FREE Mothers Day Event 5/14@Parkway w/ Pablo Paredes, headRush, Aimee Allison, and more!

Let's Reclaim the Anti-War History of Mother's Day!

An Afternoon of Short Films and Youth Performance Art....

FREE
Sunday May 14, Mothers Day
2-4pm
Parkway Pizza and Pub Theatre
(This event is all ages)
1834 Park Blvd @ E 18th St.
Oakland

Celebrate resistance to military recruitment and the growing
opposition to war from within the military with
Aimee Allison, Pablo Paredes, headRush, Teatro del FEO, and more!!!

Aimee Allison

Army Conscientious Objector and mother who is a writer,
speaker, and community activist on issues of peace and justice.
She has been a leader in the counter-recruitment movement
and in counseling soldiers who are resisting the Iraq War.
Her commitment to Oakland's future -children - has led her to run for
city council. The election is just a couple weeks away.

Pablo Paredes

US Navy war resister and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
He recently led the 241 mile "March for Peace" from Tijuana, Mexico
that reached San Francisco on March 27, 2006.

headRush

Combines elements of Xicano theatre and spoken word to create a unique
rush of psycho-politico head-trips and satirical commentary.

Teatro del FEO

Performing "Operation: 'In La Kech' "(Mayan for 'you are my other self')

Eric Escobar

Filmaker born and raised in the Bay Area. His films have screened
at festivals and on television internationally. Both of Eric's parents
are Vietnam Veterans, his film "One Weekend A Month"
is about what war costs families.


More performers TBA!!

Short Films:

"One Weekend A Month"
Written and directed by Eric Escobar

Synopsis: Busy single mom Meg McDermott is having a routine crazy Monday morning
when her phone rings. The caller delivers some news that turns her life, and lives of her
children, upside down.

Awards: Sundance Film Festival 2005, Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking
Ashland Independent Film Festival 2006, Best Short Film

*Discussion with local filmaker Eric Escobar after showing.


"The Fifth Commandment"
by Elia Arce

2 US Marines talk about "The War on Terror" and the lasting effects of war on their lives.

Excerpt from the film:
USMC Matt: "I think about history and then about the atrocities that we are committing. I think about Germany and used to wonder, where were those people, how did they just let it happen? And here I am. I am one of those people. I let it happen."


Event hosted by Courage to Resist and the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors(CCCO).