Week of November 2, 2006

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A safe warm house

From North Fork People of Conscience

From Bonnie Cannon: Local Black Film Festival

Peace and Justice Calendar

Suffolk Peace Vigils (Bridgehampton Vigil Sunday)

Counter Recruiting Schedule

Alternative Media for Eastern LI Starting October 1

Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez:
Monday- Saturday on Riverhead/Southampton/Southold Channel 20.

New Schedule Starting October 2:
Monday 10 pm
Tuesday 9 pm
Wednesday 9 pm
Thursday 9 pm
Friday - 6:30 am
Saturday - 6:30 am

See www(.)wpkn(.)org/today for program details on
WPKM heard at 88.7 Montauk to Water Mill and
WPKN 89.5 Bridgeport to Southampton and Southold.
Local News at 6:30 pm (Mon-Fri) has occasional reports from the East End.

Support Independent Media: WUSB and WPKN/WPKM need your support.

Go to www(.)wpkn(.)org and www(.)wusb(.)fm and contribute on line.

See North Fork People of Conscience www(.)nfpofc(.)blogspot(.)com

Also see Suffolk Progressive Vision www(.)spv(.)active(.)ws for links to more local events in Brookhaven and west.

The East End Report is compiled by Tony Ernst.

Send comments, corrections and event listings to eastendreport@yahoo.com

From Bonnie Cannon

Dear Friends,

I am proud to announce our First Annual East End Black Film Festival that will be taking place at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton on November 4th.

It is being hosted by the African American Museum and Center for Excellence - currently a virutal museum with future planned site for building. Our mission is as follows: The African American Museum and Center for Excellence is an organization serving the North and South Fork communities, with a mission to promote an understanding and appreciation of African American culture.

The museum will house artifacts of African historical distinction, acquire and maintain local African historical structures and sites in the North and South Fork area, and lastly create programs to educate the public about the importance of the rich African American historical legacy.

Please view the program details below. Light refreshments will be served including ethnic food provided by Gloria's of the Hamptons. The cost for the entire day - $5.00.

This is an historic event and you don't want to miss it. We need your support and attendance at the festival to continue to have events of this nature in the Hamptons. Again, please show your face in the place. Should you need to discuss further, feel free to contact me on (631)287-1271.

Warmest Regards, Bonnie Cannon
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Bonnie Cannor is a Southampton Village Trustee
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FILM SCHEDULE & SYNOPSIS -
Films for Saturday November 4
Parrish Art Museum, Jobs Lane Southampton

1:30pm: Children’s Selection

The Journey of Henry Box Brown (Ages: 3 – 10)
Director – Karyn Parsons
The Journey of Henry Box Brown takes a magical look at the historic true tale of slave Henry Box Brown, a man who mailed himself in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848. Narrated by Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Alfre Woodard (Cross Creek) this animated story uses entertaining verse to share Henry's story.

2:00 pm: Family Selection

Kirikou and the Sorceress (African Folk Tale depicts some nudity)
Director – Michel Ocelot
Animated film recounts the tale of tiny Kirikou, born in an African village on which Karaba the Sorceress has placed a terrible curse. Kirikou sets out on a quest to free his village of the curse and find out the secret of why Karaba is so wicked. Kirikou depicts a precocious newborn infant who battles ignorance, and so-called evil, with endearing perseverance. This film speaks to the child within us all who years to express and defend the best in others and ourselves.

3:00 pm: Classic Selection

The Green Pastures
Director – Marc Connelly and William Keighley
"Gangway for de Lawd God Jehovah!" Despite racial stereotypes and a naive, backward vision of "Negro Heaven," The Green Pastures remains an important, controversial, and still-entertaining milestone in African American popular culture. Because this 1936 spiritual musical embraces all of the black stereotypes that were prevalent in its time, Warner Home Video has appropriately included a disclaimer regarding the political incorrectness of the film's then-common racial prejudices, stressing the importance of acknowledging these stereotypes as opposed to pretending they never existed. With this understanding, The Green Pastures still endures as a classic American folk drama, based on Marc Connelly's Pulitzer Prize-wining Broadway production in which several Old Testament stories are performed as they might be imagined by black Sunday-school child in the Depression-era South. As a relic of its time, it's a vivid (and for some, still uncomfortable) reminder that racial stereotypes--even in a joyful gospel context--can teach us a lot about where we've been, and where we've yet to go.

5:00 pm: Feature Presentations (Adult content, parental guidance for teens recommended)

The Constellation (2005)
Director/Producer – Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Constellation chronicles the lives and loves of an African-American family in the Deep South as they are forced to come to terms with a tumultuous past marked by an unrequited interracial affair. The film explores the way in which the family patriarch must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family.

