, of the deadly reality of a soldier’s job.
With narration taken entirely from Zinn’s own writing, read by actor Matt Damon, filmmakers Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller skillfully capture the spirit of Zinn’s life work.
“I start from the supposition that the world is topsy turvy. That things are all wrong. That the wrong people are in jail, and the wrong people are out of jail. That the wrong people are in power, and the wrong people are out of power. I start with the supposition that we don’t have to say too much about this because all we have to do is think about the state of the world today and realize that things are all upside down.” The Zinn Reader, 1997
Guests and New Members Always Welcome! Please arrive early if you wish to order refreshments.
Hope to see you at tonight’s MOVIE NIGHT!
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