Melbourne Industrial Workers of the World Branch Presents...
Roger and Me
A Michael Moore Film
=46riday April 14th
7pm - Barricade Books
115 Sydney Rd, Brunswick. Tram #19.
In this film The Awful Truth=EDs Michael Moore takes on the might of General
Motors detailing the decline of Michigan city Flint following GM=EDs decisio=
n
to shut down the local motor industry despite record profits. In turns
tragic and hilarious Moore, the son of an auto worker, follows the fate of
=46lint=EDs ex motor workers whilst attempting to hunt down those corporate
criminal=EDs responsible for his home town=EDs collapse. Check out the bizar=
re
attempts by Flint=EDs elite to turn the industrial city into a tourist
destination, see globalisation result in 25% unemployment and one of
America=EDs highest murder rates and learn the meaning behind =ECpets or mea=
t.=EE
The Melbourne IWW is showing this film to tie in with the Mobilisation for
Global Justice happening at the IMF and World Bank headquarters Washington
DC on April 16 & 17. For more details check out www.a16.org and don=EDt forg=
et
that Melbourne will be hosting its own anti-globalisation protests this
coming September 11th.
LL.VD
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