Yamhill County Peace & Justice

18/09/2024

In observance of International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, Yamhill County Democrats are screening the film "Where the Olive Trees Weep". Doors open at 4:30pm and the film will start at 5pm. The event is free, but please RSVP so we make sure we have enough space. Capacity is limited. You can RSVP by choosing the option that you are "going" to this event. You can also send an email to the chair of the YC Democrats - Victoria Ernst at [email protected].

Watch the trailer here: https://whereolivetreesweep.com

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Discover poignant stories from the occupied West Bank, shedding light on intergenerational pain and resilience. Watch the trailer!

05/02/2024

REMINDER: This event is this Thursday, 2/8 - two showings: matinee at 2:00 p.m. and evening at 7:00 p.m.
*There will be a repeat of these showings next Thursday, 2/15.

February Meaningful Movie: "American Hospitals - Healing a Broken System":
"A provocative look at the costs, closures, and inequities plaguing American hospitals, which today are more about money and power than serving the health needs of individuals and the community as a whole."

Promotion of this documentary is through Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO)

Length of film: 30 minutes. Important discussion after the film.
Dates/Times:

Thursday, February 8 2pm
Thursday, February 8 7pm

Thursday, February 15 2pm
Thursday, February 15 7pm

Please email Liz Marlia-Stein to RSVP at [email protected]. Space is limited.

You can find more information and sign up for updates about Oregon's goal to provide quality, affordable healthcare for all Oregonians at this site: https://www.hcao.org/

Trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUs1GUgHB4

A new movie and provocative look at the cost and inequities of American Hospitals, often more motivated by money and power than in providing for the healthca...

20/01/2024

Sharing this event sponsored by Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO).

- Consider signing the petition to oppose Optum/UnitedHealth taking over The Corvallis Clinic. (*If it happens there, it can happen here.)

- You can also email written comments to OHA’s Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) at [email protected] by January 22, 2024. Include the word “Optum” in the subject line.

Links to find out more information as well as a screen shot about what you can do.

https://www.facebook.com/healthcareforalloregon

Educates and advocates for equitable, comprehensive, high-quality universal healthcare. https://www.hcao.org/donate-c3

20/01/2024

February Meaningful Movie: "American Hospitals - Healing a Broken System"

"A provocative look at the costs, closures, and inequities plaguing American hospitals, which today are more about money and power than serving the health needs of individuals and the community as a whole."

Promotion of this documentary is through Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO)
Length of film: 30 minutes. Important discussion after the film.

Dates/Times:
Thursday, February 8 2pm
Thursday, February 8 7pm

Thursday, February 15 2pm
Thursday, February 15 7pm

Please email Liz Marlia-Stein to RSVP at [email protected]. Space is limited.

You can find more information and sign up for updates about Oregon's goal to provide quality, affordable healthcare for all Oregonians at this site: https://www.hcao.org/

Trailer for the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUs1GUgHB4

20/01/2024

Meaningful Movies is returning after a hiatus. There are some changes. We have very much appreciated the use of the room at McMinnville Cooperative ministries to show these social justice issue documentaries, but have made the decision to change the venue to the home of Liz Marlia-Stein. Meaningful Movies will not necessarily be shown every month, but announcements about these movies will be posted on this site. If you would like to get on the email list to be informed about future Meaningful Movies, please email Liz at [email protected].

*I have posted about the (February) Meaningful Movie on a separate Yamhill County Peace & Justice FB posting. This short documentary about health care in this country will be shown on two different dates in February - with both matinee and evening showings - in order to accommodate peoples' schedules.

We look forward to seeing you soon at the movies!

10/10/2023

REMINDER: THIS THURSDAY, 10/12.

Yamhill County Peace & Justice presents October's Meaningful Movie "Americonned".

AMERICONNED is a film about income inequality in the US and the tragic destabilizing effects on Americans. Radical inequality has led to radicalization at every level of society, and this powerful documentary depicts what happens when America hits its tipping point by looking back through our history at similar critical moments of instability. The labor movement of the past was born in times like these. We must restore the path to the once great middle class that now suffers in silence. Despite an increase in productivity in recent decades, compensation for the American worker has been stagnant. In addition, 47% of American jobs are at high risk of being lost to automation and A.I. by the mid-2030s. In the United States, there has been an upward redistribution of over $50 trillion from the bottom 90% to the top 1% over the last 40 years. Politicians on both sides of the aisle have created a protection racket for the rich, and corporations are deliberately crushing unions. In this David vs. Goliath story, Chris Smalls and Derrick Palmer lead a movement to unionize Amazon workers for the first time, after the corporation fired Smalls for speaking up for workers' rights. They are inspiring legions of workers to, as the late, great Congressman John Lewis said, get into "good trouble."

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Where: McMinnville Cooperative Ministries. 544 NE 2nd St.
*Yamhill County Peace and Justice is not affiliated with the Co-Op Ministries. We use this venue for showing our documentaries.

When: Thursday, October 12
6:30-8:30

Light refreshments will be available.

Film trailer: https://www.americonned.com/

04/10/2023

Yamhill Peace & Justice presents "Americonned" as part of our monthly Meaningful Movies series.

Synopsis of "Americonned": "Over the past few generations, millions in the middle class have been pushed to the edge and even into poverty. Shamed into believing that if they tried harder things might work out, the middle class has been silent. No more. Americonned exposes the inside story, showing how corporations have wormed their way into government, laying out why the middle class should rise, and how it should do it.

Location: McMinnville Cooperative Ministries Great Room
544 NE 2nd Street McMinnville
Date: Thursday, October 12th
Time: Doors open at 6:30.

FREE to the public.

Length of film: 1 hr 36 min
Discussion after the film

Light refreshments available.

04/07/2023

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM Yamhill County Peace & Justice:

For our June documentary this Thursday, July 6th, instead of showing “The Fight for Water: Is Water the New Gold?”, we are showing “Pumped Dry – The Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater”.

The movies slated for August and September will remain the same. A JPEG of the new film series poster is included in this posting.

*Please note that July's Meaningful Movie is on the FIRST Thursday of the month. August and September films will be shown on the SECOND Thursday of the month.

Free admission to the public.

Location: McMinnville Co-Operative Ministries
544 NE 2nd St, McMinnville
*Yamhill County Peace & Justice is not affiliated with the Co-Op Ministries - they are kind enough to let us us use their facilities.

Dates of films: July 6th
August 10th
September 14

Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Hope to see you there for viewing of films and post film discussion.

22/06/2023

Yamhill County Peace & Justice will be showing climate change-related disaster documentaries during the remainder of the summer months into early fall. Posted is the list of movies for July, August and September. More information about each film is found in the comments section.

*Please note that July's Meaningful Movie will be the FIRST Thursday of the month. August and September films will be shown on the SECOND Thursday of the month.

Free admission to the public.

Location: McMinnville Co-Operative Ministries
544 NE 2nd St, McMinnville
*Yamhill County Peace & Justice is not affiliated with the Co-Op Ministries - they are kind enough to let us us use their facilities.

Dates of films: July 6th
August 10th
September 14

Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Hope to see you there for viewing of films and post film discussion.

24/05/2023

Meaningful Movies – hosted by Peace & Justice Yamhill County – will be returning to the 2nd Thursday of the month. We hoped the First Friday of the month would be a better day to shwo the film. And for many reasons it was. But this day conflicts with 3rd Street Friday events. Which creates a situation of limited parking spots. So, we are returning to showing Meaningful Movies on the 2nd Thursday. See you there and then!