DECLARATION READING

A dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by various celebrities.

UNPRECEDENTED: The 2000 Presidential Election (www.unprecedented.org)

A documentary about the battle for presidency in Florida during the 2000 presidential election.

PANEL : :hings we can all do to protect our votes and keep the 2004 elections fair

1. Joan Sekler, director
   
2. Richard Perez, director
   
3. Wilton H. Strickland, lawyer, Author of articles on democracy, the constitution and property rights.
   
4. Robert Becker, regional director of America Coming Together (ACT)
   

ORIGINAL CHILD BOMB (http://originalchildbomb.com/)

A documentary reflecting on the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the perspective of the victims.

Directed by Carey Shonegeval

PANEL : Is the state of nuclear armament in the world and the threat of nuclear war any different today than during the cold war?
- What is the price of war on generations to come?

• Robert Seltzer, philosopher
  
• Jim Morin, political cartoonist for the Miami Herald
  
• Julie Brown, served as Outreach Coordinator for the Tooth Fairy Project; a group that has been collecting baby teeth from children throughout the US to examine the amount of radiation exposure in our population.
  
• Elliot Brown, graduate student of nuclear science.
  

Sponsored by MediaRights.org

CONTROL ROOM (http://www.noujaimfilms.com/)

A fascinating look at the Arab news network, Al Jazeera, during the early days of the Iraq war.
Directed by Jehane Noujaim

PANEL : What is the role of the media in affecting public opinion? What are its moral and ethical responsibilities to the public when covering news events?

• Jim Defede, author and editoral writer from The Miami Herald.
  
• Ari Shapiro, NPR correspondent
  
• Pete Moore, PhD in Political Science.
  
• Tristram Korten, writer for The Miami New Times.