Ward Churchill @ CSUMB
"On Perpetual War: U.S. State Sponsored Terrorism & the Limits of Academic Dissent"
With introduction by Rudy Rosales, Tribal Member Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation.
FREE
7:00pm
Monday May 2nd
CSUMB University Center Ballroom (Bld. 29)
Directions: csumb.edu/general/how-get-here.html

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Santa Cruz, CA - The Santa Cruz Film Festival IV “International Cine� May 5-13 is overjoyed to announce its festival line-up for 2005 online at www.santacruzfilmfestival. Awards of this culturally diverse festival will honor the accessible to the avant-garde in film. Each film submitted to the Santa Cruz Film Festival is eligible to win an award in one of nine categories; Best of the Fest Feature, Best of the Fest Documentary, Best Short Subject Narrative, Best Short Subject Documentary, Best Animated Film, Best Experimental/Avant-Garde Film, Best Student Film, Best Youth Produced Film ( under 18 years of age).

The 4th annual May Day Labor Film Festival, titled "Reel Work" runs through May 1st in Santa Cruz County. Reel Work features films, speakers and discussions highlighting past victories and ongoing struggles of labor movements across the globe. This year's festival includes premier screenings of an important new film on the infamous Centralia Massacre of 1919, discussions with Argentinean activists on the occupied factory movement, and noted author Paul Buhle reading from his new book, Wobblies: A Graphic History. The festival opened on April 24th with a screening of the Yes Men, a hilarious critique of corporate America.