7:00 PM, Friday, March 16, 2007
Cedar Rapids Peace Center
1029-3rd Street SE
Open to the Public

Welcome to the Media War.

There are two Iraq Wars-one is fought with armies of soldiers, bombs and military force. The other is fought alongside it with cameras, satellites, armies of journalists and propaganda techniques.

One war is fought in Iraq and is rationalized as an effort to find and remove WMDs-Weapons of Mass Destruction. The other war is fought in America by even more powerful WMDs-Weapons of Mass Deception.

WMD represents the hard work and sacrifice of many committed professionals. WMD was over a year in the making. Even though the major media companies would not fund this film, many media professionals helped with encouraging words, footage, contacts and support.

The success of films like Fahrenheit 911, testify to the broad interest in issues that are not covered by the corporate media. WMD takes on the media itself with a call for accountability and truthful journalism. However, we cannot depend on media companies to showcase a film that questions their practices.

This FREE film is sponsored by the Art Cinema: Free Friday Night Flicks

For info, contact: John @ #319-247-2612

Free Film & Discussion
Open to the Public

7:30 PM, Thursday March 15, 2007
Hiawatha Public Library
150 West Willman
Hiawatha, Iowa

Hailed as “powerful” and “quietly unflinching, ” Patricia Foulkrod’s searing documentary feature includes exclusive footage that will stir audiences.

The filmmaker’s subjects are patriotic young Americans – ordinary men and women who heeded the call for military service in Iraq – as they experience recruitment and training, combat, homecoming, and the struggle to reintegrate with families and communities.

The terrible conflict in Iraq, depicted with ferocious honesty in the film, is a prelude for the even more challenging battles fought by the soldiers returning home – with personal demons, an uncomprehending public, and an indifferent government.

As these battles take shape, each soldier becomes a new kind of hero, bearing witness and giving support to other veterans, and learning to fearlessly wield the most powerful weapon of all – the truth.

Discussion to follow.