The Orange County chapter of ReclaimDemocracy.org meets the second Saturday evening of each month from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Irvine Ranch Water District building at 15600 Sand Canyon Ave. (corner Sand Canyon Ave. and Waterworks Way) in Irvine. Our meetings are free of charge and free refreshments are available.
We typically screen documentary films relating to topics critical to our organization's mission, including campaign finance reform, media consolidation, corporate crime, trade agreements and trade organizations, factory farms and ther impact on America's food supply, ethical consumption, and more. Films we've seen and discussed in past meetings include: The Corporation, The Future of Food, The Power of Nightmares, Who Killed the Electric Car?, Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety, Independent America, Iraq For Sale, This is What Free Trade Looks Like, Free Speech For Sale, and many others. Guest speakers have presented on national health insurance, peak oil, plastics in our environment, campaign finance reform legislation, and other topics.
Join us for any of our meetings - there is no need to RSVP - and enjoy the films we show, the presentations given by our guest speakers, and the invigorating, insightful discussions that follow. You will be educated and entertained while meeting new, like-minded friends!
DETAILS ON OUR NEXT MEETING:
May 10, 2008 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Irvine Ranch Water District building at 15600 Sand Canyon Ave. in Irvine. Features a screening of the film "WASHINGTON, YOU'RE FIRED", a 77-minute documentary that illustrates clearly and convincingly just how many rights Americans have lost in recent years.
The film highlights such recent legislation as the USA Patriot Act (which halts due process), the Military Commissions Act (which ended Habeas Corpus), the John Warner Defense Act (which ended Posse Comitatus), the Detainee Treatment Act (whic protects torture), and the Homegrown Terrorist Prevention Act (which criminalizes certain thoughts). These new laws, handed over to our next President, will affect Americans for decades to come.
“WASHINGTON, YOU’RE FIRED” was born out of shear frustration with abuses in our current political system. Filmmakers Lewis and Abel crossed the United States on an expedition to pull together the thoughts and requirements that everyday Americans have for their political representatives in Washington, D.C. The results were staggering and their stories are moving.
The American people know in their hearts that a problem exists in our current political structure and their solutions are simple, direct, and honest. Americans are realizing that their own government had misplaced its checks and lost its balance.
Project creator and director, William Lewis recently stated, ““WASHINGTON, YOU’RE FIRED” was designed as an instrument for ordinary Americans, like you and me, to forcefully exert themselves back into the electoral process. It’s about hope and change, and now we have a tool for unifying Americans under that banner of change. The hope is that Americans will be positively affected and motivated to take action.”
Join us as we view this film and engage in our always lively and provocative follow-up discussion. The meeting is free and refreshments are available.