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Title:
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The Barefoot Doctors of Rural China
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START DATE:
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1/17/2010
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START TIME:
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3:00 PM
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Duration:
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1 Hours
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Location:
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downtown, central, hollywood, northeast
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Location Details:
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Revolution Books / Libros Revolucion
312 W. 8th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
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Event Topic:
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health care
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Event Type:
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screening
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Contact Name:
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Nicole Lee
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Contact Email:
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librosrevo@yahoo.com
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Contact Phone:
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213.488.1303
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DESCRIPTION:
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Universal health care? This was a no-brainer during the Cultural Revolution in China in the 1970's when several million young people were trained as paramedics to provide basic health care to the rural population where medical care had been virtually non-existent. These barefoot doctors "walked on two legs", combining Western and Chinese medical techniques, solving epidemics that today plague people of many countries. (This health care program was abolished in China in the 1980's, along with the communes, after socialism was defeated by the "capitalist roaders"; but the barefoot doctors remain a shining example of what is possible when a revolutionary society aims to "serve the people".)
Best Education Film in 1975
University Film Association
Also, pick up the new "Set the Record Straight" Reader (). Get at the truth of the socialist revolutions of the 20th century to raise sights about the possibilities for a different world - and how we can do better in the next wave of revolution. (www.ThisIsCommunism.org)
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