Cynthia McKinney presents the film American Blackout

The Green Party of Florida and
the American Black Caucus present
the Revealing & Politically Charged Documentary
about the Thefts of the 2000-2004 Elections
AMERICAN BLACKOUT
Featuring Former Democratic Congresswoman
Now Green Party Candidate, Cynthia McKinney

McKinney will attend this Special Showing of the Film
Saturday, Jan. 19, 7 pm at Cinema Paradiso
503 S.E. 6th Street, Ft. Lauderdale
(Pre-Film Reception with Congresswoman McKinney at 6 pm—complimentary refreshments)
Discussion: Race, Democracy & the Vote
with Cynthia McKinney After the Screening
(followed by special Reception-fundraiser in N. Miami - email to inquire)

In November of 2000, tens of thousands of Floridians went to their polling places only to discover they would not be allowed to vote. This drastically changed the face of American and world politics. More than chads or "butterfly ballots," that election's result was largely determined by denying their Voice to voters falsely accused of being felons.

Ian Inaba's intelligent and provocative documentary American Blackout will be presented Saturday, January 19, 7:00pm at Cinema Paradiso in Ft. Lauderdale. American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of former six-term Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia, Cynthia McKinney.

The LA Weekly calls American Blackout "one of the most important political docs of the last several years."

Inaba reminds us that African Americans have long fought a war inside our country for their right to vote, and unfortunately that war rages on today. American Blackout emotionally revitalizes the core of our power as American citizens–the right to vote–and effectively reveals that the fate of black voters is inextricably tied to the fate of all Americans.

McKinney, now seeking Green Party Presidential nomination, will be here at this special screening in Florida (where the first blows to our democracy took place) to discuss with the audience the continuing impact of these anti-democratic practices on our lives and how we can become involved in changing that.

Congresswoman McKinney's own political life and decisions are just one the outcomes of these inequitable and unresolved conditions. Indeed the congresswoman is a candidate today because the political practices eviscerating our political landscape since 2000 have not been addressed significantly since then, to the peril of our communities,

The electoral inequities and distortions critically hampering our society's ability to decide its destiny and to deal with the world's nations, also determine how we react (or not) to crises and recurrent common needs such as Katrina and the lack of affordable healthcare.....

Join us for an all-too-rare public scrutiny of one of the most serious problems plaguing our nation today, one which goes to the very heart of the democracy we claim to cherish and defend. This is not being discussed in other "presidential debates".

Watching American Blackout may be for many a first step towards removing Voting (and counting the votes) from the endangered species list of democratic practices.

The Green Party of Florida and the American Black Caucus proudly presents American Blackout to the Cinema Paradiso audience featuring a special message from Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.

The film also features: Congressional members John Conyers, John Lewis, Stephanie Tubbs-Jones, Bernie Sanders and journalists Greg Palast and Bob Fitrakis.

Cynthia Ann McKinney, an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq and proponent of Impeachment of Bush and Cheney, recently launched her campaign seeking Green Party nomination as candidate for President. McKinney served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2007, representing Georgia's fourth congressional district.

Theatre Location: Cinema Paradiso is located at 503 SE 6 Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale on the South side of the New River just East of Broward County Courthouse.

Tickets: General Admission $8.00 | Seniors and Students $7.00 | FLIFF Members $5.00

For more information about this Event & the McKinney Florida Tour:
Call: Green Party of Florida 305.908.1370