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Filmmaker Lauren Selmon Roberts and her collaborators spent over six months living and filming in Liberia to bring back this inspiring documentary about an orphanage that is home, family and hope to hundreds of children whose parents were killed by the civil war. At the center of this rural community is Ma Feeta, now 86, a woman exiled by war who was forced at gunpoint by soldiers on both sides of the Liberian conflict to become the caretaker of children who had lost their whole families and homes.

By popular demand, starting SOON. Nothing else to say 'bout it.

Join us at a soft opening of the Big muddy IMC and social space with a screening of the classic documentary The Atomic Cafe. Scary 'nuff for Halloween!! Zombie capitalism! Zombie military industrial complex! Friday Oct. 29, 7 pm. Always free. Calendars for the season will be available. Even if you can't stay for the movie, drop in and say hi!

The Big Muddy Independent Media Center is renovating the roof at its meeting and event space at 214 N. Washington in Carbondale, IL.

Once the roof work is complete and the interior has been given a final cleaning, "The Space" will once again be used as office space, meeting space, and a venue for local independent events such as art shows, music, political discussions, and other community gatherings.

Student and community activists are organizing a two-night event called "A People's History of SIU." The first night, "The 1970s Student Rebellion," will be on Wednesday, March 24 at 7 pm at Lawson Room 171 on the SIUC campus. The second night, "Black Power in Southern Illinois," will be on Thursday, March 25 at 7pm at Lawson Room 171 on the SIUC campus.

Forty years ago, Southern Illinois University erupted in protests and a rebellion that shut down the campus. Students were protesting the war in Vietnam, against poverty and racism and for university reform. At the same time, students and community members were actively involved in the civil rights and Black Power movements.

Members of the Southern Illinois community will gather at noon on Saturday, March 20th at the Town Square Pavillion in Carbondale for a vigil, march, and picket calling for an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

March 20th marks the 7th anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The day's events include:

• 12:00 p.m. Vigil in Town Square (corner of E. Main and N. Illinois)
• 1:00 p.m. March from Town Square to Military Recruitment Center
• 1:30 p.m. Picket and open mic at Military Recruitment Center (809 S. Illinois)

John A. Logan College, in cooperation with Aur Beck of Advanced Energy Solutions, is now offering a series of courses that provide training to prepare the people of Southern Illinois for the "Green Jobs" market.