The Olympia Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation works for a nonviolent world, a healthy environment, social justice, economic justice, and peace. We bring together people of diverse ages, races, and faiths who are committed to active nonviolence as a transformative way of life and as a means of profound social change. We model these principles by personal example. We collaborate and dialogue with the larger community for mutual education and to engage in nonviolent and compassionate actions.
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Drug War Roadshow
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 August 2009 00:47 Written by Glen Anderson Tuesday, 18 August 2009 00:43
National FOR’s “Drug War Roadshow”
Comes to Olympia THURS AUG 27
The national FOR’s Colombia Program has produced an informative and entertaining “Drug War Roadshow” to expose the failure of the US government’s so-called “War on Drugs” and the implications for poor farmers in Colombia and for poor communities in the US. The Olympia FOR is producing the “Drug War Roadshow” for a special performance at Traditions Café, 5th & Water SW, in downtown Olympia at 7:00 p.m. Thursday August 27. We will air performances later on TCTV, channel 22 for cable TV subscribers in Thurston County. The Olympia FOR also will offer informal showings of our TCTV production with refreshments in one or more private homes in September and October.
The Drug War Roadshow combines classic popular education tools (skits, puppets and humor) with rare on-the-ground digital images that examine the human impacts of US drug policy. The Roadshow invites audiences to question the US’s 25-year old, $25 billion “Drug War” through fresh information, provocative questions, an interactive performance, and good old-fashioned fun. The small cast uses big puppets, another big visual image, and a PowerPoint presentation to inform the audience, which is encouraged to cheer and boo at appropriate times. The Drug War Roadshow believes all of us should have a say in how we address issues of drugs, crime and foreign policy. A discussion will follow.
John Lindsay-Poland, co-director of the national FOR’s Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean (TFLAC) for 20 years, was one of the keynote speakers at the FOR’s Seabeck Conference July 2-5 and produced a performance of the “Drug War Roadshow” during that weekend. Several Olympia FOR members (Monica Hoover, Berd Whitlock, Jody Mackey, and Glen Anderson) enthusiastically arranged to borrow the props and produce Olympia’s performances.
For more information see www.forcolombia.org/dwr or contact Monica Hoover at (360) 943-3070 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or the Olympia FOR at (360) 491-9093 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The TCTV schedule will be posted at www.tctv.net. Contact the Olympia FOR to watch additional airings of the TCTV program in homes.