This & That is published now and then for the Erie area progressive community. Always good to double-check dates and times.  Event submissions should have “T&T” in subject line, send to [email protected] . If you don’t want to receive this please reply with “Unsubscribe” in subject line. Also posted to http://occupyerie.net and www.erielead.org

Dec 7 – Langer Film Series: Where Do We Go Now    Set in a remote village where the church and the mosque stand side by side, the film “Where Do We Go Now?” follows the antics of the town’s women to keep their blowhard men from starting a religious war. Women of the town are heartsick from losing the men they love to violent religious conflict – so they distract them in the biggest, zaniest ways they can muster. Their clever ruses range from faking a miracle to hiring a troop of Ukrainian strippers.

Dec 7 – Preach Freedom at Crooked i 1013 State, Erie 10pm

Dec 10 – Rally at Mike Kelly’s Erie Office 208 E Bayfront Pkwy, noon. “Tell Congress Jobs not cuts!” Unions are on-board with this rally. “Tell Rep Mike Kelly Congress needs to: -Protect the middle class-Put job creation first – End tax cuts for the richest 2%   Info call Molly (814)  450-8652. Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/events/112594982238996/

Dec 10 – Erie Bike Coalition meeting “The Coalition meeting is open to the public. 5:45 PM at the brand new community center of Erie Whole Foods COOP 26th & Brown Avenue  . We are presently working on three events for 2013. A bike expo for March or April, a Ride of Silence in June and National Bike Challenge for May through August.”  Related: http://bikeerie.org/

Dec 10 – International Human Rights Day

Dec 13 – Take Back the Site Vigil for Mary Anne Smith  5:15pm 428 W 17^th, Erie

Dec 14 – Buffalo premier of “Dear Governor Cuomo” with filmmaker A Documentary Film on the  Anti-Fracking Movement in NY State http://renewnrg.blogspot.com    6:30 PM Daemen College, 107 Schenck Science Building2495 Main Street, Buffalo Premiered in October at the Woodstock Film Festival and it was a tremendous hit. The film was made by award winning filmmaker Jon Bowermaster and takes a look at the anti-fracking movement in NY, features Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Natalie Merchant, Joan Osborne, The Felice Brothers, Medeski  Martin & Wood, Sandra Steingraber, and many more musicians and anti-fracking organizers from throughout the state. Screening will feature filmmaker Jon Bowermaster and it is free of charge.It will also feature expert panelists to take your questions and give insight in to where fracking stands in New York right now. Details and RSVP here:  http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/R?i=8tSEKCDSKope_i6N1V8b4w

Dec 15 – Bill of Rights Day commemorates the day that they were added to the Constitution

Dec 25 – “Les Misérables” Musical film release (w/live performances) based on the stage musical of the same name, based on the novel by Victor Hugo and set in the June Rebellion of 1832.

Jan 4 – Wide release of Promised Land, the highly anticipated anti-fracking film directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski.

Jan 11– Lewis Black in Erie “The Rant is Due” Warner Theater

Jan 17-26 – David Mamet’s “Race” at Dramashop

Feb 15 – On Screen/In Person: Cafeteria Man Mercyhurst

Apr 10 – Date of rescheduled Bob Woodward appearance at ‘Hurst.

NEWS & VARIOUS

Judge extends deadline for tire plant evidence from Meadville Tribune

MSNBC’s Disgrace: In Five Hours of Prime Time, Fifteen Minutes on Israel-Gaza

Jewish Voice for Peace intro to Israel and Palestine (short video)

“Tax the Rich” An Animated Fairy Tale (video)