Tuesday, 23rd of February, 8pm of The War You Don't See, John Pilger, Alan Lowery, 2010 from Sands Films

In The War You Don't See, John Pilger returns to the subject of war reporting and its critical role in the making of wars. This ‘drum beat’ was the theme of Pilger's 1983 documentary Frontline: The Search for Truth in Wartime, a history of war journalism from the Crimea in the 19th century (‘the last British war without censorship’) to Margaret Thatcher's Falklands War in 1982. The War You Don’t See analyses propaganda as a weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan. The title refers to censorship by omission – ‘the most virulent form of censorship,’ said Pilger – and the collusion of journalists in nominally free societies such as Britain and the United States. London Socialist Film Co-op, in collaboration with the Committee for the Defence of Julian Assange and Sands Films, would like to invite you to a film screening of this outstanding film on 23rd of February, 8pm from the Sands Films Studios, whose regular, wonderful screenings takes place on Tuesdays of every week.Films can be viewed after the event, should you miss this date's show. Here is the links on-line. Speakers after the film will be Jan Woolf, writer and anti-war activist, interviewing Sami Ramadani, Anti-War activist, lecturer of Sociology. https://www.sandsfilms.co.uk/cinema-club.html https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/141355896291 https://www.facebook.com/events/828722867690294 donations are welcome.

The War On Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange, On-line screening with introduction and Q&A's can now be viewed, see below

An online screening of “THE WAR ON JOURNALISM: The Case of Julian Assange”, with live Q&A with the director of the film, Juan Passarelli, Matt Kennard, investigative journalist, and Emmy Butlin of the Committee to Defend Julian Assange.  There is a war on journalism - Julian Assange is at the centre of that war. If this precedent is set then what happens to Assange can happen to any journalist.

A special event arranged by The Campaign for the Defence of Julian Assange in collaboration with The London Socialist Film Co-op. 

The film can be viewed here:
https://vimeo.com/499608537


Screenings are at Bolivar Hall, 54 Grafton Way, London W1T 5DL.
Nearest tube: Warren Street.  Overground: Euston.   
Buses: 10, 14, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30, 73, 88, 134, 205, 390.  
Booking information: tickets are available from 10.20 am on the day and may not be booked in advance.
Admission £10, concessions £8.  Annual members £6/£4.  Sorry no credit cards. 
Membership details.