When Does it Stop (short-film) – 7:00 pm

Director – Derek Koen, Producer – Ouida Washington
When Does It Stop peers into the murder of a young man, its impact on his family, and its perpetuation of the cycle of violence in the streets. The unending cycle of violence continues. The film asks the question “When Does It Stop”?

The Unseen (2005) – 7:30 pm
Director – Lisa France, Executive Producer – Luis Moro
Roy Clemons (Steve Harris of The Practice) returns to his rural hometown in Georgia (pop. 83) to face the deep-rooted racial tensions of a deep southern town that ages, but never changes. This is a spellbinding drama deep in the south, where friendship connections had been broken for over 20 years. The past comes to the present, laced with intolerance and misunderstandings and possible old wounds needing to be mended.

From North Fork People of Conscience

1. Please visit us at http://nfpofc.blogspot.com/ where you will see photographs of the ever-growing Honor the Fallen Memorial as displayed at the Brooklyn Peace Fair on October 22.

2. We will not be screening any more films about war at Peconic Landing until the beginning of the year.

3. NFPOC are in discussion about a North Fork production of RACHEL'S WORDS, the story of Rachel Corrie, the young American woman who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Palestine. If you are interested in this project, please contact us at http://us.f613.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nfpofc@optonline.net or call 298-5540.

4. Please remind as many people as you possibly can to vote next Tuesday. If you have reminded everybody you know, you can also remind those you don't know. MoveOn has an easy and effective program for calling voters which includes the numbers to call and a script to read.
http://pol.moveon.org/nov06/gotv/?id=90002-3022830-gtzRVo9hWZ539Uxg1elb4g

From MoveOn::
We're doing a bunch of conference call trainings throughout the day. These are super helpful if you're nervous or have a lot of questions. You can sign up for one that suits you here:http://pol.moveon.org/phone/conf_training/index.htm

Peace & Justice Calendar - Starting November 2

Updated 11-01-06

For details about the following events SCROLL DOWN:

* November 4 (Satuday): East End Black Film Festival in Southampton

* November 4(Saturday): Conversations About Cancer in Bridgehampton from 2 to 5 pm

* November 5 (Sunday): Native American Dance in Southampton at 2pm

* November 27(Monday): Council for Unity Presentation in Riverhead at 7pm

* November 17-19(Friday-Sunday): Annual School of the Americas Vigil / Demonstration at Ft. Benning Georgia

* November 27(Monday): Council for Unity Presentation in Riverhead at 7pm
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Repeating Events:

( see Counter-Recruiting for listing of weekly and monthly demonstrations)

* Saturdays: Native American Awareness Days at the Shinnecock Museum during November - 11 am to 4pm

* Sunday Nights: "Bush is a Liar Choir" rehearses in Lindenhurst from 7 to 9pm

* Every Thursday evening - Book Study Group in Water Mill at 6:30

* "Herstory" Writing Workshops on Wednesdays in Farmingville (Spanish and English) 3 to 5 pm and Thursdays in Spanish only in East Hampton at 7 pm

* Second Tuesday of Month: South Fork Chapter of LI Progressive Coalition Meets in Water Mill at 6:30 pm

Details Follow:
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November 4 (Saturday): East End Black Film Festival in Southampton

at the Parrish Museum Saturday afternoon and evening: details at
http://eastendrep.blogspot.com/2006/11/from-bonnie-cannon.html
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November 4 (Saturday): Native American Awareness Day at Shinnecock Museum 11am-4pm

Visitors will see a huge Dug-Out Canoe being constructed near a traditional wigwam out in front of the Museum and videos depicting Native American life styles will be shown between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

The program will repeat each Saturday during October and November. The museum is at Montauk Highway and West Gate Road on the Shinnecock Reservation.

See Repeating Events for more info.

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November 5 (Sunday): Native American Dance in Southampton at 2pm

The Silver Cloud Singers and Dancers will perform from 2 to 4 pm on S
unday, November 5 at the Parrish Art Museum, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton $5 admission for adults, $3 for children under 12

Discover the beauty of Native dance clothing (regalia) and Native dance.
Call 287-4923 for more information.

