This is one of only two London screenings (as far as I can tell) of the film the police are trying to ban, "On The Verge".
The film they are trying to ban!
On the Verge – the Smash EDO campaign film by SchMOVIES
Friday 11th April, 7pmIn 2004 a group of Brighton peace campaigners began to bang pot and pans outside their local arms manufacturers EDO MBM in disgust of their part in the Iraq war. This has grown into the Smash EDO campaign, which has cost the company millions, been the subject of large-scale police operations and has tested the right to protest in the UK.
Using activist, police and CCTV footage plus interviews with those involved in the campaign, ‘On The Verge’ tells the story of one of the most persistent and imaginative campaigns to emerge out of the UK's anti-war movement and direct action scene.
In an incredible turn of events, the police have been doing their best to stop the film from being screened. So far establishments in Southampton, Chichester, Bath, Oxford and Brighton have come under police pressure to cancel film showings. Housmans refuses to bow to this censorship, and will be showing the film as planned!
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with guests from the Smash EDO campaign.
For more information on the police attempts to ban the film please visit:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/394558.html
_________________________________________Event information
Housmans Bookshop,
5 Caledonian Road,
King's Cross,
London N1 9DX
Tel: 020 7837 4473
Email: shop[at]housmans.com
website: housmans.com
[brand new website coming soon!]
Map: http://tinyurl.com/2oq9vvFood and drinks will be available.
Free entry.
Nearest tube: King's Cross
_________________________________________"SUPPORT THE BOOKSHOP THAT SUPPORTS YOUR CAMPAIGNS"
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