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New York, NY

Special Event

  • Friday, January 16th, 2009: 8:00pm

    Location(s)

    The Tank
    354 West 45th Street between 8th & 9th
    New York, NY, 10036
    United States

    Bye Bye Bush! As we anticipate W's exit from the White House and conversation over his legacy begins, come see the film about the impact he had on the town he decided to call home: Crawford, TX. Focusing through the eyes of Crawford's 705 residents, the film offers a unique perspective on the Bush presidency.

    This award-winning documentary premiered to standing ovations at SXSW in Austin this year and has since captured international attention, with sold-out festival screenings and director David Modigliani hailed by some as the "anti-Moore."

    Come to this special New York City presentation on Friday, January 16 and see how Crawford became a tourist attraction, protest site, and symbol for the exiting president's personality. This screening is part of Crawford's 50-State Farewell to W. Screening Party. There will be an open mic after the film for audience members to share their ideas on continuing to fight the Bush legacy even after the man leaves office.

    Friday, Jan 16th - 8pm
    Admission: $10
    The Tank - 354 West 45th Street
    www.thetanknyc.org
    [Part of The Tank's Inaugural Weekend]

    The film: http://crawfordmovie.com/

    The reviews:
    "… a poignant account… populated with colorful, contrasting characters…" - Variety
    "Vital…Engaging…CRAWFORD has the potential to disrupt narratives and change the way people think." - Jake Gyllenhaal
    "Modigliani honors that spirit of egalitarianism by focusing his film not on Bush and other grandees, but rather on half a dozen unfamiliar figures, men and women who live their lives in Crawford out of range of the scores of TV cameras deployed to cover the big cheeses melting in the Texas sun." - The Texas Observer



    Crawford: a documentary from Crawford: The Movie on Vimeo

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Screening Liberally: Academy-Award Winner "Freeheld" & Marriage Equality - Tomorrow Night

Following the passage of Proposition 8 in California,
many of us are wondering what New Yorkers can do.

Join us tomorrow for an Oscar-winning film
& discussion about marriage equality in New York.

SCREENING LIBERALLY presents FREEHELD
Tues Dec 9th - Doors 7; Film 7:30; Discussion after

The Tank @ chashama
217 East 42nd - btw 2nd & 3rd Aves
www.thetanknyc.org
Questions or RSVP: livingliberally@gmail.com

See the academy-award winning documentary
about a dying police officers whose partner
is denied benefits because they are the same sex.

Following the film, we'll host a conversation
on the ongoing marriage equality fight with:

- Greg Rae, Living Liberally National Leader, and alum of the No on Prop 8 Campaign

- Jeff Trachtman, partner at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and front-line litigation advocate for marriage equality in New York State

- Shane Seger, Director of Communication for Assembly Member Danny O'Donnell

FREE Admission
Suggested $7 donation to cover costs & support the cause

Film: freeheld.com
Movement: noonprop8.com
Venue: thetanknyc.org

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Don't forget your LIBERAL CARD
the perfect gift this holiday season:
http://www.theliberalcard.org

Save the Dates:

- 12/16 - The Laughing Liberally Lab
The Tank @ chashama - 217 E 42nd
www.livingliberally.org/laughing/chapters/NY/nyc

- 12/18 - Drinking Liberally Holiday Party
Rudy's - 9th Ave btw 44th & 45th

- 12/23 - HA-HA-Hannukah: politics, comedy & religion
The Tank @ chashama - 217 E 42nd

- 1/18 - THE LIVING LIBERALLY INAUGURAL BALL
http://www.livingliberally.org/inauguralball

Screening Liberally with Brooke Ellison & HOPE DEFERRED on Tuesday 11/25

Liberals -

We have a lot to be thankful for this holiday.
But there's also much we still plan on fighting for.

Screening Liberally is proud to host two evenings
that focus on opportunities to make real progress
in the years ahead...if we keep up this fight.

This Tuesday, November 25th, come for a special night:
Brooke Ellison - activist, speaker, author & founder
of the Brook Ellison Project for stem cell advocacy
will present HOPE DEFERRED about stem cell research.
She -- and director Jimmy Siegel -- will be on hand.

Screening Liberally: HOPE DEFERRED
with Brooke Ellison & Jimmy Siegel
Tuesday, November 25th; Doors 6:30; Film 7:30
The Tank @ chashama - 217 East 42nd St btw 2nd & 3rd
Free Admission; Suggested donation of $10
to cover venue costs and support the cause.

RSVP or questions: livingliberally@gmail.com

We'll be in the spirit of Thanksgiving Liberally --
and what better time to look at the progress ahead.

The film: http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/
The venue: http://www.thetanknyc.org
The host: http://www.screeningliberally.org

And save the date for another SL special event:
following the passage of Prop 8 in California,
we'll be hosting a night about MARRIAGE EQUALITY --
screening the award-winning documentary FREEHELD,
and discussing the campaign to bring equality to NY.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY: Screening Liberally & FREEHELD
Tuesday, December 9th - Doors 7; Film 7:30
The Tank @ chashama - 217 E 42nd btw 2nd & 3rd
www.thetanknyc.org / www.screeningliberally.org

PLUS:

- Get your LIBERAL CARD (theliberalcard.org)
to receive special offers to advance screenings
(most recently to the movie "Milk" starring Sean Penn)

- Join us for other Living Liberally events:
-- Laughing Liberally Dec 2nd
-- Laughing Liberally Dec 16th
-- Drinking Liberally Holiday Party Dec 18th
-- Ha-Ha-Hannukah Dec 23rd

See you at the movies.

