WHAT'S COMING UP

SSU Hosts Eighth Annual Labor and Social Action Conference

The eighth annual Labor and Social Action Conference for youth, labor and community activists on Oct. 14 and 15 is being hosted by SSU again this year. The intent of the program is to offer opportunities for networking and collaboration between activists, community organizations and unions in the North Bay. Among the events on Friday, Oct. 14 will be keynote speaker Michael Franti's presentation, “I Know I'm Not Alone.” Franti, an accomplished songwriter, filmmaker and activist, will screen his new film of the same title and perform several new songs and hold a question and answer session with attendees. “I Know I'm Not Alone” will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, located at 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a video camera, Franti goes on a musical journey through war and occupation in Iraq, Israel and Palestine. Along the way he shares his music with families, doctors, musicians, soldiers and everyday people who in turn reveal to him the often overlooked human cost of war. Told in their own words, the film provides a rare glimpse into the lives of those who are affected by war the most. Full Story.

An Hilarious "Seven Dwarfs"

The German Club will show a hilarious adaptation of one of Grimm's fairy tales "The Seven Dwarfs" on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. in the InterCultural Center in the Student Union. This comedy was a hit in Germany last year, and features famous actors and comedians as well as singers such as rock star Nina Hagen. The film is in German with English subtitles. 

The film dates for the remainder of this semester are Oct. 26, "Downfall", dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel, 2005; Nov. 9, "Winter Sleepers", dir. Tom Tykwer, 1997 and Nov. 30, "Fitzcarraldo", dir. Werner Herzog, 1982.  Films are shown at 7 p.m. in the InterCultural Center in the Student Union. All movies are shown in German with English subtitles. The selected films represent the diversity of German culture and cinematography.  For those who are interested, there is a discussion in German after each film. Admission is free.