A27 - "Democracy Now" interview with Tim Robbins on production of Berrigan's "Trial of Catonsville 9" *Runs at Powerhouse Brisbane Sept 24-27 http://i2.democracynow.org/2009/8/27/actor_director_tim_robbins_takes_up related: http://www.brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/view/the-trial-of-the-catonsville-nine/ http://www.theactorsgang.com/home.htm CULVER CITY, CA - On May 17th, 1968, two Catholic priests, and seven Catholic activists including a nurse, a nun, an artist and four others all walked into the selective service office Local Board 33, located in the Knights of Columbus building in Catonsville, Maryland, grabbed hundreds of 1-A draft files and burned them with homemade napalm in protest against U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The publicity and news coverage from the ensuing trial was instrumental in galvanizing the American anti-war movement. The Actors' Gang presents The Trial of the Catonsville Nine, Daniel Berrigan's free-verse dramatization based on the actual records of the trial in which he and eight other defendants were convicted. The Trial of the Catonsville Nine opens on Saturday, February 14 with performances continuing through March 21. Low-priced previews begin February 5. "Is there a difference between breaking the law and committing a crime?" asks director Jon Kellam. "Civil disobedience is an inherently American and truly patriotic act." "The Catonsville Nine were sentenced to a collective 18-20 years in prison for a crime that caused a little more than $100 in damage," Kellam continues. "We claim to be a world leader of moral ideals and human rights, but in what ways have we allowed economic and corporate interests to overshadow that responsibility? These are some of the compelling questions that this play inspires." The truth is what matters. In the long run, if you know the truth and you don’t speak it, you compromise yourself so much more than anything that might be kept from you if you speak out in a time of crisis. CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY’ – In Theaters October 2nd “It’s a crime story. But it’s also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it’s also a love story. Only it’s about an abusive relationship. It’s not about an individual, like Roger Smith, or a corporation, or even an issue, like health care. This is the big enchilada. This is about the thing that dominates all our lives — the economy. I made this movie as if it was going to be the last movie I was allowed to make. It’s a comedy.” — Michael Moore http://www.michaelmoore.com |
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WOMEN WHO KNOW THEIR PLACE ?
WOMEN WHO KNOW THEIR PLACE Barbara Walters, of 20/20, did a story on gender roles in Kabul, Afghanistan, several years before the Afghan conflict. She noted that women customarily walked five paces behind their husbands. She recently returned to Kabul and observed that women still walk behind their husbands. Despite the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime, the women now seem to, and are happy to, maintain the old custom. Ms. Walters approached one of the Afghani women and asked, 'Why do you now seem happy with an old custom that you once tried so desperately to change? ' The woman looked Ms. Walters straight in the eyes, and without hesitation said, 'Land Mines. ' Moral of the story is (no matter what language you speak or where you go): BEHIND EVERY MAN, THERE'S A SMART WOMAN