Free Speech TV showed From the Edge of the Blade the last few days of 2009 . Unfortunately it was not posted here early enough to notify people... the good news, however is that the full length film is available to watch online, at this link .
Where: Free Speech TV
When: Whenever
"From the Edge of the Blade" will be playing in three different venues under the umbrella of the Canadian Labour International Film Festival (CLIFF), starting on November 28, 2009. The venues are Cowichan, Vancouver and Victoria, all in British Columbia.
=> Canadian Labour International Film Festival
=> Cowichan, BC
=> Victoria, BC
The documentary film “From the Edge of the Blade”, about the popular uprising in Oaxaca, Mexico, will be screened at Traditions Café in Olympia on January 29th at 6:30pm. The event is a fundraiser for Mal de Ojo TV .
Before the screening, Abel Ortiz, musician from Oaxaca, will sing and perform live music.
After the screening, community activist Jose Orozco will speak about the current situation in Oaxaca, followed by a general discussion about what lessons we can learn from the Oaxacan social movement. Filmmaker and activist Jill Friedberg (“This is what Democracy Looks Like”, “Grain of Sand”, “A Little Bit of So Much Truth”), community activist Rochelle Gause, as well as Johan Genberg, director of “From the Edge of the Blade”, will participate in the discussion.
Date: January 29, 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Traditions Café & World Folk Art (300 5th Avenue SW
(in the intersection with Water St.) in downtown Olympia, right next to
Heritage Park.
On December 30th, 2008, people in Olympia, WA, came out to protest the Israeli bombing and massacre of the captive civilian population of Gaza. After 18 months of blockade, Israel has launched a massive airstrike campaign against schools, hospitals, university, basic infrastructure and anything else that comes in the way. Hundreds of state-of-the-art warheads have been dropped in one of the most densely populated areas on earth.
Close to 400 Palestinians have died so far, and 4 Israelis.
Movimientos UK are screening "From the Edge of the Blade" on December 23rd at the Notting Hill Arts Club in London. Music, DJ's, and film. Here is the full press release:
MOVIMIENTOS
TUESDAY 23rd December
@ THE NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB
Tonight's end of year party brings together various friends of the Movimientos family with acts and musicians that speak for the people. Conscious voices and protest music! Plus an inspiring new film on the protests in Oaxaca, Mexico that led to the popular uprising in 2006.
LOS CHINCHES *LIVE* - Clandestine Peruvian Chicha spliced with psychedelic rock influences and traditional Cumbia
This Friday, December 5th, "From the Edge of the Blade" will be screened at the New York University campus. Bring your friends!
Note that you have to RSVP for the event since it is held on the NYU Campus. RSVP to rsa255@nyu.edu, and bring a photo ID.
Date: December 5th, 2008
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: New York University's Silver Center, Room 806
More information: rsa255@nyu.edu
On January 31st, 2009, Motståndskaféet (the "Resistance Café") in Uppsala, Sweden, will show "From the Edge of the Blade".
Date: January 31, 2009
Location: Motståndskaféet, Ungdomens hus, Uppsala
More information: Motståndskaféet (Swedish)
"From the Edge of the Blade" will be aired on local TV station Glokal-TV, in Malmö, Sweden. The Swedish name for the film is "Från Knivens Egg".
Date: November 20th, 11am
Location: Glokal-TV (TV-Malmö)
Links: Glokal-TV, TV-Malmö
The film "From the Edge of the Blade", about the Oaxacan popular uprising of 2006, will be screened at Café Mestizo in Chicago, on November 22nd, at 7 PM.
The event is a fundraiser supporting activists and prisoners in Oaxaca.
The screening will take place almost two years after November 25th 2006, when the Mexican Government unleashed a brutal wave of repression against the Oaxacan social movement, killing activists and detaining and torturing hundreds of people - the violent response to a the modest demands for democratization put forth by the social movement.
Date: November 22, 7PM
Location: Café Mestizo, Chicago
The film "Desde el Filo de la Navaja" is now available on DVD. It is available in three different languages - Spanish ("Desde el Filo de la Navaja"), English ("From the Edge of the Blade"), and Swedish ("Från Knivens Egg").
