Mon @ Cube Cinema 3rd November / 8pm / £4/3 nobody refused entry for a lack of funds

Official selection at 11 film festivals including the Montreal World Film Festival, Bristol IndyMedia is proud to present "War Made Easy", the acclaimed documentary by Norman Solomon and narrated by Sean Penn. War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. The film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. The film will be introduced by Robin Brookes, one of the Peace Tax Seven. The Peace Tax Seven are a small group of dedecated UK citizens who are going to the European Court of Human Rights to claim the right for Conscientious Objectors to have the Military part of their taxes diverted to a peace fund. Full article.

| Bristol Indymedia Film Night: War Made Easy, introduced by Robin Brookes, of the Peace Tax Seven | Venue: Cube Cinema: Dove St South (off Kings Square), Bristol | www.warmadeeasythemovie.org | www.peacetaxseven.com | Some Other Events of Note: Afrika Eye's British Black Film programme: Burning An Illusion (1st Nov)| Bristol Radical History Week continues tonight (now till 4th Nov) | Free Fireworks Party at Trinity (1st Nov) | Critical Masses in Bristol (31st Oct) & Exeter (1st Nov) |

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The Rise of DIY Media in the South West

As the latest issue of both Hard Copy and the Bath Bomb hits the streets (and the net), it seems there is a growing wave of DIY media! Bristol Indymedia writes: With exclusive stories and some of the best articles and news from the Bristol Indymedia website, it's the only local newspaper that is free, ad-free and copyright free (all content is under a Creative Commons licence!) Hard Copy is news made by people for people. Issue 2 has exclusive stories on pollution at Cabot Circus and an inside view on the Poles in Bristol – plus much more. We have started distributing Hard Copy, but you can help us build a people-media network across the city; can you spare 5 minutes to deliver issues to your street? Can you ask your local cafe, pub or community centre if they would like some? We welcome help with distributing issue 2 of Hard Copy...Full article.

Other media activity includes Dialect radio, news on the Women in Bristol monitoring the media and a Bristol Indymedia Volunteers Chat (20th October 6-7pm, at the Folk House, 40a Park Street, Bristol). We have also seen bloggers posting interesting articles to the site including recent contributions from; onthelevelblog.com (article), noborderswales.wordpress.com (article), eveningpostwatch.wordpress.com (article) & peoplebeforeprofit.wordpress.com (article)

| Hard Copy Issue 2 Article & PDF | www.bristol.indymedia.org/hardcopy | More Media News: Local shop Treble Rock Music bounces back - antidote to the Cabot Circus nightmare (Dialect) | Bath Bomb #15 out now | Women in Bristol monitoring the media | Bristol Indymedia Volunteers Chat (20th October 6-7pm, at the Folk House, 40a Park Street, Bristol) | The Ongoing Decline in Local Media: ITV Cuts | National News Editors to gather in Bristol this November | Cabot Circus Shows Us That We are Now the Real Media |

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Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Monday 6th October 2008 8pm @ Cube Cinema

The official verdict of Dr Kelly's tragic death is suicide - but is this true? Why were so many deals about the death so different form other suicide cases? If it was not suicide, then what happened? What were the 'dark forces' referred to in Dr Kelly's cryptic emails? Bristol Indymedia is pleased to present a talk by Norman Baker MP, author of the acclaimed book 'The Strange Death of David Kelly' who will be talking about his research and answering questions on the subject. July 17th 2003: On the eve of the Iraq war, with international tensions at their height and the drum-beat for war reaching its shocking crescendo - a man is found dead in the Oxfordshire countryside - but this is not just any man. This was a world renowned weapons inspector, the 'unnamed expert' in the controversial BBC reports over the veracity of WMD claims and at the epicentre of a global media storm, Dr David Kelly. Full article. Tickets are now available - £4 + booking fee from the Here Shop, 103 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU.

| Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Who Killed Dr David Kelly? | Venue: Cube Cinema: Dove St South (off Kings Square), Bristol | politicospublishing.co.uk | Related News: AUDIO Dialect - Westcountry doctor speaks out on the murder of Dr. David Kelly | AUDIO - Death of David Kelly part II & Why police upped cannabis to Class B?|

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Your chance to help answer the questions: Tuesday 16th September, Cafe Kino, 7pm

BFN writes; Some people feel that women are still being misrepresented, that negative and unrealistic images of women out number positive, real representations by the media. But we have little evidence to draw on....We can assume that, for instance, the Daily Sport will carry far more representations of women in a sexual context than women as mothers, professionals, valued community members etc. We are pretty sure that on an average day we will be confronted with far more images of undressed women than undressed men, but without evidence it is difficult to address this misrepresentation....This is a great opportunity for groups and individuals in Bristol to participate in research which will be used across the country to work towards fair, more equal gender representations....Participants will be investigating the ways in which women are represented in the media. You can choose your own area of research or join a group already investigating a particular issue. We are looking at print media, film, TV, online media, radio... anything! It is a very open brief and you can sign up for as much or as little as you like. First meeting Tuesday 16th September, Cafe Kino, 9 Tree Hill, stokes Croft - 7pm Meeting to learn more and choose a question to research. Full article. (Image: Do these images represent women in the media?)

| Representation of Women in the Media | Represenation/Misrepresentation/No Representation of Women in the Media (bristolfawcett.org.uk) | www.bristolfeministnetwork.com | Facebook Group |

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