Friday, May 18, 2012, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
FILM: “THE HEALTHCARE MOVIE"
(65 min, Laurie Simons and Terry Sterrenberg, 2011)
With Guests: 
AARON KATZ,
- Principal Lecturer of Health Services and Global Health, UW
DR. REENA KOSHY,
- Policy Committee Member with the National Physicians Alliance
DR. SARAH WEINBERG,  
- Physicians for a National Health Program & Healthcare For All
And The Filmmakers,
LAURIE SIMONS AND TERRY STERRENBERG,

This documentary provides the real story of how the health care systems in Canada and the United States evolved to be so completely different, when at one point they were essentially the same. Most people under the age of 50, in both countries, are not aware of the intensity of the political struggle that led to the universal medical care system in Canada. Nor are they aware of the public relations campaigns, still active today, that have been prevalent in the United States since the early 1900’s to dissuade the public from supporting national health care.
Produced by Canadian/American couple Laurie Simons and Terry Sterrenberg, THE HEALTHCARE MOVIE  reveals the personal and emotional impact on Canadians who now have access to universal health care because of the heroism of people who took a stand nearly 50 years ago. It also reveals the continuing struggle in the United States between the fear of government intervention and the right to quality health care for all people.
Every day people are dying or going bankrupt due to the ills of the United States system. Who are we in the face of this human tragedy? If you agree that people are more important than profits, then you must watch this film. 
Please join us following the film for a facilitated discussion with AARON KATZ, DR. REENA KOSHY, DR. SARAH WEINBERG and the FILMAKERS, and learn what you can do to help provide a better healthcare system for all!
To download the flyer, go HERE. Please help us get the word out.

For information on the National Physicians Alliance: http://npalliance.org/
Information on Physicians for a National Health Program: http://www.pnhp.org/
Information on Healthcare For All - WA: http://www.healthcareforallwa.org/
To view the trailer and more info on the film, go to: www.healthcaremovie.net
(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, May 25, 2012, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
FILM: “THE INVISIBLE WAR"
(93 min, Kirby Dick, 2012)
With Guests: SOLDIERS FROM 'COFFEE STRONG'
THE INVISIBLE WAR is a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of our country's most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within our US military. Today, a female soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire with the number of assaults in the last decade alone in the hundreds of thousands.
Focusing on the powerfully emotional stories of several young women, the film reveals the systemic cover up of the crimes against them and follows their struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice.
THE INVISIBLE WAR features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm conditions that exist for rape in the military, its history of cover-up, and what can be done to bring about much needed change.
To download the flyer, go HERE. Please help us get the word out.
For more information on the film and the trailer, go here: HERE
(...And, if you're heading south and want a great coffee, COFFEE STRONG is the place to know about! COFFEE STRONG provideS a safe place for soldiers to share the effects of disastrous wars, within 300 meters of the gates at Ft Lewis. Take Exit 122 off I-5, turn right at flashing red lights, located next to Subway.  Coffee Strong is at 15109 Union Ave. SW, Ste B, Lakewood, WA 98498)
Please join us for a facilitated discussion following the film.
(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).

Friday, June 1, 2012, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
FILM: “THE WELCOME"
(93 min, Kim Shelton, 2011)
WITH SALLY JO GILBERT DE VARGAS FROM SOLDIER’S HEART SEATTLE.
THE WELCOME offers a fiercely intimate view of life after war: the fear, anger and isolation of post-traumatic stress that affects vets and family members alike.  As we join these vets in a small room for an unusual five day healing retreat, we witness how the ruins of war can be transformed into the beauty of poetry. Here our perceptions are changed, our psyches strained, and our hearts broken.  And at the end, when this poetry is shared with a large civilian audience, we begin to understand that  all of us are a vital piece of the Welcome as Veterans try to find the way back home.  Their examples of unflinching honesty, courage and love lift us up, inspiring all of us once again to feel our common humanity, always the first casualty of war.
Please join us for a facilitated discussion with Sally Jo Gilbert de Vargas following the film.
For more information on the film and the trailer, go here: HERE
For more information on Soldier’s Heart, go to: http://www.soldiersheart.net/ and http://interfaithcommunitychurch.org/index.php/projects/soldier-s-heart/
(Event is FREE and open to the public! ...but Donations are kindly accepted).