[CommunityBridge - Movie Nights] Rebellion and Cooperatives Movie Series - Sunday March 21st at 7pm ET

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Sat Mar 20 23:36:56 EDT 2021


Hello Friends,

March Movie Night Series continues on CommunityBridge.com Sunday the 21st

Direct link to the Theatre: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/movie/
The access code is: welcome

Movie Nights on CommunityBridge.com presents - An engaging series of
films to spur conversations on our future as a cooperative society.
Working together to build a cooperative and inclusive economy for all.

March is Rebellion and Cooperatives month on CommunityBridge
PRIMER: A link to a 4 minute video description of worker-owned
cooperatives: https://youtu.be/pKN-gxmVRUc

We continue on Sunday  with  --- Another Double Feature

March 21st

Fred Hampton Documentary - 30mins
COINTELPRO Black Panthers William O'Neal
Fredrick Allen Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was a black
activist and revolutionary socialist. He came to prominence in Chicago
as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP),
and deputy chairman of the national BPP. In this capacity, he founded
the Rainbow Coalition, a prominent multicultural political organization
that initially included the Black Panthers, Young Patriots, and the
Young Lords, and an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help
them end infighting and work for social change.

Context on Fred Hampton: 3mins
https://youtu.be/OpnJv_89G1M

The Young Lords Palante Siempre Palante - 45mins
They were leaders of the Young Lords Party, the militant Puerto Rican
civil rights organization based in New York. Today, many are notable
mainstream journalists, including Juan Gonzalez, Felipe Luciano and
Pablo Guzman. Iris Morales makes history come alive as veterans of the
movement recall their fight for equality, jobs, health care, and education.

Context on Young Lords:
https://youtu.be/Anf9kfSe9xc

Discussion after the movie will be focused on community leaders of today
- how does it work?

Next Sunday...

March 28th

Mississippi's War: Slavery and Secession - 1hr
State’s Rights vs Slavery?   What was the motivating factor that lead to
the conflict? Examine the reasons behind Mississippi’s decision to
secede from the United States, and the ramifications that action had on
its citizens.


See what else is coming up next:
https://communitybridge.com/upcoming/

See what you may have missed - links to the past movies are posted:
https://communitybridge.com/past-movies

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If you have suggestions for topics of discussion for any of these films,
please respond by replying to this email and it will go to everyone on
the list, or better yet... just bring your ideas to the event.

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We will send a reminder out a few days before each Movie Night.  Looking
forward to our discussions!

In Solidarity,

Micky Metts
Agaric ~ FreeScholar
https://agaric.coop - We are your Cooperative Tech Ally.
Ask me about Agaric's Online Learning Classrooms -
http://agaric.com/online-learning






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