FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 2003     
Contact: Bruce Berkowitz, Associated Students Productions, (707) 664-2382.

Free Michael Moore Tickets Offered in Student Essay Contest.
Is He a Patriot or a Rabblerouser?

On Saturday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m., the incomparable Michael Moore will be speaking at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds Hall of Flowers in an appearance sponsored by Associated Students Productions of Sonoma State University.

With only a handful of tickets remaining, ASP has devised an essay contest as a way to dispatch of this limited stock. The essay question is, "Michael Moore: Patriot or Rabble-Rouser?"Essays can be up to 600 words. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. in the AS Office on the second floor of the Student Union. The first place prize is four tickets, while second place gets two tickets. This question is for students only; faculty and staff are not eligible to participate.

Michael Moore has been challenging economic and political giants for more than two decades and has emerged as one of America’s freshest and funniest political voices.

At the podium, Moore offers a down-to-earth and refreshingly candid view of the American economic scene and national politics. Bringing his audacious and original perspective to bear on the nation’s headlines, he delivers a turbo-charged presentation of dead-on commentary and riotous insight. His newest work entitled “Dude, Where’s My Country?” will be released in October.

Now with his most recent film the Academy Award winning, “Bowling for Columbine,” Moore provides a powerful and thought provoking commentary on America's culture of guns. The film is an alternately humorous and horrifying journey through present-day America and throughthe nation's past, hoping to discover why America's pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Winner of an Academy Award for best documentary feature and unanimous winner of the special Cannes 55th Anniversary Prize, the film has already won 22 awards and been called the "best documentary of all time" by the International Documentary Association.

Moore’s book, “Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation,” looks at 21st century America; he finds a place where a man no one elected sits in the White House, California can’t find enough electricity and it’s cheaper to FedEx yourself across town than to drive there. The book has been at the top of the bestseller list for more than a year - an unprecedented feat for a work of satire.

The event has been sold out since the end of September. For further information, call (707) 664-2382.