For those of you in Philadelphia, here's a chance for you to catch a screening of Eric Byler and Annabel Park's amazing documentary
9500 Liberty, presented by the Nationalities Service Center. It's this Friday, April 16 at NSC. If you're not familiar with the film, it's a stunning look at the battle over immigration and how it takes hold of a small community in Virginia. Here's the synopsis:
9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the internet to frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of fear and racial division, residents form a resistance using YouTube videos and virtual townhalls, setting up a real life showdown in the seat of county government. The devastating social and economic impact of the "Immigration Resolution" is felt in the lives of real people in homes and in local businesses. But the ferocious fight to adopt and then reverse this policy unfolds inside government chambers, on the streets, and on the Internet. 9500 Liberty provides a front row seat to all three battlegrounds."
And here are details about the screening:
NSC HOSTING PHILADELPHIA SCREENING OF '9500 LIBERTY'
Nationalities Service Center
1216 Arch Street, 4th Floor
Friday, April 16, 2010
6:00 pm
*Screening to be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker, Eric Byler
This is a powerful, provocative and extremely important film. If you're in the area, and have the opportunity to attend this screening, I hope you make it out. For more information about the documentary, or to watch the trailer, visit the
9500 Liberty website
here.
