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Upcoming Events
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- Thursday, July 29, 2010 7 pm - Humanitarian Aid Under Attack
You are invited on July 29 at 7 pm to hear Bay area activists Kathy Sheetz and Gene St. Onge who survived the Israeli attack on the May 2010 Freedom Flotilla that was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Nine activists were killed and over 50 wounded. They will speak at Pioneer Congregational Church, 2700 L Street, Sacramento. The program will also include a West Bank update from recently returned local activists. Hosted by many local groups, including PSR/Sacramento.
- Friday, August 6, 2010 5 and 7:30 pm - Sacramento premiere of COUNTDOWN TO ZERO.
Sacramento's August Peace Event invites you to free screenings of COUNTDOWN TO ZERO, a film by Lawrence Bender, the producer of An Inconvenient Truth. The film will be opening in Sacramento on August 6 at the Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, Sacramento. To reserve your free ticket, until all are given out, click here or call 916 482-3018 with your name, telephone number, and showtime choice. Special thanks to Participant Media for underwriting the August 6 free tickets. If you cannot attend the August 6 showings, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO is scheduled to run until August 12. Discount tickets through a grant from Ploughshares Fund are available.
COUNTDOWN TO ZERO traces the history of the atomic bomb from its origins to the present state of global affairs: nine nations possessing nuclear weapons capabilities with others racing to join them, with the world held in a delicate balance that could be shattered by an act of terrorism, failed diplomacy, or a simple accident. Written and directed by acclaimed documentarian Lucy Walker (The Devil’s Playground, Blindsight), the film features an array of important international statesmen, including President Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gorbachev, Pervez Musharraf and Tony Blair. It makes a compelling case for worldwide nuclear disarmament, an issue more topical than ever with the Senate considering ratification of the New START Treaty. The film was produced by Academy Award® winner and current nominee Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds, An Inconvenient Truth) and developed, financed and executive produced by Participant Media, together with World Security Institute.
To reserve free tickets, click here. Tickets will be distributed in front of the theater 15-30 minutes before show times. There will be free popcorn! The Crest will validate parking in the 10th Street garage.
Special thanks to August Peace Event organizers for their work on these screenings and for securing underwriting of Participant Media and Ploughshares Fund. PSR/Sacramento is fiscal sponsor of the August Peace Event.
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