Hey guys,

This week is solidarity week and Duiseacht are presenting a number of film and documentary screenings with guest speakers are on during the week in DCU, all the details are below. Also Nomination sheets are on the MPS notice board for next years committee. And a reminder to all, the deadline for entering the Smedias is tomorrow at 5pm, email me if you want to enter. Hybrid Awards deadline is Wednesday week the 7th at 12noon. send to hybridentries@tahoo.com

Sarah

dúiseacht presents: Solidarity and Anti-Apathy Week DCU 29th March ? 1st April

Monday: Voice Information Fair. educate yourself! 11-3 the Hub Information stalls from lots of different groups including: Animal Rights Network, West Papua Action, Falun Gong, Women?s Aid, Sustainable Ireland, Ireland Palestine Solidarity, Outhouse, One World, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Simon Community and more

Film screenings: 6pm C124: Slam (1997) A black man (played by Saul Williams) from the mean streets of Washington, D.C., learns that the rhyme is mightier than the razor in Slam. An inspiring film about his struggle to keep out of street gangs, violence and drugs ? through rhymes, poetry and slammin! The film gets its name -- and inspiration -- from poetry slams that have become popular in urban clubs around the country. A "slam" is a sort of recitation jam session for young poets. Football & Fascism BBC doc on how the Beautiful Game played into fascist ideology exploring how fascist dictators, Mussolini, Hitler and Franco, seized upon football's massive popular appeal and ruthlessly exploited it as a vehicle for propaganda.

Tuesday: Guerilla Media Day 2-4pm C167 Dog Media filmmakers speak (makers of ?Jenny Balfe? short film) Eamon Crudden speaks about his documentary ?Burlusconi?s Mousetrap? on the Genoa G8 summit of 2001. C114 6pm Film screening: Keepintime is a transgressional, hip hop documenatary by Brian Cross, aka B+ (who is responsible for the artwork of many awesome record covers and pictures of artists, including DJ Shadow and the complete QUANNUM crew). It brings together some of the most notable LA session drummers with best turntablists in the city of angels.

Wednesday: Speakers Day: C115 2pm Edward Horgan ?Disturbing the Peace Civil [dis]Obedience and our duty not to remain silent». Retired officer of the Irish Defence Forces and decorated UN Peacekeeper, Horgan last year took a High Court case against the Irish government over the use of Shannon Airport by US military planes to refuel and overfly Ireland en route to the war in Iraq. He has a distinguished record of service to the state including many UN Peackeeping missions. Today he will be talking about Irelands complicity in the Iraq war and the upcoming visit by Bush to Ireland.

CG05 5pm JJ Graham on mystical philosophy, awakening (dúiseacht) CG05 6pm Film screenings Roger & Me Michael Moore documentary film chronicling the efforts of the world's largest corporation, General Motors, as it turns its hometown of Flint, Michigan, into a ghost town. Caoimhe Butterly in Palestine excellent Primetime documentary on the inspiring Irish activist who spent time in Palestine as an International Volunteer, during which she was in Arafats compound during the siege, and got shot in the leg while escorting children to school

Thursday Solidarity for Palestine C141 1-2pm Film Screening: Palestine is still the issue John Pilger?s award winning documentary on the Palestine situation with an introduction by Tom Lonergan

8.30pm, The Lower Deck, Portobello. Admission 6euro Benefit gig for the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, feat: Easpa Measa (local crust rockers) TenPastSeven (Kerry instru-metalers) Moutpiece (rockin? bike couriers) Deviléire (trad jokers) All proceeds to IPSC

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