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Repeating Events: ( see Counter-Recruiting for listing of weekly and monthly demonstrations)

* Saturdays: Native American Awareness Days at the Shinnecock Museum during October and November - 11 am to 4pm

* Sunday Nights: "Bush is a Liar Choir" rehearses in Lindenhurst from 7 to 9pm

* Every Thursday evening - Book Study Group in Water Mill at 6:30

* "Herstory" Writing Workshops on Wednesdays in Farmingville (Spanish and English) 3 to 5 pm and Thursdays in Spanish only in East Hampton at 7 pm

* Second Tuesday of Month: South Fork Chapter of LI Progressive Coalition Meets in Water Mill at 6:30 pm

Details Follow:
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November 4 (Saturday): Native American Awareness Day at Shinnecock Museum 11am-4pm

Visitors will see a huge Dug-Out Canoe being constructed near a traditional wigwam out in front of the Museum and videos depicting Native American life styles will be shown between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm. The program will repeat each Saturday during October and November. The museum is at Montauk Highway and West Gate Road on the Shinnecock Reservation. See Repeating Events for more info. _____________________________________

November 17-19(Friday-Sunday): Annual School of the Americas Vigil / Demonstration at Ft. Benning Georgia

The fight to close the military training camp for Latin American military continues. Close to 20,000 participants are expected to be there, many from Long Island. Contact Bill McNulty at wmcnult@suffolk.lib.ny.us _______________________________________________________________ November 27(Monday): Council for Unity Presentation in Riverhead at 7pm

The Riverhead Anti-Bias Task Force sponsors the second in a series of community presentations on Monday November 27, 7pm at Riverhead Town Hall. The Council for Unity, a national non-profit organization founded in 1975, has a history of successfully promoting inter-group relations and reducing violence in schools and communities. By implementing school-based and after-school programs in leadership development, mentoring, career, college guidance and gang prevention, the Council fulfills its' mission of empowering individuals and groups with the skills necessary to promote unity, safety and achievement. Riverhead Town Hall is at 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead. For more information call 727-3200 ext 204 or 463-5810

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Repeating Events:
See Suffolk Peace Vigils for a complete list of weekly and monthly vigils. See Counter Recruiting Schedule for a listing of weekly and monthly demonstrations. ________________________________________________

Saturdays during November: Native American Awareness Days at Shinnecock Museum from 11am - 4pm

Native American Awareness Days will be held every Saturday in October and November. The public is invited to visit the Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum for a "Journey With the People" in murals and exhibits of Shinnecock History. Visitors will see a huge Dug-Out Canoe being constructed near a traditional wigwam out in front of the Museum. Inside the Museum videos depicting Native American life styles will be shown between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm each Saturday afternoon. The Shinnecock Nation Cultural Center and Museum is on the Shinnecock Reservation at West Gate Road and Montauk Highway near Southampton, two miles east of Southampton College. (631) 287-4923 ______________________________________________________ Sunday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 in Lindenhurst:

Join political action singing group. Participate in songs regarding environment, anti-war, labor, multiculturalism, civil rights, and other issues. Sing historic songs of struggle and social change. Explore the role of music in political movements. Experience singing musical arrangements, in four part harmony. Perform these songs for others. Contribute to the progressive movement while becoming culturally enriched. If you've ever wanted to be in a singing group, now is your chance! Experienced and non-experienced singers are welcome. All we ask is that you are able to sing on pitch. Rehearsals take place, Sunday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 in Lindenhurst. Anyone interested, please call Lisa Fishbein at: (631) 957-4954 ________________________________________________ Thursday evening Book Study Group in Water Mill at 6:30 pm

The group meets at the Lutheran Church at Hayground Road and Montauk Highway on Thursdays at 6:30pmContact Pastor Vita at 631-537-1187 or pastorvita(at)verizon(dot)net ____________________________________________________ "Herstory" Writing Workshops in Spanish and English Mondays in Farmingville:

Herstory Writers Workshop meets every Monday afternoon at the Farmingville branch of the Workplace Project from 3 to 5. Both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking women come together to share and shape their life experiences through memoir writing. The workshop is conducted in both English and Spanish. Call 631-723-0150 for more information and directions to the center. Thursdays in East Hampton: Every Thursday Spanish-speaking women come together to share their writing with one another and receive feedback on how to structure and shape their lifewriting. The East Hampton workshop is open to East Hampton Town residents and is conducted entirely in SpanishIt meets every Thursday, 7-9 p.m., at the Senior Citizens Center, 128 Springs-Fireplace Road.Call 631-723-0150 for more information. ___________________________________________________ Second Tuesday each month: South Fork Chapter - LI Progressive Coalition Meets in Water Mill at 6:30pm

The regular monthly meeting of the South Fork chapter of the Progressive Coalition is at 6:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Lutheran Church on Montauk Highway & Hayground Rd. between Water Mill and Bridgehampton. Info: 516-541-1006, ext.55 or www dot lipc dot org _____________________________________________________ Send event listings for next week's report by 5pm Tuesday to eastendreport@yahoo.com

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