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John – Frontline Club http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com Championing Independent Journalism Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:27:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The week ahead at the Frontline Club: From revolution to escaping Bolivia’s tin mines http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/the_week_ahead_at_the_frontline_club_from_revolution_to_escaping_bolivias_tin_mines/ http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/the_week_ahead_at_the_frontline_club_from_revolution_to_escaping_bolivias_tin_mines/#respond Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:28:37 +0000 http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/dev/?p=4390 Join us tonight as we will bring the focus back to Tunisia and Egypt where the Arab Spring began. We will be discussing how successful these revolutions have been and what more needs to be done before the protesters get their wish for democracy.
 
Filmmaker John D McHugh will take part in a Q&A following a double-bill screening of Endgame, which looks at the US presence in Afghanistan and Bahrain: Fighting for Change, which was filmed in late February and documents the uprising in the country. We will also be showing a double-bill by Director Rodrigo Vazquez, Child Miners and Teenage Miners, follow the story of poverty-stricken children forced to work in Bolivia’s tin mines.

There are still tickets available for September’s First Wednesday Special discussing the impact of 9/11 on our world today and how it will continue to shape our future. Full details will be announced tomorrow.

Follow us on Twitter and catch up on any events you missed on the Forum blog or download our podcasts on iTunes.

ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 

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At our First Wednesday Special, discuss the cultural and political changes set in motion by the events of 9/11 ten years ago and look ahead to the next decade.

We’ll also be discussing extremism, Somalia, photography in transit and the cult of youth in newspapers and there’s also a great opportunity to hear from industry veterans Martin Bell and the New York Times‘ David Carr and Richard Gizbert of Al Jazeera English.

Our screenings include a double bill of films by John D. McHugh, a special preview of The Debt, insight into the world of teenage miners in Bolivia and human trafficking in Nigeria.

Go to our website for further details of all the talks and screenings, PLUS a preview reading of Bang Bang Bang, a multimedia storytelling masterclass with Brian Storm and third party events on remembering 9/11 and on investigative journalism. 
 
Follow us on Twitter and catch up on any events you missed on the Forum blog or download our podcasts on iTunes.

 

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