Post-Election Entertainment: Free Films, More Movies, Liberal Love

Happy Post-Election, Liberals!

We know you must be exhilarated and exhausted from Tuesday night's results...and we look forward to sharing the post-election energy with you at films coming up soon.

1. Hope Deferred
2. Freeheld
3. Free Screening of Milk (for Liberal Card holders)

1. Save the date: Tuesday, November 25th - 7pm
We'll be hosting a screening of HOPE DEFERRED,
a film about stem cell research & hope for the future.
BROOKE ELLISON -- founder of the Brooke Ellison Project
-- will be on hand to speak about the film.
An incredible opportunity to meet an inspirational woman.
Check out: http://www.brookeellisonproject.org/

The Tank @ chashama - 217 East 42nd Street
FREE Admission ($10 suggested donation to cover venue)
www.thetanknyc.org

2. Coming Soon: FREEHELD
Following the saddening passage of Prop 8 in California,
we plan on screening the Oscar-winning FREEHELD
about a police officer whose partner is denied benefits
because they are of the same sex.

We'll also be joined by campaigners from Prop 8
& guest speakers on the future of marriage equality.
DETAILS COMING SOON.

3. Liberal Card offer: Free Passes to MILK

Are you a Card-Carrying Liberal?
THE LIBERAL CARD (www.theliberalcard.org) promotes
liberal pride, liberal community & liberal discounts
including theater tix, books, free beers...& movie passes.

We have FREE passes to MILK - starring Sean Penn -
about the first openly gay man elected in California,
for Monday, November 23rd in Manhattan.

This offer is only open to bearers of The Liberal Card.

RSVP to livingliberally@gmail.com for this opportunity.
You will need to show your Liberal Card at the film.

Or get your LIBERAL CARD today for future benefits:
just $25 at http://www.theliberalcard.org

The NY Premiere of "W." Tomorrow - Free with Screening Liberally

Screening Liberally invites you as our guest
to the NY premiere of Oliver Stone's "W."
& drinks afterward to toast this lame duck.

Join us for this special event, complimentary tix,
drinks afterward, and a chance to understand
just how anybody can grow up to be President.

Tomorrow - Tuesday, October 14th
7:30pm (arrive early to secure seating)
Location - midtown Manhattan
You need to pick up a pass-for-two to attend.

Pick up your pass at the following locations:

- Tonight! Come to a FREE Laughing Liberally show
at The Grisley Pear - 107 MacDougal Street
between Bleecker & West 3rd.
Doors 7:30 / Show at 8pm - Enjoy the show, get your pass.
www.livingliberally.org/laughing/chapters/NY/nyc

- Tomorrow - between 12:30 & 1:30pm,
we will distribute passes first-come/first-serve
at the Starbucks on the SE corner of 35th & 8th.
Look for someone sitting in the window
with a Screening Liberally sign.

(The passes do not guarantee entrance --
you'll show up early to be sure to get your seat)

And join us for a drink after the film at
Bar Nine - 807 9th Ave between 53rd & 54th,
a short walk from the theater.

For more info on the film, check out its site at:
http://www.wthefilm.com/

And enjoy this synopsis:

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W. takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.

Questions? Contact nyc@screeningliberally.org

Save the date:

- Wed, Oct 15th: The Final Debate
& the Hysterical Festival Laughing Liberally
The Tank @ DCTV - 87 Lafayette
Doors 7:30 / Comedy 8 / Debate 9

- Election Night @ Comix - Nov 4
West 14th btw 8th & 9th

- Get your LIBERAL CARD -
www.theliberalcard.org

See the Premiere of "W" This Tuesday with Screening Liberally

So many of us can thank George W. Bush
for bringing us into progressive politics.

This coming Tuesday, see him on the big screen.

SCREENING LIBERALLY invites you as our guest
to the NY premier of Oliver Stone's "W." --
because anybody can grow up to be President.

SCREENING LIBERALLY: W.
Tuesday, October 14th - 7:30pm
FREE
At a midtown Manhattan theater
Passes required.
http://livingliberally.org/screening/event/W-Film
Questions: nyc@screeningliberally.org

Pick up your complimentary pass for two
by coming to a Living Liberally event.

- We'll give out 50 passes at Drinking Liberally
Thursday, Oct 9th - 7:30 onward
at Rudy's on 9th between 44th & 45th

- We'll give out another 50 at Laughing Liberally
Monday, Oct 13th - Doors 7:30; show at 8pm
at The Grisley Pear, 107 MacDougal
between Bleecker and West 3rd.
The show is FREE.
www.livingliberally.org/laughing/chapters/NY/nyc

(The passes do not guarantee entrance --
you'll show up early to be sure to get your seat)

We will have a happy hour post-film TBA.

For more info on the film, check out its site at:
http://www.wthefilm.com/

And enjoy this synopsis:

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. W. takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.

Questions? Contact nyc@screeningliberally.org

Save the date:

- Wed, Oct 15th: The Final Debate
The Tank @ DCTV - 87 Lafayette

- Election Night @ Comix - Nov 4
West 14th btw 8th & 9th

- Get your LIBERAL CARD -
www.theliberalcard.org

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