For Immediate Release:

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN THE U.S.A.

A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY PRESENTATION BY FOOD NOT BOMBS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL and the VIDEO ACTIVIST NETWORK


FEATURED VIDEOS:

"Rights For All"A 25 minute documentary about Amnesty International's historic global campaign on human rights violations and issues in the USA. Also showing that night:

Food Not Bombs Videos A 60 minute survey of various videos by and about FNB (Food Not Bombs) that document the intense US government persecution and repression of FNB which lead to 1,000 arrests of FNB activists from 1988 to 1996. The case of FNB also resulted in an increased international awareness of human right violations in the USA and started investigations by Amnesty International and The United Nations Human Rights Commission.

Speakers: The video event will also feature a speaker from FNB and a speaker from Amnesty International. There will also be a question and answer session for the general public.


TIME/DATE:                 8:00 PM on THURSDAY 3 JUNE 1999

PLACE:                         Artists' Television Access (ATA), 992 Valencia @ 21st Street, San Francisco

ADMISSION:                $5 donation requested. No one turned away for lack of funds.

CONTACT:                    Hugh Mejia [San Francisco FNB & IWW ] (415) 675-9928; Video Activist Network (415) 789-8484


Screenings are on the first Thursday of every month, starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Artists' Television Access, 992 Valencia @ 21st Street in San Francisco. All are welcome. No one turned away for lack of funds. If you would like to get involved with VAN, come to a screening and introduce yourself, explore the website, or e-mail us.


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