A Bay Area group known as the "Who's Counting?" Project has found this film to be an organizing tool of astonishing power and believes that it has the potential to stimulate a new wave of community action. Because people are likely to benefit more from the movie if they have an opportunity to talk about it afterwards, we would like to invite you to join us for the evening. Marvin and Millie Lehrmann have graciously consented to allow us to congregate in the Forks Theater free of charge. There will be a potluck dinner Friday, February 19, at 6:30 pm. The 90 minute film will run at 7:30. After the film, Patrick "Sumo" Burnstadt will facilitate an informal discussion group. The MEC will host similar gatherings throughout the year.
"Fire in the Eyes," a documentary about the pepper spray incidents in Humboldt County, is now available for members to check out from the MEC video library. Copying videos onto CD Rom has been suggested as a good way to duplicate them without compromising film quality. It then becomes possible to broadcast via the internet and enables people to view it on their computers internationally. How can we, as a politically active environmental center, lobby against the continued use of pepper spray? This will be a priority concern for the new Board of Directors in January. Please come forward with your thoughts and suggestions. We cannot allow this torture to continue.
Copyright Mendocino Environmental Center 1999
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