Film:PEACE, PROPAGANDA &THE PROMISED LAND

Is the U.S. mainstream media Israeli occupied territory? SUSTAIN/BAY AREA presents the film PEACE, PROPAGANDA &THE PROMISED LAND U.S. Media & the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Join us Wednesday November 17, 2004 7 p.m. 522 Valencia Street – San Francisco > $5-15 sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Proceeds benefit LeftTurn Magazine.

Weaving clips of U.S. and British T.V. news with commentary by Seth Ackerman (FAIR), Robert Fisk (the Independent), Noam Chomsky (MIT), Hanan Ashrawi (Miftah) and others, this video documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites -- working in combination with Israeli public relations strategies-- exercise a powerful influence over news reporting about the Middle East conflict and influence US foreign policy.

For more information, e-mail sustainbayarea@yahoogroups.com
Stop US Tax-funded Aid to Israel Now (SUSTAIN) is a non-hierarchical, grassroots organization committed to supporting and sustaining the Palestinian movement for justice, human rights and self-determination.
Left Turn magazine is a publication written and produced by grassroots activists. From the struggle in Palestine to effects of globalization on local communities, Left Turn has covered these issues by having activists and community members present their perspectives and stories. Left Turn has been awarded 3 Project Censored Awards for the second year in a row for its reporting and analysis ignored or distorted by the corporate media (the award ceramony will be televised nationally on Dish and Direct TV this week). For more information and analysis visit http://www.leftturn.org