The organizers of IMPACT are taking a break. We hope to return with our regular 3rd Sunday events in October. In the meantime if other locals want to organize an IMPACT-style event please let us know and we will get the word out on this blog and to our list. See you in the streets!
IMPACT presents a short film and discussion:
Democracy Disconnected
Sunday, March 16th, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
Screening of: "Constructing Public Opinion: How Politicians and the Media Misrepresent the Public" followed by a discussion on the health of our democracy. We can address important questions like: "What is the relationship between elections and movement building?", "How much energy should be exerted on this election and elections in general?", "Will the next president create real change?" and "Can an election deliver power to the PEOPLE?"
Snacks provided!
IMPACT hosts a discussion
Tactics for Fighting Corporate Tyranny
Sunday, February 17th, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
Can we reform our way out of the shackles of corporate tyranny, or, must we take a more radical path towards liberations. Two panelists with opposing views begin our discussion.
Film and Discussion:
The Weather Underground
Sunday, January 20th, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
IMPACT will show the documentary about the Weathermen, a radical group which declared a state of war against the institutions of American injustice. We'll use this chapter in the history of the 60s protest movement to begin a discussion of tactics for today's movement(s).
Snacks provided!
IMPACT holiday celebration:
Community Potluck / Discussion / Resource Swap
Sunday, December 16th, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
Bring food if you can, ideas if you've got 'em, and a great resource (zine, book, video, music?) to exchange or share with somebody. We will eat and commune together. Awesome door prizes, including MayDay gift certificates and DVDs, for participants.
IMPACT facilitates a discussion on:
Media In Our Era
Sunday, November 18th, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
Robert McChesney, cofounder of FreePress.net and communications professor, spoke in Minneapolis on November 3rd. Professor McChesney spoke about large corporations' current repeat attempt to loosen the rules and further consolidate media ownership.
IMPACT organizer Eric Angell will play a segment of the McChesney speech and also facilitate a discussion on media today. The discussion will center on alternative journalism, the role of citizen journalism and the growing use of the internet to inform communities.
ALSO: Know of a great website, book or video resource that has enlightened YOU or empowered YOU to take action for people or the planet? Project IMPACT continues to identify resources helpful in addressing the roots of the myriad issues we face. Bring your experience and ideas. We will create a guide, to be available online, for locals to quickly find works which effectively analyze our world, and, inspire us to action.
Snacks provided!
Listen to Who Will Tell The People? by David Rovics. (you will need to scroll down to song # 84)
IMPACT is embarking on a project for the Twin Cities community.
Sunday, October 21st, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
Know of a great website, book or video resource that has enlightened YOU or empowered YOU to take action for people or the planet? There are hundreds of thousands of videos, writings and websites out there for us to use. Which resources address the roots of the myriad of issues we face and which would actually motivate people to take long term effective action? For us in the Twin Cities, how do we best access these resources?
We need YOU to come and bring your experience, ideas and creativity. We will create a guide, to be available online, for locals to quickly find works from authors and producers who have effectively analyzed our world and inspired us to action. This collective writing effort will involve your brainstorming as well as some writing. :-) Snacks provided!
IMPACT facilitates a discussion of the film:
Big Bucks, Big Pharma
Sunday, September 16th, 3 - 5 pm
MayDay Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
Big Bucks, Big Pharma (45 min, 2006) pulls back the curtain on the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical industry to expose the insidious ways that illness is used, manipulated, and in some instances created for capital gain. Focusing on the industry's marketing practices, media scholars and health professionals help viewers understand the ways in which advertising glamorizes and normalizes the use of prescription medication. Ultimately, Big Bucks, Big Pharma challenges us to ask important questions about the consequences of relying on a for-profit industry for our health and well-being.
Dr. Joel Albers, Pharm.D., Health Care Economics Researcher, Clinical Pharmacist and activist with Universal Health Care Action Network MN will help facilitate the post-screening discussion.
IMPACT facilitates a discussion of:
Dr. David Korten: The Great Turning From Empire to Earth Community
Sunday, August 19th, 3 – 5 pm
Acadia Cafe (Franklin and Nicollet Aves, Mpls)
As part of our sustainability series, IMPACT will show a 50 minute video of a presentation given by Dr. Korten in April. Korten outlines the coming of radically changing times; impending peak oil along with climate and economic crises that will deeply affect our culture. Korten asks: will we shift our society away from a continuing quest for empire and towards a sustainable earth-based community?
Following the video, IMPACT will host a discussion exploring roles that we can play in moving towards sustainability.
Building Sustainable Alternatives (series):
A Call to Action! IMPACT our World!
Sunday, July 15th, 3 - 5 pm
Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave
Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood, Mpls
In June we launched IMPACT's sustainability phase! This month we continue our emphasis on forming a community that supports its participants in taking actions to create a better world. Come hear what happened at and after the June meeting, and share your own ideas for action. Find support and enthusiasm for putting knowledge into motion.
Bring snacks for a group if you like, and bring anyone who shares the desire to create a better world.
This is what democracy looks like!
