[News] AOKI - premiere of the documentary Nov 12 Oakland

[Anti-Imperialist News]

From: Aoki Film <aokifilm at gmail.com>

Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 8:48 PM

To all educators,

On November 12, AOKI, a documentary film on the 
life of Richard Aoki, a third-generation Japanese 
American who became one of the founding members 
of the Black Panther Party, will premiere at the 
Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.  We encourage you 
to spread the word to your students about this 
important event.  It's a great opportunity to 
educate on issues of social justice, solidarity 
and community activism.  Making announcements in 
class, providing extra credit to your students 
and/or using this as a time to teach about the 
life and legacy of Richard Aoki and the work of 
the Black Panthers, are all ways you can help take part in this effort.

Tickets are currently on sale at 
<https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87178>https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87178. 
Information on the film along with how to 
purchase tickets are below.  Please feel free to 
pass this message along to other educators and community.

Thanks in advance,

Ben Wang & Mike Cheng, Filmmakers

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World premiere of the documentary film
AOKI
November 12
8PM
Grand Lake Theater
3200 Grand Ave., Oakland
A 30 minute Q&A panel with the filmmakers will follow

Tickets:

Online pre-sale tickets can be purchased for 
$8.50 (general admission) or $7 (students) at 
<https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87178>https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87178. 
A small service fee will be added by Brown Paper Tickets.

Tickets can also be purchased the night of the 
premiere at the Grand Lake Theater's box office 
for $10 (general admission) or $9 (students).

Film description:

AOKI is a documentary film chronicling the life 
of Richard Aoki (1938-2009), a third-generation 
Japanese American who became one of the founding 
members of the Black Panther Party. Filmed over 
the last five years of Richard's life, this 
documentary features extensive footage with 
Richard and exclusive interviews with his 
comrades, friends, and former students. Viewers 
will learn about Richard’s childhood in a WWII 
Japanese American concentration camp, growing up 
in West Oakland, and serving eight years in the 
U.S. military. The film explores previously 
unknown facts about the formation of the Black 
Panther Party such as how Richard became 
intimately involved in its founding and 
contributed the first two firearms to the Party. 
AOKI highlights how Richard's leadership also 
made a significant impact on individuals and 
groups in the contemporary Asian American 
Movement. Richard's contributions to the 
groundbreaking organization Asian American 
Political Alliance (AAPA) and its involvement in 
the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) student 
strike led to the formation of ethnic studies at 
U.C. Berkeley. Above all else, AOKI is a film 
that demonstrates the incredible dedication to 
justice that one man's life has had and how the 
lessons of solidarity, commitment, and discipline 
can carry on from one generation to the next.

Check the 
<http://www.aokifilm.com/>www.AokiFilm.com for 
more details, trailers, and excerpts from the film.






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415 863-9977

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