Below my sig is an announcement regarding "The Corporation" -- the movie based on an excellent book by Joel Bakan, a distinguished attorney whose expertise is in international and corporate law.
I saw the movie when it was here for the Minneapolis International film Festival, and have read the book by Bakan. I highly recommend both the movie and book to all. The movie is scheduled to run at the Lagoon Theater in Minneapolis starting in mid-July. Bakan's incisive analysis of the institution of the corporation as the most significant single entity shaping our lives and political culture is revolutionary in the best sense of the word. The movie includes commentary from Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore, as well from the likes of businessman Ray Anderson (founder and chairman of Interface, Inc, the world's largest commercial carpet manufacturer), as well as economist Milton Friedman, amoung others. Of particular concern to cities and other local governments is the topic "The Externalizing Machine" addressed in chapter 3 of the book, and "Democracy, Ltd" addressed in chapter four. Any citizen or local leader can better understand the real relationship between cities, neighborhoods or communities and corporations by reading these chapters -- or wait for the movie! If you want to understand more about how the large corporations dominate our urban policy, and what we can do to bring democacy back, "The Corporation" is packed with vital information and analysis. -- still pedaling for peace and ecojustice from Kingfield, -- Gary Hoover Subject: THE CORPORATION FILM OPENS IN US -- INTERACTIVE WEBSITE LAUNCHES > THE CORPORATION > A film by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan > > NOW PLAYING IN US THEATERS > > Hot on the heels of this weekend's US launch of THE CORPORATION > to packed houses and standing ovations at San Francisco's Castro Theatre, we are pleased to present the launch of i- Corp http://www.thecorporation.tv/icorp/- our interactive site > > Don't miss the first webisode of http://www.docback.org/ > Check out our Biotalk trailer http://movies06.archive.org/1/movies/biotalk2/Biotalk-iCorp-trailer2.mov > > Find out more about the issues in the film. > > Talk. Learn. Act. > NOW at http://www.thecorporation.com/ > > Join Us http://69.20.36.228/thecorporation/volunteer.cfm to spread the word as the film launches across the US and soon Internationally. > > To find out where the film is playing click here: http://www.thecorporation.tv/usa/ > > Let us know what you think! [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please forward this email... > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
