We will be screening the groundbreaking documentary, "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People," which dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters.
You are cordially invited to
attend the weekly meeting of the
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> POTLUCK FOR PROGRESSIVES
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Friday, March 13, 2009
6:30 - 9:30 pm
(Doors open @ 6:15 pm)
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
511 South Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, California
(Located on the Southwest corner
of Harbor Blvd. and Santa Ana Street)
(714) 758-1050
www.uuchurchoc.org
The "Potluck for Progressives" is a group
organized for the purpose of bringing together
likeminded people on a weekly basis to break
bread and talk about crucial issues affecting the
community and the world.
At each meeting, people interested in peace,
social justice, labor, and the environment gather
to exchange ideas, talk about successes, plan
actions, or just engage in a friendly discussion
with one another.
Bring a special dish to share! Enjoy the bounty
that others will bring as well! The potluck will
start at 6:30 p.m. with a guest speaker or
film to follow. Please join us even if you can't
bring food to the potluck!
On the Agenda:
Progressive Potluck
6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Bring along your favorite dish of food,
chips, dips, or soft drinks, and spend
an hour mingling with progressive people
from all over Orange County.
Featured Film:
7:30 - 8:30 P.M.
We will be screening the groundbreaking
documentary, "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood
Vilifies a People," which dissects a slanderous
aspect of cinematic history that has run
virtually unchallenged from the earliest days
of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood
blockbusters.
Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen,
the film explores a long line of degrading images
of Arabs -- from Bedouin bandits and submissive
maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding
"terrorists" -- along the way offering
devastating insights into the origin of these
stereotypic images, their development at key
points in US history, and why they matter so
much today.
Shaheen shows how the persistence of these
images over time has served to naturalize
prejudicial attitudes toward Arabs and Arab
culture, in the process reinforcing a narrow
view of individual Arabs and the effects
of specific US domestic and international
policies on their lives.
Open Forum
8:30 - 9:30 P.M.
Open discussion, announcements,
and other news of interest.
Endorsed by the Social Concerns Committee of the
Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim and Unitarian
Universalists for Justice in the Middle East.
The "Potluck for Progressives" is free and open to
the general public. Although a small donation might
be requested to help pay for facility costs, nobody
will be turned away due to a lack of funds.
Please email duaneroberts92804@yahoo.com if you
need additional information.
Original: "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People," Anaheim, Friday, March 13th @