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 South Dakota ANSWER Film Series
"Occupation
101"
Tuesday, July 29 - 6
PM
Black Sheep
Coffee House
1007
West 11th St., Sioux Falls
For more information:
SoDak@ANSWERcoalition.org
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the
current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. Unlike any other film ever produced on the conflict --
'Occupation 101' presents a comprehensive analysis of the facts
and hidden truths surrounding the never ending controversy and
dispels many of its long-perceived myths and misconceptions.
The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the
role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles
that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace. The roots of
the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground
experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists,
journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose
voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets.
The film covers a wide range of topics -- which include -- the
first wave of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1880's, the
1920 tensions, the 1948 war, the 1967 war, the first Intifada of
1987, the Oslo Peace Process, Settlement expansion, the role of
the United States Government, the second Intifada of 2000, the
separation barrier and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, as well
as many heart wrenching testimonials from victims of this tragedy.
South
Dakota ANSWER Lecture Series
Tuesday,
August 12 - 7 PM
Oak
View Library
3700
E. 3rd St. - Next to Annie Sullivan Elementary
The
lecture series will cover current events and be held every other
month.
The
Topics will Include:
v
An
Update on the Pastors For Peace.
v
History
of FARC.
v
A
Look at the Recent Hostage Situation in
Colombia
.
v
Developments
Between
Venezuela
and
Colombia
.
South Dakota ANSWER Film Series 
"Persepolis"
Thursday, September 25 - 6
PM
Black Sheep
Coffee House
1007
West 11th St., Sioux Falls
For more information:
SoDak@ANSWERcoalition.org
PERSEPOLIS
presents a deeply personal
coming-of-age tale about finding one'splace
in the world.
Marjane
is an innocent nine-year-old living in
Iran
, surrounded by a loving but incredibly protective mother and
father. She finds
comfort in the carefree spirit of her loving grandmother, as well
as music by artists as diverse as ABBA and Iron Maiden.
When
Marjane's uncle is killed in the Iran/Iraq war, her parents send
her to school in
Austria
, where she can study in safety. The only trouble is that her
Middle Eastern appearance frightens people, giving her a harsh
lesson in racial prejudice. Somehow,
Marjane's fiery spirit doesn't succumb to any of the
negativity.
Eventually,
she returns home to
Iran
to be closer with her family. But even though she settles into
married life, the tyrannical pressures of Iranian society force
her to abandon her country once again, sending her to
France
on another journey.
PERSEPOLIS
gives viewers several movies in one.
It
is equal parts coming-of-age story, history lesson, and an
animated adventure tale.
South Dakota ANSWER Film Series 
"Black
Gold"
Tuesday,
November 25 - 6 PM
Black Sheep
Coffee House
1007
West 11th St., Sioux Falls
For more information:
SoDak@ANSWERcoalition.org
Multinational
coffee companies rule shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate
the $80-billion-plus coffee industry. But while Americans continue
to pay for luxury lattes and cappuccinos, the prices paid to
coffee farmers remain so low that many have been forced to abandon
their fields. BLACK GOLD tells the complex story behind an
attempt to make globalization work for the producers of the second
most traded commodity in the world, after oil.
Nowhere
is the disparity of the coffee industry more evident than in
Ethiopia
, the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela manages the Oromia
Coffee Farmers Co-operative Union, representing over 74,000 coffee
farmers. BLACK GOLD follows Meskela on his mission to save
struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his union’s
farmers strive to harvest some of the highest quality coffee beans
on the international market, Meskela travels the world to find
buyers willing to pay a fair price—a better price than the one
set by the international commodities exchange.
BLACK
GOLD exposes how
New York City
commodity traders, the international coffee exchanges and the
double dealings of trade ministers at the World Trade Organization
all challenge Meskela in his quest for a long-term solution to pay
coffee farmers a living wage.
After
seeing Black Gold coffee will never taste the same again.
Visibility
Event
Last
Saturday of every month - 12 PM
12th
St. and Phillip
(In
front of the Federal Building)
Please
join us for an anti-war walk downtown. Rain or shine.
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