PAS ON-GOING ACTIVITIES
AMERICAN SERIAL
AFI 20/20 FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
(Feb 19, 2008 - Feb 29, 2008)On February 19, we will begin screening select films from the American Film Institute (AFI) 20/20 Film Festival at our office here in Guangzhou. AFI 20/20 is a program designed to enhance cultural exchange, understanding, and collaboration through filmmakers and their films from around the world.
Listed below is the link for “AFI 20/20” the organization and Film Festival that brought these films and filmmakers together. If you are not able to download please let us know and we will provide you with a copy. Each night a different film from AFI 20/20 will be screened, and followed by an U.S. Consulate Officer-led group question and answer session. http://www.afi.com/onscreen/afifest/2006/project2020.aspx
The first film will be screened on Monday, February 19. Public Affairs Officer Darcy Zotter will lead the discussion on the film “Back Home”, a documentary about a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide. The screening schedule is as follows: (INTRODUCTION)
DATE | FILM |
Tuesday, February 19 | Back Home |
Wednesday, February 20 | Flower Belt Bride |
Thursday, February 21 | Beautiful Ohio |
Friday, February 22 | Big Dreams, Little Tokyo |
Tuesday, February 26 | No Sweat |
Wednesday, February 27 | When Ruoma Was 17 |
Thursday, February 28 | Shoot the Messenger |
Friday, February 29 | The Road |
Venue Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel (unless notified otherwise)
花园酒店三楼美国领事馆文化处多功能会议室 (另有通知除外)
Time 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Contact Information 8335-4269 ext. 21 or email: YangE@state.gov
Language Films will be in either Chinese or English.
WEEKLY FORUM
Please join us for a new series of Weekly Forum talks. The premise behind these talks is that by analyzing a few tipping-point events, one can come to a better understanding of not only how the United States became the country it is today but of the values woven into this nation’s fabric. 11 American historians, each an expert in his/her field, selected these events as developments that led to the creation of an idea or institution that is central to America today.
TIPPING POINTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
(Oct 25, 2007 - Jan 10, 2008)
Following is the address for Historians on America, the starting point for this series. If you are not able to download please let us know and we will provide you with a copy. Each week a different officer from the U.S. Consulate will give a presentation on the topic and then lead the group in a question and answer session.
http://guangzhou.usconsulate.gov/uploads/images/QNat7a6RrOlN7Txw-hBUuQ/historians-on-america.pdf
The new series starts on Thursday, October 25. Public Affairs Officer Darcy Zotter will give the first presentation on the Trial of Zenger and Freedom of the Press.
The remaining talks are as follows:
DATE | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
October 25 | Trial of Zenger and Freedom of the Press | Darcy Zotter |
November 1 | Constitutional Convention of 1787 | William Couch |
November 8 | Concept of Limited Presidency | Mark Carlson |
November 15 | Victory of the Common School Movement | Christopher Vogt |
November 29 | Sherman Anti-Trust Act | Lyn Debevoise and David Muehlke |
December 6 | GI Bill of Rights | Mark Lanning |
December 20 | Brown v. Board of Education | Pan and Sloane (TBC) |
December 27 | Right to Legal Counsel: The Gideon v. Wainwright Decision | Edward Dunn |
January 3 | The Interstate Highway System | Anne Debevoise and David Muehlke |
January 10 | The Immigration Act of 1965 | Eric Aldrich |
Venue Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel (unless notified otherwise)
花园酒店三楼美国领事馆文化处多功能会议室 (另有通知除外)
Time 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Contact Information 8335-4269 ext. 21 or email: YangE@state.gov
Language All events will be conducted in English
THE LONG CAMPAIGN: U.S. ELECTIONS 2008
(Jan 17, 2008 - Mar 13, 2008)This new series of Weekly Forum presents an introduction to the upcoming 2008 U.S. elections. In these elections, U.S. voters will have the opportunity to vote for president and vice president, congressional representatives, state and local officials, and ballot initiatives. This series will talk about aspects of this election which make it different from most recent elections.
DATE | TOPIC | VEDIO SCREEN | SPEAKER |
January 17 | The Issues and Unique Aspects of The 2008 Presidential Elections | Video Screening: Vote for me: Part I: Politics | Darcy Zotter |
January 24 | Political Polls And How The Internet Is Changing The Playing Field | Video Screening: Vote for me: Part 2: Making a Big Noise | Kurt Aufderheide |
January 31 | Voting For The First Time And Voting Technology | Video Screening: Vote for me: Part 3: Political Junkies | Conrad Wong |
February 7 and 14 | Two-Week Chinese New Year Break | N/A | N/A |
February 21 | Changing U.S. Voter And The Women Voter | Video Screening: Vote for me: Part 4: The Political Education of Maggie Lauterer | TBD |
February 28 | Has The Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness | Video Screening: The American President ~ Politics and the Presidency I | TBD |
March 6 | Congressional Elections | Video Screening: The American President ~ Politics and the Presidency II | TBD |
March 13 | Likely Candidates And The Look To Primaries And November | Democracy in America: Elections: The Maintenance of democracy | Rob Goldberg |
Venue Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel (unless notified otherwise)
花园酒店三楼美国领事馆文化处多功能会议室 (另有通知除外)
Time 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Contact Information 8335-4269 ext. 21 or email: YangE@state.gov
Language All events will be conducted in English
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