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Welcome to ArgusFest.org. Since 2001 we have held hundreds awareness raising events on human rights, social justice, media, environmental, and other issues of conscience. The ArgusFest Film Series holds weekly documentary screenings around Denver. Each screening is followed by an audience discussion where diverse points of views are welcome. The ArgusFest Lecture Series periodically hosts talks by internationally renowned authors and activists. Past speakers have included Dr. Gino Strada, Dahr Jamail, Norman Finkelstein, Robert Jensen, and Kevin Bales among others. 
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| ______________________________________________________________ Taxi to the Darkside 
Thursday, July 24
7:00 PM
Mercury Cafe
2199 California St, Denver
$5 suggested donation
(no on turned away) Over one hundred prisoners have died in suspicious circumstances in U.S. custody during the "war on terror". Taxi to the Dark Side takes an in-depth look at one case: an Afghan taxi driver called Dilawar who was considered an honest and kind man by the people of his rustic village. So when he was detained by the U.S military one afternoon, after picking up three passengers, denizens wondered why this man was randomly chosen to be held in prison, and, especially, without trial? Five days after his arrest Dilawar died in his Bagram prison cell. His death came within a week of another death of a detainee at Bagram. The conclusion, with autopsy evidence, was that the former taxi driver and the detainee who passed away before him, had died due to sustained injuries inflicted at the prison by U.S. soldiers. The documentary, by award-winning producer Alex Gibney, carefully develops the last weeks of Dilawar’s life and shows how decisions taken at the pinnacle of power in the Bush Administration led directly to Dilawar’s brutal death. The film documents how Rumsfeld, together with the White House legal team, were able to convince Congress to approve the use of torture against prisoners of war. Taxi to the Dark Side is the definitive exploration of the introduction of torture as an interrogation technique in U.S. facilities, and the role played by key figures of the Bush Administration in the process. ______________________________________________________________
WAR PHOTOGRAPHER
ZORIAH
talk, exhibit, and reception "Zoriah's work is incredibly important. Without his willingness to show the
true face of the occupation of Iraq and what is costing the Iraqi people,
as well as U.S. soldiers there, many people in the U.S. would never
know the truth. His efforts deserve all the support we can give him."
~Dahr Jamail, independent journalist and author of
Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an
Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq  Sunday, July 27
12 Noon
Oriental Theater
4335 W. 44th Ave, Denver
Donations for Zoriah appreciated Zoriah, an American photojournalist who was embedded with the Marines in Fallujah has been barred from the Marine Corps because of graphic photographs showing Marines killed in a suicide bombing last month. A few hours after he posted some photos of the bombing on his blog, a high-ranking public affairs official ordered him to remove it. When he refused, he was told his “embed” had been terminated and he would be flown out of Iraq. Zoriah has just returned from Iraq and will be sharing his images and recent experiences. Come meet this courageous journalist and show your support of his important work. Click here for an interview with Zoriah on Democracy Now! VISIT Zoriah's Blog http:www.zoriah.net Zoriah's Photography http://www.zoriah.com ______________________________________________________________ Damage Done: The Drug War Odyssey 
Thursday, July 31
7:00 PM
Mercury Cafe
2199 California St, Denver
$5 suggested donation
(no on turned away)
Damage Done introduces a group of maverick cops - and former cops - who have put in decades fighting the war on drugs. They may be libertarians, Republicans, socialists or evangelical Christians, but they all believe strongly that drug prohibition is a terrible mistake and that all illicit drugs should be controlled by government, not in the hands of criminals. The facts are incontrovertible: after 30 years of the War on Drugs, illegal narcotics have gone down in price, up in purity and availability, and up in demand. In the meantime, lives have been lost and only criminals are profiting. John Gayder, a currently employed constable with nearly 20 years experience, is our guide to the world of pro-legalization cops. Among this group is the legendary Frank Serpico, the man who blew the whistle on corruption in the New York Police Department, and who was shot in the face for his efforts. Then there's retired police captain Peter Christ, who spent 20 years enforcing drug laws before co-founding the group LEAP: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. These are only a few of the incredible stories that show there is more than one war under question today. Viewing this film may change your answers to these questions: Should law enforcement officers be expected to enforce laws that don't make sense? What happens if the police don't believe in the laws? What if nobody believes in them? Does drug prohibition actually do more harm than drug use? | 
American Deaths since the start of the war (3/19/03)
4,124
This figure does not include suicides. Approximately 120 veterans commit suicide each
and every week.
Article Link (Updated: July 15, 2008) Cost of the War in Iraq (JavaScript Error) 
"War is a racket" - Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler (USMC) OPPOSE WAR PLEASE SUPPORT Iraq Veterans Against the War 
Emergency
In today’s conflicts 90 percent of the victims are civilians. Every year war takes the lives of millions of people worldwide. Emergency provides free of charge, high standard medical and surgical care in war-torn areas. Emergency promotes a culture of peace, solidarity and respect of human rights. Emergency is an independent, neutral and nonpolitical humanitarian organization established to provide care to civilian victims of war and of land mines. All Emergency facilities are designed, built and managed by specialized international staff committed to training local medical personnel. www.emergencyusa.org www.myspace.com/emergencyusa SUGGESTED READING: 
Green Parrots: A War Surgeon's Diary by Gino Strada Designed to look like toys, green parrots are small, winged cylinders roughly four inches long that flutter over lands devastated by war, but are, in fact, antipersonnel mines. This book introduces us to the endless destruction that the green parrots have spread throughout the world, and in so doing raises an urgent question: Is it legitimate to accept war as an inevitable prospect for current and future generations? After appearing in numerous languages since its initial publication in 1999, this English edition is particularly timely. The appendix of Green Parrots contains the complete text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, approved on December 10, 1948 by the General Assembly of the United Nations, which begins by proclaiming: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."
Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq by Dahr Jamail Readers unsatisfied with mainstream coverage of the Iraq War will want to grab this, an up-close look at daily life in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. One of the few unaffiliated journalists in Iraq, journalist Jamail went to see the conditions for himself, and the compelling, heartbreaking stories he sent back over his eight month stay were carried in publications world-wide: from family houses destroyed with their inhabitants to mosques full of people held under siege to the ill-equipped medical facilities and security forces meant to deal with them. Emphatically populist and unapologetically dubious of the U.S. government's party line, Jamail sees "resistance" where "obedient" mainstream reporters see "insurgents," "the occupation" where others see "the war." Jamail is a courageous writer who relates fears and bouts of panic alongside jaunts to Fallujah and other hotbeds unapproached by the press at large. Though the writing can be clunky, and the stories hard to distinguish-without any characters to follow (besides Jamail) one is left with the picture of a terrible forest, but few of the trees-this fascinating, eye-opening document of Iraq's day-to-day has a unique perspective and moments of incredible impact. Praise for Beyond the Green Zone "International journalism at its best." --Stephen Kinzer, author, All the Shah's Men "Extraordinary." --Naomi Klein, author, The Shock Doctrine "Dahr Jamail does us a great service." --Howard Zinn "Courageous." --John Pilger, author, Freedom Next Time www.dahr.org | |  | | |
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