Andrea and Jimmy are leaving Gainesville to move to DC. National Women's Liberation and the Civic Media Center are honoring them for their dedication to the movement in Gainesville and wishing them the best with their move to DC and their future movement work there.

The party will be potluck style, so please bring food and/or beverages to share.

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In the democratic spirit of the slogan "Every member an organizer!" the IWW's Organizer Training provides workers with the basic skills and strategies needed to organize at their jobs. The training covers the basics of building an organizing committee, reaching out to coworkers through one-on-one meetings, and building strength up to the point of going public with a union. Learn to organize in your workplace through discussion with experienced organizers, workshops, role playing, and other exercises.

The training also provides a foundation in U.S. labor law. The training provides workers with the direct action tactics they need to assert their rights on the job, with or without union representation. Trainers tailor the training to cover the industries that the attendees are employed in.

Attendance at both days is highly preferable, since the second day builds upon the previous day's instruction. However, participants will still learn valuable skills and tactics, even if they are only able to attend one day of the training. Email gainesvilleiww@gmail.com or call (904) 315-5292 to register in advance for the training

Bagels and coffee, as well as a lunch will be provided on both days. A vegan option will be available. Training materials will also be provided.

The IWW, founded in 1905, is a radical rank and file union open to all workers, regardless of occupation or employment status. Gainesville General Membership Branch of the IWW meets on the 1st Sunday of each month at 7pm at the Civic Media Center. To learn more about this local branch of the IWW, visit their website at http://gainesvilleiww.org/.

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Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark is a television documentary. This film follows the events of the 2011 Bahrain uprising. The film was aired on August 4, 2011. It is one of the few available film documentations of the uprising and the ensuing crackdown on the protest movement. The documentary follows activists, physicians as well as average Bahraini people. This protest movement has been widely ignored by the main stream media but this Al Jazeera film achieved to win the Foreign Press Association Documentary of the Year award in London, the George Polk Award for Excellence in Journalism and the Scripps Howard Jack R. Howard Award for Television Reporting.

Run Time: 51 mins

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Using a combination of found 16mm footage shot by Swedish filmakers, music, and contemporary audio interviews with artists, activists, musicians, and scholars, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 examines the evolution of the Black Power Movement from 1967 to 1975. The film includes appearances by Stokey Carmichael (Kwame Ture), Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Emile de Antonio, and Angela Davis. Commentary throughout the film is provided by Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, Harry Belafonte, Kathleen Cleaver, Angela Davis, Robin Kelley, Abiodun Oyewole, Sonia Sanchez, Bobby Seale, and Questlove.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 was the winner of Swedish film awards for best music and best editing. Run time: 100 min

Further information regarding The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 can be found at:

http://blackpowermixtape.com/

The Gainesville International Socialist Organization (ISO) is committed to building an organization that participates in the struggles for justice and liberation today--and, ultimately, for a future socialist society. The ISO meets every week at the University of Florida Classroom Building, 105 NW 16th Street, Room 210 -- Across University Ave. from Library West.

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Join the CMC for a Saturday evening of music with local artist Kathleen Taylor and traveling artist Jim Lundy from Charleston.

Kathleen Taylor is a Gainesville singer/songwriter who plays acoustic guitar and sings folksy original tunes in a style that builds on deep folk roots and incorporates a little bit of Appalachia, a little bit of Texas, and some indie/alt-country stylings as well. Check her out online at http://www.kathleentaylormusic.com

Jim Lundy is a poet, singer/songwriter, essayist, and jack of all trades living and working in Charleston, SC. He is the immediate past president of the Poetry Society of South Carolina, the oldest state poetry society in the country, and longtime host and curator of Monday Night Poetry & Music, a weekly open mic event for poets and songwriters now in its 8th year. His brand new album, “Don’t Believe Every Story You’re Told,” is a funny, insightful, and often poignant collection of original Americana. His work has been favorably compared to Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, and Bob Dylan in a recent review in the Charleston City Paper.

Doors open at 9 p.m.

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