David Swanson will promote his new book, "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" in Kutztown, Pennsylvania at 7 p.m. on November 4th as part of the Kutztown Area Democratic Club's Fall Film/Lecture Series that runs from September 30th through November 11th. A book signing will follow Swanson's talk. The other events in the series are as follows:

30 September, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall, Room 105 Stealing America: Vote by Vote Employing first-person accounts, extensive research and telling clips gleaned from the nightly news, Emmy Awardwinning and Academy Award-nominated social issue filmmaker Dorothy Fadiman shines a spotlight on the gritty reality of the last decade’s most egregious incidents of U.S. electoral insecurity. SYNOPSIS For more than 20 years, exit polls accurately predicted U.S. election results. Over the last 10 years, that reliability has progressively disappeared.

What’s going on? http://www.stealingamericathemovie.org

07 October, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall, Room 105 Blood and Oil Featuring Michael T. Klare The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle East is often disregarded as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. In Blood and Oil, bestselling author and Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael T. Klare challenges this conventional wisdom and corrects the historical record. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years -- rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. In the end, Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of US energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one oil war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerates. http://www.bloodandoilmovie.com/ Discussion on foreign policy to follow.

14 October, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall, Room 105 War Made Easy War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. War Made Easy gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq. Guided by media critic Norman Solomon’s meticulous research and tough-minded analysis, the film presents disturbing examples of propaganda and media complicity from the present alongside rare footage of political leaders and leading journalists from the past, including Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, dissident Senator Wayne Morse, and news correspondents Walter Cronkite and Morley Safer. Norman Solomon’s work has been praised by the Los Angeles Times as “brutally persuasive” and essential “for those who would like greater context with their bitter morning coffee.” This film now offers a chance to see that context on the screen. http://www.warmadeeasythemovie.org/war made easy

Discussion on the media’s relationship to government and citizen to follow.

21 October, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall, Room 105 Fallout: Coming Home From the War in Iraq A documentary, by 18 year-old filmmaker Ava Lowery, about three veterans of the war in Iraq. Each veteran speaks about their experience as a soldier in Iraq and the challenges they faced while readjusting to civilian life here at home. Unbiased, this documentary aimed to have each veteran profile their own Iraq war experiences. http://www.iraqfallout.com/Home.html Discussion to follow.

28 October, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall, Room 105 End Of America Investigating parallels between our current situation and the rise of dictators and fascism in once-free societies, Wolf uncovers a number of deeply unsettling similarities—from the use of paramilitary groups and secret prisons to the targeted suspension of the rule of law. With this galvanizing call to arms based on her recent book, she urges regular citizens to take back our legacy of freedom and justice. http://www.endofamericamovie.com/about-film  04 November, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall Lecture Hall, Room 145 David Swanson, Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a more perfect Union "[Daybreak is] a useful guide to restore the balance of powers and reclaim our constitutional system of government."-Majorie Cohn, president of the National Lawyers Guild Daybreak is a thorough investigation of how Bush/Cheney altered the way American government works and deteriorated the Constitution and Bill of Rights. It includes clear plans for how we may reclaim democracy, declare our rights, and truly set out for a new America. Shocking and inspirational, Daybreak provides a clear breakdown of all that we have lost, and all that we have to gain. http://www.davidswanson.org/

11 November, 7 p.m., Boehm Hall Lecture Hall, Room 145 Armistice Remembrance Event The focus of this event is on the cessation of hostilities as a prelude to peace, and the human cost of war, particularly of children. So many lives cannot have been shattered, or lost, in vain. Readings of passages from speeches of international leaders throughout the ages, not just the 20th and 21st C., will be featured. Local university and primary school students will be invited to submit passages for consideration, which, if chosen, will be read by the student. A silent auction of artwork by local children will also take place throughout the evening. This event will be structured as a WarChild Fundraiser.

http://www.warchild.org/index.html

Handicapped parking is available in the lot next to the venue. Please contact info@kutztowndemocrats.org with your questions and check out our site, www.kutztowndemocrats.com for information on our other events.