[Chat] Monday, July 10 at 7 pm at VLP: Screening of new documentary about money and politics

[WeinsteinM at aol.com]

Here is some information about a film screening at the VLP next Monday.

"The Big Buy: How Tom DeLay Stole Congress" is a new documentary from Brave 
New Films, the film production house set up by Robert Greenwald, the 
producer/director behind "Wal Mart: The High Cost of Low Price", "Outfoxed: Rupert 
Murdoch's War on Journalism," and "Uncovered: The War on Iraq".   Following his 
now-standard model for releasing these highly charged films that would not be 
likely to find a large-scale distributor, the movie is being released across the 
country through home and community screenings sponsored by the organizations 
working on these issues, such as Common Cause, Public Campaign, the ACLU, and 
others.   

The screening in our area takes place at the Village Learning Place on 
Monday, July 10 at 7 pm.   If you plan to come, please RSVP on the film's website at 
http://bigbuy.bravenewtheaters.com/screenings.   The VLP is located at the 
former Enoch Pratt Library branch at 2521 St. Paul Street in Charles Village.  

You can read more about the film at www.tomdelaymovie.com.   While the focus 
of the documentary is national, its topic relates directly to the efforts here 
in Maryland to enact public financing of state legislative elections, which 
for the first time this year passed the House of Delegates (HB 1054) and came 
out of committee in the State Senate (SB 569).   We will have information at 
the screening about how to get involved in that effort. 

Please forward this e-mail to others who may be interested in this important 
topic.

Matthew Weinstein
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