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An Ordinary Insanity – film and discussion

Posted on July 16, 2026

An Ordinary Insanity

On the nuclear threat

By Daniel Ellberg

Sunday, July 26

5:00 PM -6:30 PM

Traditions Fair Trade / Soul Cafe

In this 29-minute documentary, renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg provides a powerful wakeup call about the global threat posed by nuclear weapons and how we can dramatically reduce the real and present danger of nuclear annihilation.

Before he released the top secret Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, Ellsberg was a nuclear war planner with access to classified information on U.S. nuclear strategy.

Filmed a year before his death at age 92, Ellsberg speaks with clarity and urgency about the dangers we face, noting, ”I’ve long said that to my last breath I will be doing what I can to postpone and avert the risk of nuclear war.”

With ongoing conflicts heightening nuclear tensions and with the recent end of the new START treaty potentially triggering a renewed arms race, An Ordinary Insanity is a timely film to help mobilize broad public concern and action for arms control and nuclear disarmament.

This free event is organized by a community member involved in the Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.(OCANW) The Rachel Corrie Foundation is a partner organization of OCANW.

 

Tagged With: Daniel Ellsberg, documentary, film, nuclear weapons, Olympia

RESCHEDULED – NEW LOCATION “Rachel” the film w/ panel with Corries

Posted on March 13, 2026

Due to weather this event on March 13 has been rescheduled.  The same organizers are moving the event to happen on March 16 at Cherry Street Village,  720 – 25th Ave, Seattle.

Join the Palestine Narrates film series for a screening and discussion of Rachel (2009) to mark Rachel Corrie’s 23rd yarzheit – the anniversary of her death. The investigative documentary, made 6 years after Rachel’s killing by an Israeli armored bulldozer, shows the life, activism, and legacy of a young international solidarity activist from Olympia.

After the movie, Rachel’s parents, Craig and Cindy Corrie, and representatives of the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led non-violent resistance movement which guided Rachel’s activism in Gaza, will offer their thoughts and answer audience questions. As always, the Nablus Collection will bring Nabulsi olive oil, soap, za’atar and other items.

This film will bring up themes of international solidarity, the double meanings of witness/shaheed/martyr, and the continuities in Gaza from 2009 to today. We hope to see you and your beloveds there.

Palestine Narrates is a project of JVP Seattle.

This event is free and open to the public.

Tagged With: film, ISM, Rachel Corrie, Rachel Corrie death day, Seattle

Labor Wars of The Pacific Northwest movie and panel

Posted on October 23, 2024

The Thurston-Lewis-Mason Central Labor Council is proud to present a free screening of Labor Wars Of The Pacific Northwest at Olympia’s Capitol Theater, 205 5th Ave. SE, Thursday, October 24. Doors open at 6:00 pm, and the film begins at 7:00 pm. A panel discussion on the history of our local labor movement will follow the film. Please spread the word about this event to your friends, family and fellow workers so they have opportunity to learn more about our local labor history.

Tagged With: film, Labor, Labor Council, movie, movie and panel discussion, Olympia, Olympia Captol Theater

Nakba Day 76 – Panel and film

Posted on May 14, 2024

Join students, faculty, and community members for a panel discussion and film at The Evergreen State College today today. Presenters will facilitate a discussion on the history of the Nakba, and the colonial process of ethnic cleansing and displacement inflicted on the Palestinian people in their native homeland.

This free event open to the public includes a showing of the moving historical drama film, Farha, about how the Nakba affected the dreams of a teenage Palestinian girl.

Tagged With: film, Nakba Day, TESC, The Evergreen State College

Rachel Corrie 21 years: They Are Us and We Are Them

Posted on March 11, 2024

Saturday, March 16th, is the 21st anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s stand in Gaza to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home. Please join us at this community gathering to learn about and remember Rachel, to carry on the critical work that she inspired, and to strengthen our individual and organizational connections for social justice.

We’ll view a short film about Rachel, followed by Q&A with her parents; have social time for getting to know one another and each other’s work; engage in simple actions that address the current situation in Gaza; and share poetry that centers Palestine. Is there a poet in you? Would your organization like to be represented at this event? Contact us at [email protected].

This year, March 16th falls during Ramadan. Light snacks will be provided that we hope our fasting guests will take with them to enjoy after sundown.

Tagged With: Community Gathering, film, poetry, Rachel Corrie

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