"...it's as powerful a booster of the Democratic process as anything Frank Copra ever imprinted into our collective memory."
Desson Thomson
Film Critic, Washington Post
"9500 Liberty makes it clear that we, as a nation of immigrants, debate the immigration issue, we are defining our very identity as Americans."
John Grisham,
author of The Firm, The Pelican Brief and The Client
Monday, June 28, 2010
St. John's Church
59 East Mound Steet
optional light supper at 5:30 p.m.
program begins at 6:30 p.m.
free parking ~ freewill offering
This program will last until 8:30 p.m. The documentary is 80 minutes and then there will be 30 minutes of discussion with Leo Pierson and David Leopold of this film, which covers the controversial topic of immigration, including Ohio SB 238
In July of 2007, Prince William County, Virginia became ground zero in America’s explosive battle over immigration policy when elected offi-cials adopted a law requiring police officers to question anyone they thought was "probably" undocumented. 9500 Liberty reveals the star-tling vulnerability of a local government targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the internet to frighten and intimidate law-makers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of fear and racial division, residents form a resistance using YouTube videos and virtual townhalls, setting up a real life showdown in the seat of county government. The devastating social and economic impact of the "Immigration Resolu-tion" is felt in the lives of real people in homes and in local businesses. But the ferocious fight to adopt and then reverse this policy unfolds in-side government chambers, on the streets, and on the Internet. 9500 Liberty provides a front row seat to all three battlegrounds.
About Currents
Come separate fact from fiction and rhetoric from reality. St John’s CURRENTS is a series of thought-provoking lectures and forums that highlight viewpoints on current events and topics of timely interest. Currents programs are free and open to the wider community.
Currents events are free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the gravel lot directly east of our church, at the corner of Mound and Third streets. (Please do not park in the lot directly across the street; you will be towed.)
For large events, the Franklin County parking lot directly behind our church and the parking garage to the west of our church are also available for free parking. Volunteers are on hand to assist with parking directions.
Unless otherwise indicated, Currents programs are located in our Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. Please enter through the glass doors on the east side of the building and take the elevator (on your left) or the stairwell (on your right) to the floor below.