Event

March Conscientious Projector - “At the Death House Door”

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:56:50 -0700

Peter Gilbert and Steve James examine the state of the death penalty in Texas in this thought-provoking documentary filmed from the perspective of a Hunstville "death house" chaplain who witnessed nearly 100 executions over the course of his career. The film also dissects the controversial execution of Hunstville inmate Carlos De Luna, who died by lethal injection in 1989 despite evidence that suggested his innocence.

OC-Conscientious Projector: “American Casino”

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:30:56 -0800

This film finally explains how and why over $8 trillion of our money vanished into the American Casino. For chips, the casino used real people, like the ones we meet in Baltimore. These are not the heedless spendthrifts of Wall Street legend, but a high school teacher, a therapist, a minister of the church. They were sold on the American Dream as a safe investment. Too late, they discovered the truth.

For chips, the casino used real people, like the ones we meet in Baltimore. These are not the heedless spendthrifts of Wall Street legend, but a high school teacher, a therapist, a minister of the church. They were sold on the American Dream as a safe investment. Too late, they discovered the truth. Cruelly, as African Americans, they and other minorities were the prime targets for the subprime loans that powered the casino. According to the Federal Reserve, African-Americans were four times more likely than whites to be sold subprime loans.

PV-Conscientious Projector: “Dirt”

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:31:13 -0800

Dirt feeds us and gives us shelter. Dirt holds and cleans our water. Dirt heals us and makes us beautiful. Dirt regulates the earth's climate. Dirt is the ultimate natural resource for all life on earth.
Yet most humans ignore, abuse, and destroy our most precious living natural resource. Consider the results of such behavior: mass starvation, drought, floods, and global warming, and wars. If we continue on our current path, Dirt might find another use for humans, as compost for future life forms.
It doesn't have to be that way. Another world, in which we treat dirt with the respect it deserves, is possible and we'll show you how.

Working to Confront U.S. Sponsored Torture

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:11:51 -0800

When history is written about the disclosure of the policies and practices of the United States in relation to torture of detainees since 9-11, Jameel Jaffer’s work will play a key role.

Mr. Jaffer is director of the National Security Project of the ACLU. In 2003 he and colleague Amrit Singh began to follow that was emerging concerning allegations of abuse of prisoners in U.S. custody. This led to the filing of a Freedom of Information Request to try to ascertain whether there was a broader pattern of abuse.

This ACLU vs. Dept of Defense litigation ultimately led to the release of government records relating to the treatment and detention of detainees held by the U.s. in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo.

This event is co-sponsored by PCU, the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, the Los Angeles Region Religious Campaign Against Torture, KPFK, and Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace.

OC-Conscientious Projector: “Dirt”

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:14:29 -0800