More Powerful than War
A thought-provoking film series on three Thursdays in May, 2004
If war is not the answer, what is? Are there approaches more powerful than war? Join us for a series of three films that will spark serious discussion of war and its alternatives. Let us learn from our history, and from one another.

Films will be shown at 7:30 pm and will be followed by open discussion.

Friends School Lower School Assembly Room
5114 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland
Parking available at Friends School and Stony Run Meeting
Thursday, May 6, 2004    7:30 pm
Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War
This documentary interviews some 20 experts who worked or have worked in the CIA, Pentagon and foreign service and who give their candid views about the Iraq war. Many believe the war was not necessary. Others supported the war itself but are deeply concerned about the way information was misused. Is it unpatriotic to speak out during a war? 56 minutes; 2003; produced by MoveOn.org and others. Producer's web site.
Thursday, May 13, 2004    7:30 pm
Not In Our Name: An Evening of Conscience
Readings and performances by signers of the "Not In Our Name Statement of Conscience." First major event (10/3/2002) where actors, playwrights, poets dramatized their resistance to war: "Not In Our Name!" "Let it not be said that people in the United States did nothing when their government declared a war without limit and instituted stark new measures of repression," said one participant. Ed Asner, Marisa Tomei, Howard Zinn, Andre Gregory, Danny Glover, Eve Ensler, Tony Kushner, Pete Seeger, Oscar Brown Jr. perform, sing, read, cry. How did their message reach beyond the audience packed into the Cooper Union Auditorium? 50 minutes; 2002; produced by Not In Our Name. Original announcement by The Artists Network.
Thursday, May 20, 2004    7:30 pm
Bringing Down a Dictator
The extraordinary story of the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (former president of Serbia and the former Yugoslavia, now on trial for war crimes), by a group of students whose "weapons" included humor, ridicule, street theater, civil disobedience, and the Internet. When Milosevic tried to steal a national election, the student-organized protests brought normal Serbian life to a standstill for 88 days. The U.S. provided support to the student movement-was this unwarranted interference? enlightened assistance? 57 minutes; winner of 2003 Peabody Award; Martin Sheen narrates; produced by Peter Ackerman, author of A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict. Producer's web site.
This film series is sponsored by
  • Stony Run Friends Meeting
  • Friends School of Baltimore
  • Gunpowder Friends Meeting
  • Homewood Friends Meeting
  • Little Falls Friends Meeting
  • American Friends Service Committee-Mid Atlantic Region
  • Baltimore News Network
  • Maryland Peace Action Education Fund
  • Physicians for Social Responsibility