EVENT: Official showing of "PatriotS Act...PEACE PRESS" A feature-length documentary about Los Angeles' Peace Press produced by students in L. A. Valley College¹s Media Arts Dept.'s Directed Studies workshop in conjunction with several Peace Press "alumni" and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.
WHEN: Saturday, March 24, 7PM [Doors open 6:45] WHERE: Main Stage Theater of the Theater Arts Department; Los Angeles Valley College, 5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen (Directions below) COST: Free to the public. Free parking in the lots at Fulton and Oxnard (between Coldwater and Woodman, Burbank and Victory). What do Timothy Leary, Huey Newton and Brian Wilson have in common? They were all clients of Los Angeles' Peace Press, an alternative print shop which produced posters, books and other printed matter from 1967-1987. The Press operated for twenty years, a long time for an art collective, a very long time for an anti-war group, and an extraordinary length of time for a print shop whose founders did not know how to print. The 95-minute documentary "PatriotS Act...PEACE PRESS" explores how this group of L.A. area activist-artists used the graphic arts as a weapon against the Viet Nam War and subsequently evolved into a business collective that produced high-quality commercial work while continuing to print for virtually every progressive cause taken up in LA. More than 300 organizations --including the United Farm Workers, Daniel Ellsberg Defense Committee, Black Panther Party, Free Angela Davis Committee, Alliance for Survival, American Indian Movement, Earth Day, the Free Venice Collective, and various groups advocating solidarity with Central America-- had their posters printed at the Press. Produced over five semesters by advanced students in L. A. Valley College's Media Arts Dept.'s Directed Study Workshop, the film includes interviews of Peace Press alumni and clients, coverage of the first Peace Press reunion in 2002, the Spring 2005 "Posters of Peace Press" Exhibition, and numerous images of posters, books, bumper-stickers, personal memorabilia, photos, and home movies from sources coast-to-coast. "PatriotS Act...PEACE PRESS" had its "world premiere" at the 9th Annual Dances With Films Festival at the Laemmle Theaters last July and has played in several other film festivals across the country. A Q&A will follow with members of the Crew and several Peace Press alumni and special guests. *DIRECTIONS: Take the 101 Freeway to Coldwater Canyon Boulevard. Go north on Coldwater to Oxnard Street and turn left. Enter Campus Drive from Oxnard Street. Park in Lot C, adjacent to the Art Building. For other info, contact LAVC Media Arts Dept.'s Prof. Joe Daccurso at 818-947-2354. John Johnson Change-Links Progressive Newspaper [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://change-links.org Subscribe to our list server. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (818) 782-1412 Cell (818) 681-7448. === --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
