Hackney Solidarity Network/Reel News Documentary Film Shows; January to August 2010
The second Sunday of every month at the MOTH Club, Valette Street , Hackney, 7pm till 10pm
HSN combined with Reel News in mid-2009 to do a monthly film night in Hackney, and since then we have had films on the Vestas occupation, Camp for Climate Action, the Visteon occupation, Argentinian factory occupations, Janine Booth launching her book on the Poplar Cllrs in 1921, The Miners Strike; 25 years on, recent RMT disputes, the SOAS occupation against arrest and deportation of cleaners, the postal workers dispute and much more.
The format of the evenings is that short films are shown, then between each, those present have an opportunity to ask questions, often of people directly involved in all these disputes/campaigns, and debate the issues raised.
For 2010, every other month there will be a specific theme with invited speakers and then every other month will be updates nights. Reel News are producing hours of video, on struggles from labour movement to environmentalism, every month, so there will always be something of interest. Check their website to see what they regularly produce. And check the HSN website for updates for the content of these shows, which will appear at least a week or so before the show.
JANUARY 10th - Bi-monthly Reel News Updates
concentrating on Reel News own filming from Copenhagen/COP15. Reel News took hours of film there of the demonstrations and meetings and particularly interviewing activists.
There will be at least an hour of film including some amazing interviews with third world activists.
FEBRUARY 14th - Community Organising
Films on the Black Panthers, Haringay Independence Day, American style community organising (Michael Jacoby Brown) and Movement por Justice en el Barrio, a New York community group HSN supported in 2008
speakers inc Haringay tenants and residents and community organiser Dave Morris, London Coalition Against Poverty and Hackney Independent
MARCH 14th - Bi-monthly Reel news updates
Nothing specific yet but will update nearer to the time
APRIL11th - Migrant Labour
Films on No Borders, "Make my Day - The No Borders protest at Harmondsworth detention centre", the 2009 University of London SOAS occcupation following the mass arrest of cleaning staff, and deportation of some, the massive Lindsay construction workers dispute over the use of migrant labour to undercut conditions, and Justice for Cleaners.
speakers from Hackney Refugee and Migrant Support Group, Day-Mer and Gik Der/Refugee Workers Cultural Association
May 9th - Bi-monthly Reel News Updates
Nothing specific yet but will update nearer to the time
June 13th - Fighting Fascism in 2010
Films on the the 43 Group, 'who stopped the growth of fascism after the 2nd World War by physically kicking the fascists off the streets', recent film of English Defence League demonstrations, and 'Cable St -70 Years Of Fighting Fascism', 'Veterans of the great battle in the East End which spelt the end of Mosely's British Union of Fascists gather to commemorate one of our class's key victories.'
Speakers from various groups engaged in combating fascism and racism
July 11th - Bi-monthly Reel News Updates
Nothing specific yet but will update nearer to the time
August 8th - Education and the Academies
Films; Save Our Schools! (Reel News) 22:55 City academies mean privatisation of education. Leading campaigners expose the true agenda, with action from the campaigns in Stoke and Pimlico and news from the Anti-Academies Conference. and Stop Them Privatising Our Schools (Reel News) 21:21 City academies are increasingly being imposed on reluctant communities. Venture capitalists, religious organisations and multinationals with no educational experience are being given schools on the cheap to do with as they like. This video focusses on 4 campaigns in London to stop them - Pimlico, Wembley, Islington Green and Frank Barnes.
Invited speakers form Anti Academies Alliance, local school campaigns and Hackney NUT and Unison
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We have further nights, in planning, on Latin American Struggles in London with the Latin American Workers Association, Growing Food in the City and beyond, with films about permaculture, Via Campesina etc
For more information see
Hackney Solidarity Network http://www.hackneysolidarity.info/
Reel News http://www.myspace.com/reel_news
http://www.reelnews.co.uk/
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